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Technology Round-Up — October 2, 2024

John Yuva — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 10:02:07 +0000

CPO Rising’s Technology Round-Up series continues this week with fresh supply management technology news and updates covering a few recent major announcements. If you are a sourcing, procurement, or spend…

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Technology Round-Up — June 19, 2024

John Yuva — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:02:44 +0000

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NEW WEBINAR — Revolutionizing P2P: Exploring the Digital Future

John Yuva — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:02:27 +0000

Join Ardent Partners and Tipalti on October 5th (2 PM ET) for a webcast on Revolutionizing P2P: Exploring the Digital Future. In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, the rising cost…

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Coupa Inspire at 10

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:02:07 +0000

Last week, thousands of procurement, supply chain, and finance professionals descended on Las Vegas for an event that has become as large and as important as any in the procurement…

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Throwback Thursday: Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Cash Management

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 20 May 2021 10:00:18 +0000

[Editor’s Note: We continue our “Throwback Thursday” series with another look at a past entry on the skills needed for today’s procurement leaders.] It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief…

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Best of 2020: How Do You Measure Procurement Performance?

Andrew Bartolini — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:00:01 +0000

[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on CPO Rising we are publishing some “best of” 2020 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year…

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(Throwback Thurs) B2B Payments: The Impact of ePayments on Current AP Processes

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:00:20 +0000

[Publisher’s note: Ardent Partners new report is now available – 2020 B2B Payments Technology Landscape please click here – Request the report (practitioners with business email only) today!] Each year, Ardent Partners conducts…

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Metrics that Matter in 2020 – Top CPO Pressures

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:00:13 +0000

For the past four years, Ardent Partners’ Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 has compiled the industry’s best and most widely-used procurement industry benchmarks and delivered them in a highly-accessible and…

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How Do You Measure Procurement Performance?

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 10:00:45 +0000

As our recently released Procurement Metrics that Matter in 2020 eBook (click to get your copy) shows, in times of great stress and uncertainty, companies revert to their more basic…

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Procurement’s Impact on Cash Management

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 10:00:51 +0000

The global uncertainty that pervades today’s market indicates a very real threat of a deep economic downturn. In response, the CFO’s new “hierarchy of needs” has placed a laser focus…

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Throwback Thursday: Cash Rules Everything Around Me (C.R.E.A.M.)

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:54 +0000

It is inevitable that Cash will become more important to CFOs and Chief Procurement Officers everywhere. So. I find this Throwback, as timely as when I first wrote it in…

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20 for 2020: The Key Themes for the Modern CPO’s Agenda (#19 – Cash Management)

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:00:08 +0000

In ten years’ time, the procurement profession and the role of the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) has changed in many unique and profound ways. Yet, just like 2010, CPOs and other procurement leaders…

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Payables Place First Thing: AP Automation: Beyond Transactional Efficiency

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 10:00:29 +0000

Throughout my career, I’ve worked with hundreds of companies looking to automate their Accounts Payable operations. Typically, the organizations are drowning in paper, suffering from manual, time-consuming, costly, error-prone processes…

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AP’s Evolving Role in Cash Management

Phil Bartolini — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:00:03 +0000

From hard coinage to electronic funds, cash has been the basic building block of business success for centuries. Cash allows enterprises to pay employees, fulfill debt obligations, invest in new…

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

Andrew Bartolini — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:00:07 +0000

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…

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

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:00:30 +0000

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…

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3 Ways Accounts Payable and Treasury Can Collaborate

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:00:17 +0000

Accounts payable (“AP”) and treasury can and should be natural partners within the average enterprise. AP manages a significant source of cash outflows in the form of supplier payments, and…

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3 Reasons AP is Vital to Cash Management

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:00:52 +0000

Accounts payable (“AP”) in the modern age has the potential to become a hub of financial and operational intelligence for the greater enterprise, pushing this once back-office function into new…

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How AP Can Affect Enterprise Working Capital

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 10:00:41 +0000

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Best of 2014: P2P Metrics that Matter

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:00:40 +0000

Editor’s Note: This week on CPO Rising, we’re publishing five “best of” articles from 2014 as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead. Enjoy! The…

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CPO Rising’s 2014 Hot Tech Prospects – Taulia

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:00:11 +0000

In late June, the 30 NBA teams spent an evening drafting the top college and international prospects in the world of basketball. In many ways, selecting the right supply management…

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Skills for the Modern Procurement Pro – Cash Management

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 22 May 2014 10:00:41 +0000

It’s a great and worthwhile pursuit for Chief Procurement Officers to invest in their people, so, in that vein, over the next few weeks we will be analyzing the key…

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Procure-to-Pay Metrics that Matter

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:00:06 +0000

The procure-to-pay (P2P) process is growing in importance within many enterprises as we’ve noted in many articles including here and here. As with any business process, optimization is key to creating value throughout…

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Trending in 2014: Supply Chain Finance

Andrew Bartolini — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 11:00:11 +0000

In a recent article, I noted Supply Chain Finance (SCF) as being one of the top trends for 2014 (read more here). This article offers a more detailed discussion of…

2014: The Year Ahead in ePayables (AP Automation)

Andrew Bartolini — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:00:53 +0000

Last time, we took a look at what it takes to become a Chief Procurement Officer in 2014. This time, some predictions for the Accounts Payable automation (what we commonly…

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The Dynamic Trio – Taulia

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 09:00:43 +0000

For decades, managing cash has been the responsibility of the Treasury department of most large companies. Today, while that is generally still the case, more business functions and employees are…

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Procurement’s Evolution, Part I: Convergence with Finance

Christopher Dwyer — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 11:00:15 +0000

Today in the waning days of 2013, we being a new series that will highlight procurement’s (and the chief procurement officer’s) evolving influence within the greater enterprise. Each of these…

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2014: The Rise of The Business Network and B2B Payments

Andrew Bartolini — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:00:54 +0000

In 2014, we expect to see a big rise in business networks and B2B payments and we’re more than ready. The Ardent Partners analyst team has been very involved with…

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The Dynamic Trio – C2FO

Andrew Bartolini — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 09:00:31 +0000

For decades, managing cash has been the responsibility of the Treasury department of most large companies. Today, while that is generally still the case, more business functions and employees are…

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The Dynamic Trio – Tradeshift

Andrew Bartolini — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:00:54 +0000

As Andrew often says, “if cash is king, managing it well is aces.” For decades, managing cash was the responsibility of the Treasury department of most large companies. Today, while…

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A Working Capital Marketplace

Vishal Patel — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 08:00:02 +0000

Optimizing working capital has been discussed frequently in the P2P and AP spaces and is often promoted or marketed as a benefit to automating the invoice and payment process. Yes,…

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Is Your AP Dept. Making an Impact on Working Capital? Why Not?

Vishal Patel — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:00:37 +0000

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…

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AP’s Impact on Cash Management

Vishal Patel — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:00:31 +0000

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…

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