Vishal Patel, Author at CPO RISING - THE SITE FOR CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS & LEADERS IN SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

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

By Vishal Patel June 7, 2013Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

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…

AP: Collaborator, not Administrator

By Vishal Patel May 30, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

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…

How Mid-Market Enterprises Should Evaluate ePayables Solutions

By Vishal Patel May 22, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

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)…

InSEPArable – Payments across the Eurozone

By Vishal Patel May 3, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

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…

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

By Vishal Patel April 22, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

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…

eInvoicing in the EU: Five Things You Should Know

By Vishal Patel April 15, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

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…

The Business Network Landscape: Payments (Part 3)

By Vishal Patel April 3, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

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.…

Tradeshift: Newcomer, No More

By Vishal Patel March 27, 2013Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

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…

AP’s Impact on Cash Management

By Vishal Patel March 8, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

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…

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

By Vishal Patel March 4, 2013Articles, General, Solution Providers, Technology

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…