P2P: Connecting the P’s through Automation (Part I)
Last week I participated in an Ariba Commerce Summit in Boston, this one day event (that is taking place in other locations - see here) brought together procurement professionals from…
ePayables Solution Spotlight on Scan One
In my several years as an analyst in this space, it has always been apparent to me that the AP automation solution landscape is quite crowded and confusing with multiple…
A Little Bit About Supplier Networks
Supplier networks have existed for many years and over the initial years slowly gained in popularity. Today, however, these networks are a quickly growing trend and an increasingly cost effective…
Selecting an AP Automation Solution – Before, During and After
Those of you who have already gone through this process know very well the challenges that arise when building a business case and trying to get approval for a project,…
AP Can and Should be More Strategic
This is something that was made very clear in Ardent Partners' recent study (ePayables 2012: The State of the AP Market). As a function, AP can add a whole lot…
Our View of the AP World Part II – The Solution Providers
This can be a noisy and complicated market to understand, so at Ardent we created this visual representation which is based on our ePayables Framework that is discussed here in…
AP’s New Motto – Not Broken, Needs Fixing
Last month, Ardent Partners completed its annual AP focused market research report – ePayables 2012: The State of The AP Market. This extensive piece of research, which took up most…