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Digging into the Data: Big Data and Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer July 10, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

In all of my years as an industry analyst, the last few have been especially exciting mainly due to the average organization’s willingness to adopt business intelligence, reporting and analytics…

Ten Key Points for Doing Business with Mexican Suppliers

By Vishal Patel June 26, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategy

[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…

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

By Vishal Patel June 17, 2013Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

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…

Agility: Source Like a Cheetah

By Andrew Bartolini June 14, 2013Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology1 Comment

Agility noun \ə-ˈji-lə-tē\ 1. ease and grace in physical activity 2. the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility. 3. the ability to think and draw conclusions…

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…

13 for 2013: Best Practices in Contingent Workforce Management, Part 4

By Christopher Dwyer May 28, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, People, Process, Technology

By now, you’ve probably our series of “13 for 2013” articles on best practices in the world of contingent workforce management. If you've missed it, check out Parts One, Two…

CPO Shop Talk: SAPPHIRE 2013 Edition

By Andrew Bartolini May 24, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, Events, Solution Providers, Technology

Through a scheduling blunder (not my only of the season), I was a virtual attendee of this year's SAPPHIRE NOW & ASUG 2013 conference held last week in Orlando. With…

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)…

A Brief History of Contingent Workforce Management

By Christopher Dwyer May 20, 2013Articles, Complex Categories, General, Lists, People, Process, Technology

As an interlude to our ongoing “13 for 2013” series of best practices in contingent workforce management (click for Part One, Part Two, Part Three), I wanted to discuss something…