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…
Who’s Ready for the New Procurement?
Who's Ready for the New Procurement? The fact is, we are ALL ready. Procurement has made huge strides over the past decade, but we've hit a plateau. We need something…
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…
GEP Gets SMART with Its Solution Suite (Part 1)
GEP, the longstanding industry provider of procurement services and solutions, announced on Tuesday the launch of "SMART by GEP," what the company is calling "the first unified sourcing and procurement…
Zycus Horizon 2013: CEO’s Vision
Zycus' annual user conference, Horizon 2013, is in the books, starting this past Sunday and ending Tuesday afternoon. Offering a blend of thought leadership, customer case studies, company vision, and…
Evolution of the Business Network
Business Networks - the first of these networks, which were developed in the mid-to-late nineties, targeted the procurement function and were at the heart of the B2B internet craze. At…
Basware & MasterCard Announce New B2B ePayment Solution
We've said it before - the ePayments market has just shifted into second gear We've also said that depending on where you are, managing ePayments can be difficult and cumbersome…
BravoSolution and Basware Form Global Partnership to Attack the Source-to-Pay Market
After months of work at the executive levels within each company, BravoSolution and Basware yesterday announced the formation of a new global partnership that will be focused on jointly attacking the…
The Organizational Structure of AP
Several years ago, the structure of accounts payable groups began to shift to more centralized models. Today, centralization remains the preferred operating model with more than 80% of all AP…
What Does a Best-in-Class AP Organization Look Like?
At the moment, Ardent Partner’s research team is putting the final touches on its annual AP-focused market research report which will be widely available shortly – ePayables 2013: AP’s New…