The Organizational Structure of AP
Several years ago, the structure of accounts payable groups began to shift to more centralized models. In 2013, centralization remains the preferred operating model with more than 80% of all…
Advancing B2B Connectivity via a Shared Platform
Download the full report here For most enterprises, conducting business today means managing an increasingly complex set of relationships with the ‘Extended Enterprise,” an ecosystem which has grown to include…
Upcoming Webinar: SMBs – Leveraging Automation to Improve Cash Management
Financially knowledgeable SMBs understand the value of optimizing their cash and having a level of predictability around their cash inflow and outflow - this is where automating AP proves to…
Is Your AP Operation in a Position to Optimize Working Capital?
How can AP impact working capital? Well, in many cases, in an effort to improve working capital positions enterprises will decide to withhold payments and aggressively push for extended terms.…
Collaborator, Not Administrator
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 2: Brazil
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…
eInvoicing in Latin America Part 1: Mexico
One of the most interesting, successful and fast growing markets for eInvoicing is not Europe but Latin America. For some time now certain Latin American countries have been aggressively pushing…
Profile of a Best-in-Class AP Operation
At the moment, Ardent Partner’s research team is completing the annual AP-focused market research report which will be widely available shortly – ePayables 2013: AP’s New Dawn. This report will…
Iron Mountain, a Recent Addition with Big Plans
Iron Mountain is a company that many of our readers may already be familiar with. For the most part, the company is best known as a document management and storage…
Basware Launches New P2P Analytics Tool
At the beginning of May I had the opportunity to meet with the Basware team and was briefed on the recent launch of Basware Analytics as well as some new…