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The State of ePayables 2017: Collaboration is the Name of the Game

By Andrew Bartolini July 26, 2017Best Practices, Research

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners recently published our annual AP-themed report, The State of ePayables 2017: The Convergence of Cash, Suppliers, and Intelligence. Today’s article is part of an on-going series focused on…

ePayables 2015: AP’s Role in Collaborative P2P

By Andrew Bartolini October 6, 2015Best Practices, Research, Solutions, Technology

It is with great pleasure that Ardent Partners announces the publication of its latest state of accounts payable (AP) research report—“ePayables 2015: Higher Ground.” Like the annual reports that came…

Collaboration as the Unified Field Theory of Procurement and Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini September 8, 2015Best Practices, Research, Solutions, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is proud to announce the publication of a new report on the trends and value drivers for AP and procurement, sponsored by Corcentric, and available here…

How Trends in Procurement Affect Accounts Payable

By Andrew Bartolini August 25, 2015Research, Solutions, Technology

Editor’s Note: Ardent Partners is proud to announce the publication of a new report on the trends and value drivers for AP and procurement, sponsored by Corcentric, and available here…

Summer Rewind: Two Approaches to Building a P2P Process

By Andrew Bartolini August 20, 2015Best Practices, Research

Editor’s Note: With summer in full swing, many of the practitioners in the accounts payable world are taking vacations ahead of the crush of the fall months. In honor of…

AP’s Top Trends for 2015: A Stronger AP/Procurement Partnership

By Andrew Bartolini April 8, 2015Best Practices, Research, Solutions

Editor’s note: On April 16, Ardent Partners will host a complimentary webinar (sponsored by Concur) focused on the top trends in accounts payable for the year ahead (register at this link).…

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…

Two Approaches to Building a P2P Process

By Andrew Bartolini February 16, 2015Best Practices, Research

The Accounts Payable Department Approach For many enterprises, the accounts payable department can be characterized as paper-laden and inefficient. Any function that operates in an almost or fully manual manner…

Collaborator, Not Administrator

By Andrew Bartolini June 18, 2013Best Practices, ResearchNo Comments

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…

Ten Benefits of a High Performing Procure-to-Pay Program

By Andrew Bartolini June 28, 2012ProcessNo Comments

The results of Best-in-Class organizations show that an investment in Procure-to-Pay (P2P) can pay large dividends, while the relentless pressure on bottom-line performance makes a P2P investment all, but necessary,…