It's ironic. The very statistics that show the compelling case for AP automation also show that AP automation is the last thing a business needs to be planning.
Today at Kofax Transform 2012, Scott Pezza from Aberdeen (
@scottpezza) presented a comprehensive set of numbers illustrating the compelling case for automation of Accounts Payable. One metric after another showed that best in class organizations stand head and shoulders above even average businesses in terms of benefits they derive from initiatives like e-invoicing and scan and capture. But as I listened to Scott's eloquent presentation, something nagged at me.