A Working Capital Marketplace
Optimizing working capital has been discussed frequently in the P2P and AP spaces and is often promoted or marketed as a benefit to automating the invoice and payment process. Yes,…
ePayables Solutions (Part 3): Payments
Based on research from Ardent’s latest report – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn, Ardent Partners’ annual market research report focused on the state of accounts payable. The report is available…
ePayables Solutions (Part 2): eInvoicing & Networks
Based on research from Ardent’s latest report – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn, Ardent Partners’ annual market research report focused on the state of accounts payable. The report is available…
ePayables Solutions (Part 1): Scan, Capture, & Workflow
Based on research from Ardent’s latest report – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn, Ardent Partners’ annual market research report focused on the state of accounts payable. The report is available…
The Organizational Structure of AP
Several years ago, the structure of accounts payable groups began to shift to more centralized models. Today, centralization remains the preferred operating model with more than 80% of all AP…
The Changing View of Suppliers
Today's article is based on research from Ardent’s latest report – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn, which surveyed 245 AP and finance leaders. More on the report very soon. When…
Doing Business with Argentine Suppliers
Continuing with our Latin American trading partner theme, today’s focus will be on Argentina. You can read about the various invoicing requirements and guidelines for Mexico and Brazil in previous…
Doing Business with Brazilian Suppliers
While preparations here in the US continue in earnest for tomorrow's big birthday celebration, we decided nonetheless to look beyond the US borders as we continue our series that highlights…
Ten Key Points for Doing Business with Mexican Suppliers
[Publisher's note: With the cost of production (and delivery) rising in China, we thought it would make sense to share some of our ePayables research on international trade requirements when…
What Does a Best-in-Class AP Organization Look Like?
At the moment, Ardent Partner’s research team is putting the final touches on its annual AP-focused market research report which will be widely available shortly – ePayables 2013: AP’s New…