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The Outcome and Impact of #APAutomation
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I tell people who are new to Accounts Payable Automation, whether they are a users, evaluator or salesperson the same thing. I tell them the problem with AP Automation is people don’t know what it is, how it works or the impact that it will have on their organization. Then a pause for a minute…
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With AP Automation Is It More Software Than Service? #SaaS
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With all the talk about the cloud and server-based software, I thought it may be timely to write about software and service as it pertains to Accounts Payable Automation. Not just writing about it as much as answering the question; is AP Automation more service than software? Software First, there is no way to automate…
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How Many Touches Can An Invoice Take? #APAutomation
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My angle on the title was the old school commercial of how many licks does it take to get to the center…. well you know. Touching paper is nothing I talk with people about, so when I was talking with someone who was already automated in AP and he told me touches was his internal…
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The Traditional Card Battle and Accounts Payable Automation
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When I first wrote the Argument to Automate, I used the word INSPIRE to create a frame-work for calculating the outcome and impact of AP Automation. The “I” stood for, Identify a Process Map… the “N” stood for notate people’s time… you get the picture. I thought I was so clever because I used the…
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Credit Cards, Rebates and #APAutomation – 3 Things
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Whether you consider the payment process part of AP or a stand alone process credit cards can make a big impact. On the invoice side a credit card statement can be read just like an invoice and processed for payment. At the end of the process the credit card can be used to make the…
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Outsource Scanning is Like Going On A 10 Week Vacation W/O Fun #APAutomation
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Weather you like or not, outsourcing is a tool that is here to say. If you are one of those that have looked to outsourcing or are looking there are a few things you should know and be prepared for as outsource scanning for AP Automation. Vacation So why did I use a ten week…
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6 Things That Won’t Kill Your Vendor When Outsourcing Scanning #APAutomation
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Outsourcing is somewhat of a hot topic. When I first got in business I had a friend (that did much better than me) who started a company and told me that his company would never do anything outside of their “core” competency. When I asked him what he was talking about, he explained to me…
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There Are 4 Things I Can’t Wait To Tell You About AP Automation
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I don’t write about them much, but if you and I had a personal conversation there is a very good chance that I will bring up the fact that I have four kids. My second child, a daughter, always has something she can’t wait to tell me… and I love it. So in that spirit…
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5 Things to Know About An Advocate and AP Automation
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It’s funny how small things can make a big difference when you are going from a paper to an automated AP process. I write a lot about doing your homework, and looking internally before looking externally before you automate. However, I really started to think about the project that I have personally done, and what…
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Communication – Top Down or Middle Up – Which is Best #APAutomation
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Ah – communication. It has a lot to do with positive change and leadership, which are two very important aspect of Accounts Payable Automaton. Change is the backbone of AP Automation, it is the core to making a successful organization paperless, and leadership is the engine that drives that change. Two Kinds? The two types…