Monday First Thing: Developing an “Intelligent” AP Operation
Last week I discussed the importance of converting data into value in Accounts Payable ("AP"). This week, I want to focus on how to go about creating an ‘intelligent’ AP…
From the Archives: 10 Strategies to Improve Accounts Payable
[Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and…
Monday First Thing: Converting Data into Value in Accounts Payable
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused…
From the Archives: AP + Treasury = Working Capital Optimization
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To…
From the Archives: Compliance is Good
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To…
From the Archives: CPO & CFO: Building a More Perfect Union
Publisher’s Note: In 2019, Ardent Partners is celebrating 10 years of delivering “Research with Results” to readers of our network of sites, including published reports, eBooks, presentations, insights, articles and events. To…
The CFO: From CPA to CEO (in-Waiting)
From the earliest of entrepreneurs to the largest of today’s global corporations, significant time and resources have been invested in the development of financial management expertise and capabilities – an…
The State of ePayables 2019: Intelligence in Action
[Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published its annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series…
AP’s Plan for 2019: Boost the Insights, Lose the Paper
[Editor’s Note: You can download The State of ePayables 2019: Driving Value in the Age of Intelligence Report by clicking here.] A modern AP operation can differentiate itself from historical iterations by executing…
Monday First Thing: Data Mining and Data Scientists in AP? YES!
A few years ago the mere mention of data mining and data scientists in the same sentence as Accounts Payable would probably have gotten you puzzled and even concerned looks…