Rant: E-Invoicing Claims vs. Supplier Reality (Part 1)
As I’ve dug further and further into marketing materials published by various vendors and analysts extolling the benefits of E-invoicing for suppliers, I’ve become less and less convinced that the benefits for buyers and suppliers…
Accounts Payable, The Role of Process, The CustomerNever Think Bloodless
As anyone who knows me, knows (me), I speak at a lot of conferences. I get the opportunity – and never see it as anything less than a true “thank you” opportunity – to put out my sometimes saw-toothed thoughts in front of hundreds of thousands of people a year – and they often genuinely […]
Ariba Supplier Network Alternatives: SciQuest (Part 1)
This post is part of a fall 2010 series looking at Ariba Supplier Network alternatives, beginning with each provider’s basic background in the area. We will then examine their solution approach and Ariba/third party systems integr…
Ariba Supplier Network Alternatives: Basware (Background — Part 2)
In the first post in this series, we provided a number of background details on Basware’s Connectivity service offering. Continuing with the second installment, we’ll probe on Basware’s capabilities as an alternative to Ariba’s supplier network. Today, Basware Connectivity service offers automated format conversion for approximately 50 different e-invoicing formats (Spend Matters analysis suggests this […]
Ariba Supplier Network Alternatives: Basware (Background — Part 1)
This post is part of a fall 2010 series looking at Ariba Supplier Network alternatives. We will cover each Ariba supplier network alternative in a series of three-part posts starting with each provider’s basic background in the ar…
Friday Rant: When Invoicing and Electronic Invoice Presentment Payment (EIPP) Solutions Come Up Shor
As I look at payables and invoicing case studies from both software providers and banks, I’m becoming more convinced than ever that discounting and EIPP solutions are capable of delivering perhaps the most important type and level of value today across the procurement spectrum. Consider, under ideal circumstances, how solutions such as these can: Help […]
Dell and Others: The Business Dilemma of Pushing Out Payment Terms (Part 1)
I’m sorry, but I could care less about the moral dilemma of pushing out payment terms, as many paint the payment term rationalization argument. I personally believe all that matters is the business dilemma of whether or not such logic makes sense based on the balancing act of improving working capital and keeping your suppliers […]
