Best-in-Class

Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2018 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.  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 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 AP organizations to achieve Best-in-Class performance, and prove that the team has the power to drive true value across the scope of greater business operations. [...]

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 provided to you or your firm. Payment terms are almost always stated on the invoice and typically specify that the buyer has a maximum number [...]

Earlier this year, I attended and presented at the IOFM AP Expo in Las Vegas. The event has grown to become one of the main attractions in the AP space. The speakers and their topics were right on point and made for a very educational event. In fact, it was just announced recently that The [...]

At the moment, Ardent Partner’s research team is completing the annual AP-focused market research report which will be widely available shortly – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn. This report will focus on the evolving role of AP from a back-office function to one that adds- value and supports other functions such as Treasury and Procurement [...]