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Mobility and Complex Spend Management (Part II)

By Christopher Dwyer September 16, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategy, Technology

The first article in this two-part series highlighted the growing rise of mobile applications and solutions within the greater framework of complex spend management. Earlier, we discussed how mobile apps…

ePayables Solutions (Part 3): Payments

By Vishal Patel September 13, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

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

By Vishal Patel September 11, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

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

By Vishal Patel September 5, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn

By Andrew Bartolini September 3, 2013Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology1 Comment

I am pleased to announce that Ardent Partners’ annual market research report focused on the state of accounts payable is now available from the report’s different sponsors by clicking here,…

The Organizational Structure of AP

By Vishal Patel August 29, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

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…

A Collaborative Approach to Event Management

By Christopher Dwyer August 27, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy

Business travel and corporate meetings/events are two of the largest expenditures for the average enterprise, and while procurement organizations often find the good ways to reduce costs within these two…

Contingent Labor: To Use…or Not to Use?

By Christopher Dwyer August 20, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, People, Process, Strategy

Contingent Labor: To Use…or Not to Use? That is the question.... Frequent readers of CPO Rising will have noticed a common theme running throughout my articles focused on contingent workforce…

The Changing View of Suppliers

By Vishal Patel August 16, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

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…

How Are We Doing? Five Questions to Evaluate Your CWM Program

By Christopher Dwyer August 14, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Process, Strategy1 Comment

CPO Rising often presents content that addresses a wide variety of supply management concerns beyond the "core" or more traditional areas. As Chief Procurement Officers place more spend under management,…