Payer Beware: The EU’s New Rules about Vendor Payments
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
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)
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.…
AP’s Impact on Cash Management
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…
AP’s New Dawn
If you have a few minutes over the next week, we invite you to participate in Ardent Partners' annual ePayables market research report which will publish at the end of…
Five Considerations When Selecting a Business Network
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…
Concentra: An ePayables Case Study
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.…
The Value of Accounts Payable
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…
Stop, Collaborate & Listen
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.…
Demand Aggregation – Multiple Requisitions
I'm pleased to let you know that we are putting the finishing touches on CPO Rising 2012: Keeping Score and it will be available soon. The report has many interesting…