Best Practices Archives - Page 23 of 44

AP Automation: Beyond Transactional Efficiency

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 26, 2018Best Practices, Process, Research

Throughout my career, I’ve worked with hundreds of companies looking to automate their Accounts Payable operations. Typically, the organizations are drowning in paper, suffering from manual, time-consuming, costly, error-prone processes…

New Webinar from Ardent Partners: Top Strategies for P2P Success in the Mid-Market

By Philip Bartolini March 21, 2018Best Practices, Solutions, Webinar

The development of a Best-in-Class P2P program takes, among other things, sponsorship, effort, collaboration, vision, expertise, and a supporting technology infrastructure. Superior program design also remains a critical element in…

Accounts Payable In Need of a Process Overhaul

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team March 7, 2018Best Practices, Process, Research

The current issues of the day, such as the evolution of networks and continued impact of mobility and other types of innovation, dominate long-term business planning. After all, no true…

Five Ways to Improve the CPO-CFO Relationship

By Andrew Bartolini February 28, 2018Best Practices, Process

Heightened volatility and increased business risk have combined with tight and uncertain credit markets to ensure that having cash and maintaining direct access to it will remain a priority of…

Monday First Thing: Why Doesn’t Accounts Payable Get the Recognition it Deserves?

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 26, 2018Best Practices, Process

I’ve been working with Accounts Payable (“AP”) professionals for almost 15 years now, and it never ceases to amaze me how infrequently they get the recognition and credit they wholeheartedly…

Transforming Accounts Payable Requires a Holistic Approach

By Ardent Partners Analyst Team February 21, 2018Best Practices, Process, Technology

Over the past decade, Ardent Partners research has consistently shown that transforming an Accounts Payable (AP) department is a worthwhile undertaking that can deliver significant bottom-line value while also elevating…

New Webinar – Automating Accounts Payable: A Guide to Getting Started

By Philip Bartolini February 1, 2018Best Practices, Research, Technology

Looking for ways to improve operations and automate Accounts Payable never goes out of style. Some companies have already started this journey while others are just beginning. With that in…

P2P Optimization Breeds Procurement Success

By Andrew Bartolini December 1, 2017Best Practices, Process, Technology

While a fully automated Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process remains the exception and not the rule in today’s market, Best-in-Class procurement departments are keenly aware of the importance of process automation in…

Understanding Supply Chain Finance

By Philip Bartolini October 16, 2017Best Practices, Process

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…

Fighting Fraud in the Worldwide Web of Deceit

By Philip Bartolini September 18, 2017Best Practices, Other, Process

[Editor's Note: Today's article is a guest publication from Philip Flores Jr., Senior Vice President at BMO Harris Bank N.A. Ardent Partners is happy to review and feature guest publications…