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Payables Place First Thing: Unpaid invoices: Liabilities or Assets?

By Andrew Bartolini September 14, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Most people rightfully assume an unpaid invoice is a liability. After all, an invoice means you or your organization owe another organization or person payment for goods or services they…

What Does the Future Hold for AP? (New Webinar)

By Phil Bartolini September 7, 2018Articles, Events, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Editor’s Note: Join us on Thursday, September 13 at 2pm ET for a complimentary webinar presentation based on our flagship market research report, “The State of ePayables 2018: The Future…

Payables Place First Thing: The State of ePayables 2018: The Expected Trajectory of AP – Part II

By Phil Bartolini August 31, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2018: The Future of AP is Now. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on the…

Payables Place First Thing: The Expected Trajectory of AP – Part I

By Phil Bartolini August 24, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology1 Comment

Payables Place First Thing: Proof that AP is Broadening its Value To Organizations

By Andrew Bartolini August 17, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

There has long been a common misconception that all Accounts Payable does is pay bills. Anyone who works in AP or with knowledge of today’s AP function knows, nothing could…

Payables Place First Thing: Visibility, Expectations, and Experience: Why Delivering Top Customer Service Matters to AP

By Andrew Bartolini August 10, 2018Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

It’s 11pm on Monday night and I am on hold with my airline trying to get through to an agent to change a flight I have for the next day.…

The State of ePayables 2018: How Valuable Is Your AP Team To The Greater Organization?

By Andrew Bartolini July 20, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Payables Place First Thing: Exceptions are Meant for Learning, Not Repeating

By Andrew Bartolini June 22, 2018Articles, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy

Last week I discussed ‘Taking Accounts Payable to the Next Level’ and transforming the accounts payable (“AP”) function from a tactical operation to a strategic one. I spoke about leveraging…

Payables Place First Thing: Taking Accounts Payable to the Next Level

By Andrew Bartolini June 15, 2018Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay

Zig Ziglar, famed American author and motivational speaker, once said “You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.” As AP organizations look…

Payables Place First Thing: How Much Time is Too Much Time to Spend with Your Suppliers?

By Andrew Bartolini June 8, 2018Articles, General, Process, Procure-to-Pay

This is actually a trick question…the answer depends on what you are spending your time discussing when you are with your suppliers. This is one of the topics we queried…