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Tradeshift Acquires Cloud Integration Technology Provider Babelway

By Phil Bartolini December 21, 2018Articles, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Tradeshift, the San Francisco based provider of supply chain payments and marketplaces, this week announced the acquisition of Babelway, a provider of cloud integration technology. Babelway, which is headquartered in Belgium, with…

Achieving Best-in-Class Results in AP with ePayables (New Webinar)

By Phil Bartolini December 18, 2018Articles, Events, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

For all of the discussion regarding the future, it would behoove contemporary Accounts Payable (“AP”) units to model the series of key capabilities, competencies, technologies, and solutions that enable leading…

Payables Place First Thing: Retaining Talent in Accounts Payable and Procurement

By Andrew Bartolini December 14, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Last week, I discussed the challenges Accounts Payable (“AP”) and Procurement organizations face attracting talent in today’s hyper-competitive labor market. This week I want to cover the second half of the ‘New…

Are You Ready for an AP Transformation? (New Report)

By Phil Bartolini December 12, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is pleased to present its latest report, Five Signs You’re Ready for an AP Transformation, sponsored by Tipalti. If you are interested in reading more about this topic,…

Payables Place First Thing: A New Approach to Talent Management

By Andrew Bartolini December 7, 2018Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Exactly one month ago I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion on talent management at Ardent Partners’ CPO Rising 2018 Summit in Boston. My expert panel included Ryan Murray, Deputy Chief…

Payables Place First Thing: What Are You Thankful For?

By Andrew Bartolini November 28, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Every now and then we all need to take a step back and thank those around us for helping us on both a personal and professional level. Accounts Payable (“AP”)…

The Metrics that Matter: Strategies to Empower a More Intelligent Procurement Department

By Phil Bartolini November 27, 2018Articles, Chief Procurement Officers, General, Lists

[Editor’s Note: In Ardent’s “Supply Management Metrics that Matter in 2018” (click here to download your copy), we discuss the supply management industry’s best and most widely used metrics that…

Payables Place First Thing: What Does It Take to Implement a Successful Payment Strategy?

By Andrew Bartolini November 2, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Early payment discounts, dynamic discounting (DD), supply chain finance (SCF), the time value of money, the cost of capital, the cash conversion cycle, days sales outstanding (DSO), days payables outstanding (DPO),…

Payables Place First Thing: What’s the Difference Between Dynamic Discounting and Supply Chain Finance?

By Andrew Bartolini October 26, 2018Articles, General, Procure-to-Pay, Solution Providers, Technology

Last week we discussed the relationship between the Time Value of Money (TVM) and capturing supplier discounts. This week we continue our conversation on discounts by taking a look at Dynamic Discounting…

Payables Place First Thing: Early Payment Discounts and the Time Value of Money

By Andrew Bartolini October 19, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

What do early payment discounts and the ‘Time Value of Money’ have to do with one another? In a word, everything. If you’re in Accounts Payable (“AP”) or P2P, you…