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 [...]
Digital Payments Going Viral
Offering the potential to transform how businesses bill and collect payments, three new digital payment mechanisms look set to open up a world of opportunity for entrepreneurs, not only in digital content and services but also in new smartphone based s…
Friday Rant: When Finance Takes Over Procurement
In my spring 2010 “predictions” conference presentation (which I’ve now given almost half a dozen times), one of the scenarios I posit for the future of procurement in the next five years is that finance will take a much more active stance and roll within the procurement function. I don’t think I’m alone in this [...]
When Your Suppliers Swim in (Loan) Shark-Infested Financing Waters
When I first started researching and covering procurement, it was rare to find an article in a popular newspaper or magazine about the area. But now, it seems to happen at least once a week. Just this weekend, The New York Times published a highly in…
