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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: Tradeshift Introduces Supply Chain Finance Using Blockchain Technology

By Andrew Bartolini June 1, 2018Articles, Process, Solution Providers, Technology1 Comment

[Editor’s Note: Last week Ardent’s Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini, and Research Director, Bob Cohen, met with Tradeshift CEO Christian Lanng to discuss his company’s new announcement related to blockchain…

Payables Place First Thing: Supply Chain Finance – Creating a Win-Win Situation for Buyers and Suppliers

By Andrew Bartolini April 13, 2018Articles, General, People, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

[Editor's Note: Ardent Partners' State of ePayables 2018 Research Survey is now LIVE. If you are a professional working in Accounts Payable (AP) or Finance, please consider taking this ~15…

AP’s Evolving Role in Cash Management

By Phil Bartolini October 20, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Strategy1 Comment

From hard coinage to electronic funds, cash has been the basic building block of business success for centuries. Cash allows enterprises to pay employees, fulfill debt obligations, invest in new…

Understanding Supply Chain Finance

By Phil Bartolini October 4, 2017Articles, Process, Procure-to-Pay, Technology

Supply chain finance (“SCF”) is an advanced financial solution that accomplishes two primary goals: suppliers get paid more quickly but at a slight discount, and buyers preserve their days payable…