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This report contains the inaugural Strategic Procurement Technologies (Sourcing, Analytics, CLM, and SRM) SolutionMap℠, a comparative analysis of SPT technology solution suite providers for Q4 2017.

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This report contains the first update of the E-Procurement, Invoice-to-Pay and Procure-to-Pay SolutionMap℠, a comparative analysis of e-procurement, invoice-to-pay and procure-to-pay suite technology solution providers for Q4 2017.

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Over the last 12 months, an increasing number of procurement organizations have come to Spend Matters asking how to solve their “tail spend problem.” The issue is simple to grasp — figuring out how to handle the 85%–90% of suppliers that constitute only 5%–10% of spend without consuming the majority of the procurement staff’s time — but far from easy to fix. To better understand the problem and determine the best solutions, we conducted a research study on how companies are addressing tail spend.

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This report provides insight into the "best" and "next practices in the technology disrupting e-procurement and invoice-to-pay .

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In this briefing paper, we explore the areas within the P2P process where Procurement and Finance find themselves either aligned or in discord. We then look at the reasons and offer suggestions to help both parties create a collaborative relationship in the areas of mis-alignment.

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This report contains the inaugural version of SolutionMap℠, a comparative analysis of e-procurement, invoice-to-pay and procure-to-pay suite technology solution vendors for Q2 2017.

Looking for the most detailed and comprehensive market overview of the e-procurement and invoice-to-pay (P2P) landscape? Look no further — download it today.

There's no question that bicycles represent a giant evolutionary leap from human locomotion. But they also provide a great metaphor for the opportunity that accounts payable (AP) organizations have to move away from manual processes to automated ones – with even greater efficiency and speed returns than a two-wheeler can provide. In this white paper, we provide a number of benefits that AP organizations can realize from automation and digitization. These examples can help not only make the case for high-value technology investments to drive AP efficiency improvements, but also to build AP finance and procurement value in the eyes of constituents and stakeholders. Download this paper to take off the training wheels – it's better to learn to ride properly from the start – and explore five benefits of putting AP on two wheels.

They say every picture tells a story. So, if you take a picture of your accounts receivable (A/R) function through the camera lens of A/R data, what will it tell you about your transactional order-to-cash processes? And what light will it shed on your approaches to cash collection, customer engagement and risk and compliance management — or your overall ability to influence business performance? When it comes to painting a picture of business health, unedited photographs rarely distort the truth, and that’s true for A/R data, too. The good news is that the more unflattering the picture, the more opportunity you have in front of you to provide better visibility to the business, improve cash flow and reduce risk. Now it’s time to grab your camera as we take you on a quick journey with how-to steps to improve overall A/R performance, starting first with explaining the role of A/R in overall business terms (i.e., why it matters!)

As companies look for new ways to remain competitive in their markets and industries, procurement is playing an important role–with a focus on the new breed of procure-to-pay solutions to give them a needed edge. This paper provides insight for organizations that want to transform their current P2P capabilities by improving operations visibility, stakeholder collaboration and overall procurement value within the company. However, before making any important decision regarding P2P, we encourage organizations to take an honest look at where they stand in terms of IT maturity, as well as assess how to take their technology to the next level without increasing total cost of ownership (TCO).
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Many financial institutions and vendors have begun investing heavily in developing supply chain financing products, mainly buyer-centric models. These models are based upon the simple idea that a buyer’s invoices can be financed for a single buyer and its dealer or vendor network. Most of the hype today is centered on various early pay techniques for a single buyer’s invoices, with these services being referred to as dynamic discounting, supply chain finance, or reverse factoring. But what if the relationship was reversed? Download our paper to learn more.

Spend Matters Founder and Head of Strategy Jason Busch walks readers through how they should be prepared for the OMB Federal E-invoicing mandate in the United States.