With today’s article, we are excited to announce the publication of Ardent’s compilation eBook, “Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2019”, which is available for download here. Over the next few weeks, this site will feature articles highlighting the key data points from this eBook.
The emergence of innovative technologies in recent years has the potential to radically alter the way business is done. As enterprises intensify their focus on optimizing internal processes, modern accounts payable teams are now better positioned to advance beyond their transactional past and showcase their strategic value. New technologies are entering the marketplace at a pace never before seen. Today, AP teams, which used to only provide their primary value based on increasing efficiencies, are now well-positioned to help expand their impact and transform into a more strategic function. These leading AP teams must now strive to become strategic partners that can showcase their importance and make an impact at the highest level of business operations.
For most AP teams, smart investments in AP automation (or “ePayables”) will be critical to their success. To do this successfully, it will be important for AP and finance leaders to keep an eye towards the future and be aware of the latest innovations in the market. Emerging technologies like Blockchain, Machine Learning, and AI are helping to make a strategic future for AP departments possible and have great potential to impact the AP industry in the years ahead.
Ardent Partners is excited to announce the publication of its annual eBook, “Ardent Partners’ AP Metrics that Matter in 2019”, written by Ardent’s Research Director, Bob Cohen and Chief Research Officer, Andrew Bartolini. This eBook presents a comprehensive, industry-wide view into what is happening in the world of accounts payable today, by drawing on the experience, performance, and perspective of AP and finance executives. The AP Metrics that Matter is a compilation of the industry’s best and most widely-used accounts payable benchmarks captured in Ardent’s most recent state of the market report: The State of ePayables: The Future of AP is Now.
Over the past decade, Ardent Partners has conducted more supply management market research studies than any other firm or consultancy in the industry. In that time, Ardent has benchmarked, surveyed and interviewed thousands of distinct organizations across all aspects of their supply management programs including sourcing, procurement, supply management, and accounts payable. If you work in these areas or are a stakeholder vested in their success, you will want to download this eBook today!
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