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The Persistent Paper Problem in Accounts Payable (and How to Attack it)

By Andrew Bartolini April 27, 2015Best Practices, Technology

For much of its history, the accounts payable (AP) function has processed invoices through a high-touch, mostly manual workflow. This has shifted in recent years with the rise of electronic…

3 Reasons to Implement Scan-and–Capture Invoicing

By Andrew Bartolini April 6, 2015Best Practices, Solutions, Technology

Enterprises that wish to automate some or all of the accounts payable process face something of an uphill battle when beginning from a manual, paper-based state. Many suppliers are reluctant…

3 Valuable Uses for a Declining Balance Card

By Andrew Bartolini March 27, 2015Best Practices, Technology

By and large, one of the biggest problems for the modern enterprise is managing expenses. Enterprises that manage expenses well find cost savings and return money to the organization’s coffers.…

Missing information is a major roadblock.

5 Critical Ways Scan-and-Capture Takes Cost Out of the Enterprise

By Andrew Bartolini March 23, 2015Best Practices, Technology

Efficiency and cost savings are two of the strongest concepts in the modern business world. This is also where technology helps the most—the more processes that are automated, the more…

2015 “Spring Training” Series: Travel and Expense Management

By Christopher Dwyer March 11, 2015Best Practices, Technology

While the conditions outside in the Northeast may still represent the throes of winter, it’s never too late to look forward to the sunnier (and warmer!) days of spring. CPO…

Why Telecom Expense Management (TEM) Remains a Critical Area for Today’s Enterprises (Part I)

By Philip Bartolini March 9, 2015Best Practices, Technology

Business executives are often faced with a variety of challenges in their daily roles, including growing revenues, improving internal operations, and driving intelligence into the inner-workings of their enterprises. On…

The Value of Scan and Capture: Problems and Solutions

By Andrew Bartolini February 27, 2015Best Practices, Solutions, Technology

In the first half of this two-part article, we discussed how the vast majority of invoices are still paper-based. This is a significant problem for the average enterprise, and not only…

The Value of Scan and Capture: How Does It Work?

By Andrew Bartolini February 25, 2015Best Practices, Research, Solutions, Technology

Editor's note: Today is the first half of a two-part article examining the value of scan-and-capture invoicing. Today, we'll detail the basics of scan and capture. The vast majority of…

Who Benefits from AP Automation?

By Andrew Bartolini February 23, 2015Best Practices, Process, Technology

Though automating the accounts payable (AP) process most directly benefits the AP team itself—such as eliminating manual activities and allowing for more strategic actions—it’s a mistake to imagine that accounts…

Why Metrics Matter in Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini February 20, 2015Best Practices, Technology

Establishing and measuring relevant and actionable metrics is an important part of any business function since it provides the opportunity to set, track, and ultimately achieve goals and objectives while…