Vishal Patel | SVP Product & Customer Marketing at Ivalua, ex-analyst at Ardent Partners.

A Working Capital Marketplace

Vishal Patel — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:00:02 +0000

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,…

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ePayables Solutions (Part 3): Payments

Vishal Patel — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 08:00:15 +0000

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…

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ePayables Solutions (Part 2): eInvoicing & Networks

Vishal Patel — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 08:00:35 +0000

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ePayables Solutions (Part 1): Scan, Capture, & Workflow

Vishal Patel — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:33:17 +0000

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The Organizational Structure of AP

Vishal Patel — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 08:00:31 +0000

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…

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The Changing View of Suppliers

Vishal Patel — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 08:00:30 +0000

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…

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Doing Business with Argentine Suppliers

Vishal Patel — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:00:47 +0000

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…

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Doing Business with Brazilian Suppliers

Vishal Patel — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:00:40 +0000

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…

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Ten Key Points for Doing Business with Mexican Suppliers

Vishal Patel — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:00:41 +0000

[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…

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What Does a Best-in-Class AP Organization Look Like?

Vishal Patel — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:00:56 +0000

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…

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Is Your AP Dept. Making an Impact on Working Capital? Why Not?

Vishal Patel — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:00:37 +0000

Changing the standard payment terms in supplier contracts is one way that procurement departments are impacting working capital. It was a popular strategy in 2009-2010 like when we wrote about with…

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AP: Collaborator, not Administrator

Vishal Patel — Thu, 30 May 2013 10:00:09 +0000

Ardent Partners recently completed its annual market research report focused on accounts payable entitled ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn. The report is based on survey data collected from 245 enterprises…

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How Mid-Market Enterprises Should Evaluate ePayables Solutions

Vishal Patel — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:02 +0000

When it comes to selecting the right ePayables solution to automate the accounting function, there are certain factors that are going to be more important to a mid-market enterprise (MME)…

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InSEPArable – Payments across the Eurozone

Vishal Patel — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:20 +0000

Executives and other leaders in procurement (and accounts payable) increasingly have roles with global responsibilities and implications. For this reason, I have taken a European focus with a few of…

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Payer Beware: The EU’s New Rules about Vendor Payments

Vishal Patel — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:00:39 +0000

During the tough days of the global recession, extending vendor payment terms became very popular in the halls of procurement and finance. In fact, this became an area that brought…

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eInvoicing in the EU: Five Things You Should Know

Vishal Patel — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:00:23 +0000

Publisher’s note: We understand that this article may not seem wholly relevant to the procurement professionals who comprise a majority of our readership at CPO Rising; but it is our…

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The Business Network Landscape: Payments (Part 3)

Vishal Patel — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:28 +0000

As our discussion of business networks continues today, we should remind our readers that this series is an attempt to introduce new and different categories of networks to the market.…

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Tradeshift: Newcomer, No More

Vishal Patel — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:00:59 +0000

On March 5th 2013, Tradeshift hosted one of its first public events in New York City. The event was hosted and led by CEO Christian Lanng and brought together industry…

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AP’s Impact on Cash Management

Vishal Patel — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:00:31 +0000

Before I begin, I want to invite you to take the survey for my upcoming report – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn. The report will provide a view into where…

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Staples: Cloud-Based Business Apps For Small Biz… That Was Easy

Vishal Patel — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:00:59 +0000

Yes, I’m talking about the same Staples where you buy your pens and copy paper. About a month ago, Staples announced the launch of the Staples App Center, an innovative…

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Five Considerations When Selecting a Business Network

Vishal Patel — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:00:21 +0000

Supplier networks have existed for many years and over the initial years slowly gained in popularity. Today, however, these networks are a quickly growing trend and an increasingly cost effective…

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Concentra: An ePayables Case Study

Vishal Patel — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:00:46 +0000

Concentra is a health care company that provides occupational medicine, urgent care, physical therapy, and wellness services to workers and the general public from 308 medical centers in 40 states.…

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The Value of Accounts Payable

Vishal Patel — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:00:36 +0000

Another great article from Vishal Patel, the research director in charge of all ePayables research at Ardent Partners. He is also the editor-in-chief of Payables Place, a site that is…

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Stop, Collaborate & Listen

Vishal Patel — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:00:59 +0000

Today, I am pleased to welcome Vishal Patel back to these pages. Vishal will be a more frequent contributor to CPO Rising in 2013, which is good news for everyone.…

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