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Procure-to-Pay Metrics that Matter
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... Read more
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Trending in 2014: Supply Chain Finance
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... Read more
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2014: The Year Ahead in ePayables (AP Automation)
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... Read more
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The Dynamic Trio – Taulia
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... Read more
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Procurement’s Evolution, Part I: Convergence with Finance
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... Read more
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2014: The Rise of The Business Network and B2B Payments
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... Read more
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The Dynamic Trio – C2FO
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... Read more
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The Dynamic Trio – Tradeshift
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... Read more
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A Working Capital Marketplace
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,... Read more
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Is Your AP Dept. Making an Impact on Working Capital? Why Not?
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... Read more
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