Supply Management Technology Adoption 2011
As part of our ongoing Adoption series, today we present the market adoption rates by enterprises of the primary supply management applications used to support the Source-to-Settle process. I make…
P2P Excellence – Design for Success (2)
This article was written by Vishal Patel, Research Director at Ardent Partners In our last article, (found here), we talked about Ardent’s P2P research series that is aimed at helping…
P2P Excellence – Design for Success (1)
This article was written by Vishal Patel, Research Director at Ardent Partners Ardent Partners is in the process of publishing a series of reports that are designed to help organizations…
A “Must-Have” AP Metric
Following up on Wednesday’s Monday Morning Query (Offering a "Monday" series on a Wednesday is what happens when you spend two full weeks at conferences in Orlando; it’s gonna leave…
MMQ – What is the “Must-Have” AP Performance Metric?
So, it is not Monday (where we occasionally publish our Monday Morning Query series) and this is the third AP/ePayables focused article in a row. Guilty as charged! This article…
Reflections on FUSION 2011 – Part 2
Before we get started with the article, I want to thank everyone who has taken the survey to my upcoming report so far – The response has been great, but…
Reflections on FUSION 2011 – Part 1
Dateline: May 8-12 Event: FUSION 2011 Host: The Institute of Financial Operations Place: Orlando Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center The newly rebranded Institute of Financial Operations (“IFO”) hosted its…
CPO Shop Talk (Ariba LIVE Version): (1) Supplier Enablement’s Long Tail (2) ACH Payments
Ariba’s North American Conference Ariba LIVE 2011 was held last week in Nashville, TN at the Gaylord Opryland Resort [Sidebar: What a great place to hold an event! More on…
Case Study: Payment Terms & Strategies
The healthcare company that was highlighted in this earlier article is pressed for cash, having lost millions of dollars in each of the last two years. While there is also…
Monday Morning Query – Should Procurement Own AP?
It's mid-season and time to reintroduce the “MMQ” concept: during football season in the US, sports reporters, commentators, and fans wake up on Monday morning and start calling, posting, emailing,…