Monday First Thing: Safeguarding the Environment with eInvoicing and ePayments
Earth Day 2019 doesn’t take place until April 22nd, and this blog post might be better suited for then, but the way I see it, the environment is something we…
What Makes Best in Class AP Departments Different?
Every now and then I find it helpful to take a step back and consider what makes an organization or department able to achieve better results than its peers. Why…
Monday First Thing: Collaboration in AP, as in Politics, Is the Way to Achieve Real Success
Much has been in the news lately about what happens when two groups cannot, or will not work with one another to solve (major) pressing issues. Most of us are…
First Webinar of the Year! Five Steps to Reach AP Excellence in 2019 — January 15
What can your AP team do to start 2019 on the right foot? On Tuesday, January 15 at 2:00 pm EST, join Ardent Partners’ Research Director and VP of Marketing, Robert…
Monday First Thing: Starting 2019 the Right Way for Accounts Payable
The beginning of every New Year comes with a sense of reflection into the prior year’s comings and goings along with an opportunity to begin anew and plan for bigger…
Best of 2018: Unpaid invoices: Liabilities or Assets?
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. …
Achieving Best-in-Class Results in AP with ePayables (New Webinar)
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…
Five Design Strategies for a Successful P2P Expansion
There are many paths to Procure-to-Pay (P2P) excellence and many starting points. A P2P automation project may start with a focus in one area within either accounts payable (AP) or…
Monday First Thing: Making Payment Exceptions a Thing of the Past
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve discussed payments automation as being the final frontier of Accounts Payable (“AP”) Automation, along with how electronic payments can be a source of…
Monday First Thing: Electronic Payment as a Source of Value to Organizations
Where does the most money flow out of an organization? No, it’s not fraud, theft, or even sales meetings. The simple answer is Accounts Payable (“AP”). Since AP pays all…