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The Compliance Management Checklist, Part V: Amendment Best Practices

By Christopher Dwyer November 26, 2014Best Practices, ProcessNo Comments

Welcome to the final article in a five-part series that will focus on how procurement, finance, and other professionals effectively build a “compliance management” checklist that addresses multiple avenues of…

How Can Enterprises Sustain High Business Traveler Morale?

By Christopher Dwyer November 21, 2014Best Practices, ProcessNo Comments

Editor’s Note: Today’s article was developed from an interview that resident Ardent Partners business travel / expense management, Christopher J. Dwyer, conducted with the team at MarketWatch. Listen to a…

3 Ways Suppliers Benefit from Virtual Payment Cards

By Andrew Bartolini November 5, 2014Best Practices, Process, SolutionsNo Comments

The benefits that virtual payment cards provide to buyers are expressed quite well in vendor marketing materials, as well as in several previous articles here at Payables Place. What’s not…

Which Commercial Card is Right for You?

By Andrew Bartolini October 27, 2014Process, Solutions, TechnologyNo Comments

For more than 70 years, enterprises of all sizes have used commercial payment cards to purchase everything from airline tickets to office supplies. This flexibility has led solution providers to…

The CFO’s View of Meetings and Events Management

By Christopher Dwyer October 24, 2014Best Practices, ProcessNo Comments

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the typical organization is now tasked with more than ever before, often asked to be the “savior” of enterprises that struggle to maintain a…

Three Travel and Expense Management Metrics That Matter

By Christopher Dwyer October 20, 2014Best Practices, Process, TechnologyNo Comments

It’s been previously stated here at Payables Place that the business travel category has been on both a budgetary and strategic rise over the past half-decade; as more and more enterprises…

The Compliance Management Checklist, Part I

By Christopher Dwyer October 15, 2014Best Practices, Process, SolutionsNo Comments

Welcome to the first article in a five-part series that will focus on how procurement, finance, and other professionals effectively build a “compliance management” checklist that addresses multiple avenues of…

The Significance of Complex Spend Management

By Christopher Dwyer September 29, 2014Best Practices, Process, SolutionsNo Comments

Around these parts, the phrase “complex spend management” is tossed around frequently when discussing how the modern executive should develop their global programs and strategies. Today’s Payables Place article is an overview…

Driving Value through a Connected P2P Process – Part II: Hire a P2P Lead

By Andrew Bartolini January 30, 2014ProcessNo Comments

We discuss the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process frequently on Payables Place because of its central importance to Chief Financial Officers and AP operations. We also see it is as a “Hot…

Driving Value Through a Connected P2P Process – Part I

By Andrew Bartolini January 27, 2014ProcessNo Comments

We discuss the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process frequently on Payables Place because of its central importance to CFOsand AP operations. We also see it is as a “Hot Button” issue for…