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Advanced Sourcing and Procurement Technologies – A Series Introduction

By Andrew Bartolini October 21, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

The analyst team at Ardent Partners has been writing about procurement people, processes, technologies, and industry best practices that have helped to propel the profession forward even before the firm's creation.…

ePayables Study Hall – The Approach

By Andrew Bartolini October 20, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

We continue to build out our ePayables Study Hall series with this article focused on how to begin a push for AP transformation or “The Approach” (The first two articles are…

ePayables Study Hall: The Opportunities

By Andrew Bartolini October 14, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

ePayables Study Hall – The Opportunities Last time, the ePayables Study Hall series began with a look at some (but, not all) of the key challenges facing the average accounts…

ePayables Study Hall: The Challenges

By Andrew Bartolini October 13, 2016Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Over the next few weeks, we will spend some time focusing on ePayables by presenting an educational series– an "ePayables Study Hall," if you will – that is intended as…

How Source-to-Settle Solutions Manage (and Leverage) Big Data – eProcurement

By Andrew Bartolini October 7, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

In the digital age, organizations as a whole and procurement departments in particular swim in data. It is everywhere, spread across an alphabet soup of internal and external systems –…

Innovation Continues to Drive the Evolution of Procurement Technology (Report Preview!)

By Andrew Bartolini October 4, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

Ardent Partners’ latest and greatest technology-focused research, Sourcing and Procurement: The 2016-2017 Technology and Innovation Outlook Report! Click here to download, has published and is now available to download. Click here to get your…

The Trends (and Benefits) of Solution Suite Adoption: CPOs Take Notice

By Andrew Bartolini September 22, 2016Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Procure-to-Pay, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

Ardent Partners has been tracking the supply management solution provider market, as well as the strategies, processes, and behaviors of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs), their teams, and end users for…

AP Can Help Quench Treasury’s Thirst for Liquidity (Part II)

By Andrew Bartolini September 21, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy, Technology

Today's article, which will examine several opportunities that exist for AP to help quench treasury’s thirst for liquidity, is a continuation or Part 2 of this article from last week. The…

AP Can Help Quench Treasury’s Thirst for Liquidity (Part I)

By Andrew Bartolini September 13, 2016Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Not Your Father's Treasury Department The finance department in many enterprises has an unofficial hierarchy among functions. Near the top is the corporate treasury team, which is tasked with ensuring…

Webinar! Transforming Accounts Payable for the 21st Century

By Christopher Dwyer September 7, 2016Articles, Events, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Several layers of today’s accounts payable ("AP") function have gone unnoticed in recent years. As modern organizations continue to look internally for competitive advantages, they will soon realize that taking…