Procurement. Finance. Vendors. Keys to an effective vendor management program. An important part of smooth operating supply chains is onboarding and managing the vendors and suppliers that are key to your organizations success. Once onboarded it is critical that all the key stakeholders from procurement (purchasing), finance (accounts payable) and the vendor (supplier) communicate and […]
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One size does not fit all, don’t limit your options. Vendor portals are powerful business tools that can address numerous pain points in your current Accounts Payable operations. Vendor portals can provide a platform for vendor self-service that can have immediate financial and human resource impacts on your organization. But beware, not all vendor portals […]
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Process automation is an ongoing part of the business landscape in most organizations. Companies are continuously looking for ways to improve internal and external processes to accomplish a number of goals: Increased customer service Smooth out supply chains Reduced internal costs Improved vendor communications/relations Manage cash flow more efficiently Eliminate non-value add tasks Process automation […]
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Vendor portals (supplier portals) can be a powerful tool in enabling a vendor self-service based vendor management program in your organization. The functionality can provide tremendous benefits to your procurement and purchasing operations as well the finance and accounts payable departments. By leveraging the flexibility of a supplier portal, or vendor portal, companies can automate […]
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As a software business analyst, it’s a fun job to work along side software developers and test the client applications they develop. It’s intriguing to help and watch a solution being developed that will eventually be used by a myriad of users in many different locations, performing many unique tasks. However, there’s a lot to […]
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As we head closer to 2022 the new year promises a time of continued challenges and lots of opportunity. With the emergence and wider adoption of new information management technologies like Blockchain, Robotic Process Automation, Big Data or IOT, companies have more options for managing actionable data than ever before. While these technologies may not […]
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Cloud based solutions are very popular and are quickly becoming the standard for deploying business applications. Current estimates are that companies will continue to drive double digit growth in adoption of cloud based solutions well into the future. The benefits of cloud hosted solutions, both financial and operational, are well documented and fairly well established […]
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Obtaining and sharing critical supplier information between different functional areas in an organization can be a very frustrating task, particularly between the procurement and finance operations. Siloed organizational structures, disparate systems that don’t communicate with each other, corporate culture, and differing business objectives are factors that contribute to this situation. These differences impact not only […]
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“Suppliers who can submit invoices through electronic means generally can get paid faster and experience less payment issues from keying errors in the buyers AP department,”
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Vendor Management covers many different areas of how companies identify, onboard, and transact with vendors and suppliers who supply goods and services to their organization in exchange for payment. The processes involved in managing these vendor centric activities can vary greatly by industry, company, and even departments within a company. Companies that rely heavily on […]
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