Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
SAP announces it will acquire Ariba for $4.3 billion
Posted by: susiewest on: May 22, 2012
Have you heard the news? The favoured child of the shared services world, SAP, has just announced it will be buying cloud-based business commerce network Ariba. The buy-price is stated to be $4.3 billion and SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America Inc., is offering $45 per share for the platform. The plan is to close the deal during the [...]
What role can exceptional process management play in setting up and running shared services effectively?
Posted by: susiewest on: February 15, 2012
How does one go about merging three local back-office departments together into one centralised shared services? How can your newly established shared service operation then prove that they are delivering on all that has been promised? The answer lies in process management. Let me explain. As part of their finance shared services transformation, BAE Systems [...]
Welcoming several industry solution providers this month (and how we really do care)
Posted by: susiewest on: February 1, 2012
We have had a great start to 2012 in signing many key industry solution providers to support our events and webinars through sponsorship this month. We welcome all these companies who are helping to drive the most relevant information we provide to our members: Ariba Avid Exchange BancTec Certipost Fundtech Invest in Lithuania Invest Northern [...]
AP automation: What is the cost of inefficiency?
Posted by: susiewest on: September 26, 2011
This is a great perspective of the wider benefits of using AP automation that many don’t take into account when drafting the business case for adopting certain tools. Pete Loughlin from Purchasing Insight clearly explains how automation tools can transform your AP function from transaction-based to an essential strategic component of your enterprise. Check out [...]
Time for e-invoicing to learn from the railways
Posted by: Sandra on: July 18, 2011
When you pick up the phone, you don’t worry about whether Vodafone and Orange have worked out how to pass your call between them. If you jump on a train at London’s St Pancras station, destination Gare du Nord, Paris, you’re not concerned about whether it can run on French rails (not when you have [...]
e-Invoicing Europe: one year on
Posted by: Sandra on: July 5, 2011
- In: Conference | e-Invoicing | Electronic invoicing | P2P | Procurement | Technology | Working Capital
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Goodness! What a morning at e-Invoicing Europe 2011 in London. In four hours we’ve covered ten success factors for e-invoicing; explored the future e-invoicing landscape from the perspectives of the European Union, government policies, and public and private-sector adoption; and had practitioner insight from Orange Business Services, easyJet, Kimberly Clark, Finncontainers and BBC. This is [...]
Top tips from day one at SAP Control for VAT Compliance
Posted by: Sandra on: May 19, 2011
- In: Conference | SAP | Technology | Uncategorized | VAT compliance
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Ryan Ostilly, Commercial Director at Meridian International VAT Consulting, and our event’s co-chair, summed up the most practical pieces of advice shared yesterday by speakers and delegates. Partly exempt organisations (from Lars Gartenschlager, SAP) – there is new functionality in SAP’s enhancement pack 4. If any part of your business has VAT restrictions (eg, insurance, [...]
Emerging themes from the European Summit
Posted by: Sandra on: March 17, 2011
Our highlights from day one of the European Summit on Finance Shared Services and Outsourcing: Outsourcing is an option you should consider if you haven’t Service excellence is a bigger driver than cost reduction Talent and skills – you won’t be a world-class centre if you don’t focus on people M&A – where else can [...]
Manage change, automate successfully
Posted by: Sandra on: February 23, 2011
- In: e-Invoicing | P2P | Purchase-to-Pay | Shared Services | Technology
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Technology fails to deliver a return on investment unless you manage change across the organisation. It’s a statement any project implementation team in any function could make, which isn’t necessarily helpful if you’re in the middle of automating purchase to pay (P2P) and struggling with adoption. Nigel Chapman, Change Management Facilitator at ABB, a provider [...]
