Over on our sister site, CPORising.com, we’ve launched a new series called “20 for 2020” which examines a broad range of CPO-driven topics. Not surprisingly, and as you would expect, many of these topics intersect with the goals and objectives of AP and Finance as well. Anyone familiar with Ardent Partners knows, collaboration is one [...]
January 27, 2020
Andrew Bartolini
Process
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] A modern AP operation can differentiate itself from historical iterations by executing a multifaceted plan for the future that is dependent on solving tactical requirements [...]
January 14, 2020
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Process, Research
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] While it can be said that some automation is better than no automation, especially in regards to the world of Accounts Payable, one must consider [...]
January 10, 2020
Philip Bartolini
Best Practices, Process
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] Why do some supplier eInvoicing and payment initiatives succeed while others fail? The answer usually comes down to supplier enablement. Adoption is key for any [...]
January 7, 2020
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Process
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] Last week on our journey through Ardent Partners’ Accounts Payable Metrics that Matter in 2019 (click to download) we took a look at some of [...]
December 23, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Process, Research, Technology
[Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks on Payables Place, we’re publishing some “best of” 2019 articles as we reflect on the year and prepare for the new year ahead.] In his first Inaugural address as President of the United States in 1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt said “the only thing we have to fear is [...]
December 17, 2019
Ardent Partners Analyst Team
Best Practices, Process
Ardent’s P2P Technology Round-Up returns today with another assortment of ePayables, P2P, and B2B payment solution provider news and updates from the past week. If you are an Accounts Payable, B2B Payments, or Spend Management solution provider and you have news to share with us, please drop us a note at editor at cporising dot com. Thanks, [...]
December 13, 2019
Andrew Bartolini
Event, Solutions, Technology
When we think about the entire procure-to-pay process, it is during the “Pay” phase of the process that accounts payable (“AP”) can add significant value by working closely with treasury and finance to develop more sophisticated payment strategies and implement processes to optimize working capital (however, it should be noted that the efficiency and accuracy [...]
December 10, 2019
Andrew Bartolini
Best Practices, Research
[Editor’s Note: Join Ardent Partners on our upcoming webinar, Accounts Payable 2020: Big Trends and Predictions (click to register), next Thursday, December 12th at 2 PM ET.] The accounts payable (AP) industry is consistently evolving and shifting, forcing AP and finance professionals across the globe to prepare for change and innovation in technology, business regulations, [...]
December 3, 2019
Philip Bartolini
Research, Webinar
Editor’s Note: In 2019, just about everyone in the technology world is talking about and writing about Blockchain distributed digital ledgers, including the supply management world. It’s not the cool new thing everyone’s talking about but hardly anyone’s doing — it’s real, and it’s happening. When mated with other emerging technologies and innovations, like connected [...]
November 22, 2019
Andrew Bartolini
News, Solutions, Technology