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Would you pay this bill? Should you?


February 26, 2010 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Benchmarking, Communication tips, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing, Special Report

financial-analysis

Simple, right? Your company orders goods, they arrive, the bill comes, you pay it. Not always.

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Improper payments: How to avoid 3 top AP problems


October 5, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Communication tips, Cost cutters, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing

Scary thought: Financial loss from “improper payments” has affected almost half of your peers.

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Master vendor file complete? Not without these items


October 2, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Communication tips, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing

The master file vendor is the most critical material AP has at its disposal. So it’s worth asking if your master vendor file has all the info it needs.

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Supplier issue that hurts 67% of companies


August 9, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Benchmarking, Cash flow, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing

Everyone knows to look for red flags that foreshadow the end for important customers. New research suggests the same should be done for key suppliers.

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Best of both worlds: Green PCs for lean budgets


June 11, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Communication tips, Cost cutters, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing, Technology

When it comes to your tech buys, it doesn’t have to be a choice between going green or saving green — as long as you know where to look.

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Small business loans increase: How long will it last?


May 14, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Benchmarking, Cash flow, Economy, Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing

Spring seems to have breathed new life into many small businesses as institutions are reluctantly relaxing their stranglehold on credit.

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3 vendor demands you can turn to your advantage


March 27, 2009 by Jennifer Azara
Posted in: Communication tips, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing, Special Report

contract-frustration

If you haven’t seen these behaviors yet, you probably will soon. Here’s how to handle it.

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Make vendor contracts work for you: 5 ways


February 6, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Communication tips, Cost cutters, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing, Special Report

Cash Flow

Negotiation is a tactic every Finance chief employs. But renegotiation may be the key to real savings.

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To purge or not to purge: Handling inactive vendors


January 29, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Communication tips, Efficiency, Fraud prevention, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing

Stuck with inactive vendors but daunted by the thought of actually fixing your problem? Don’t be. The solution is probably less painful than you think.

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When are staffers more likely to doctor data?


December 18, 2008 by Jared Bilski
Posted in: Benchmarking, Communication tips, Controller, Fraud prevention, Latest news & views, Management issues, Procurement and purchasing, SEC

Trying times have a way of driving staffers to take drastic measures. So, now is the time to watch out for tainted performance metrics.

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