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BravoSolution and Basware Form Global Partnership to Attack the Source-to-Pay Market

By Andrew Bartolini September 18, 2013Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Technology

After months of work at the executive levels within each company, BravoSolution and Basware yesterday announced the formation of a new global partnership that will be focused on jointly attacking the…

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…

The Perfect Storm of Non-Traditional Talent

By Christopher Dwyer August 21, 2013Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, People

“Talent” is a word that reflects a wide range of priorities within the modern business world. Some enterprises consider talent to be the most crucial aspect of their greater organization,…

Strategic Sourcing in 2013

By Andrew Bartolini August 12, 2013Articles, General, Process, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

What is strategic sourcing? Throughout our "Summer of Sourcing," we've looked at various aspects of the sourcing process, what sourcing leaders do to be more effective than their peers, and…

The State of Strategic Sourcing 2013

By Andrew Bartolini August 5, 2013Articles, General, Process, Solution Providers, Strategic Sourcing, Strategy, Technology

We're pleased to announce that Ardent Partners' State of Strategic Sourcing Report 2013 is now available. Subtitled: "Speed is Good, Agility is Better," this research report dives deep into the…

Best-in-Class Supplier Management, Part II

By Christopher Dwyer July 31, 2013Articles, General, Process, Strategy1 Comment

Our “Summer of Sourcing” is picking up steam, we hope you’re enjoying it. The research today is based upon our analysis performed for the State of Strategic Sourcing 2013 report…