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Supply-Chain Finance: Saving Money and Providing Long-Term Market Opportunity

By Andrew Bartolini July 22, 2014Best Practices, SolutionsNo Comments

We’re living in a global economy. Raw materials mined in China are shipped to factories in Kenya and then the finished goods are sold in U.S. and Western European stores,…

AP Skill Sets Must Evolve with Automation

By Andrew Bartolini June 19, 2014Best Practices, OtherNo Comments

Our 2013 annual ePayables study [Sidebar: Make sure to visit Payables Place next week when we unveil this year's study] introduced accounts payable's new dawn wherein AP departments have realized the need…

The Quest: 2014

By Andrew Bartolini June 5, 2014Best Practices, News, Other, ResearchNo Comments

Ardent Partners is going to take its loyal readers on a journey this summer into the "State of Accounts Payable." Along the way we will uncover the key challenges and…

AP Metrics that Matter

By Andrew Bartolini May 23, 2014Best Practices, Research, TechnologyNo Comments

Ardent Partners recently published a new AP focused report. Entitled AP Metrics that Matter (click to download, registration is required) and sponsored by Kofax, this Ardent Partners research report…

P2P Metrics that Matter

By Andrew Bartolini February 10, 2014Best Practices, ResearchNo Comments

The procure-to-pay (P2P) process is growing in importance within many enterprises as we've noted in many articles including here and here. As with any business process, optimization is key to…

Hot Button Issues for AP Leaders in 2014

By Andrew Bartolini January 9, 2014Best PracticesNo Comments

This is really a continuation of the last article which focused on trends & predictions for 2014 around technology in the AP/P2P space. Today, I wanted to continue the discussion…

Profile of a Best-in-Class AP Operation: Disney

By Andrew Bartolini December 13, 2013Best PracticesNo Comments

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.…

Collaborator, Not Administrator

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2013Best Practices, ResearchNo Comments

Ardent Partners recently completed its annual market research report focused on accounts payable – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn. The report is based on survey data collected from approximately 245…

eInvoicing in Latin America Part 3: Argentina

By Andrew Bartolini June 12, 2013Best PracticesNo Comments

In continuation with our Latin American theme, today’s focus will be Argentina. You can read about the various requirements and guidelines for Mexico and Brazil in previous articles. The tax…

eInvoicing in Latin America Part 2: Brazil

By Andrew Bartolini June 10, 2013Best Practices, NewsNo Comments

In a previous article (which you can find here) I covered the essentials of eInvoicing in Mexico and the recent changes in government requirements. Today, the focus is going to…