The Blog - Part 44

Working capital management – 10 steps forward, 11 steps back

09 Jan 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Supply Chain Finance, The Rest, Working Capital Management

Happy New Year and welcome to Q1. Time to undo all the good work you did last quarter – and a little bit more. Let’s hope the shareholders aren’t paying attention.

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The EU and e-invoicing – top 3 priorities for 2013

08 Jan 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing, EU Commission, P2P Europe

The debate on these pages on e-invoicing and interoperability has been fascinating. It was inspired by the EU’s consultation designed to solicit views in order that e-invoicing in public procurement can be stimulated and encouraged. But there’s more to this than interoperability and we think…

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e-invoicing and interoperability – a Purchasing Insight point of view

04 Jan 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing

Jason Busch at Spend Matters recently used an expression “drinking the Kool-Aid” when referring to the unquestioning beliefs of software vendors’ marketing people. I didn’t even know what Kool-Aid was but I knew what he meant. It’s what I call believing your own bullshit and…

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e-invoicing – the case against interoperability

03 Jan 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing

The European Commission is seeking input from interested parties on interoperability between electronic invoice service providers. (Look here for more information on how to contribute.) This issue has implications that are much wider than the European Union. As businesses and governments increasingly adopt e-invoicing for a…

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e-invoicing – the case for interoperability

02 Jan 2013 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation, e-invoicing, Electronic Invoicing, EU Commission

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Sex, texts and supply chain finance

31 Dec 2012 Posted by Pete Loughlin in Supply Chain Finance

Change is often accompanied by changes in language. Not just new words to describe new things but old words change their meaning as their original meaning becomes less exact. The evolution of language is natural but like all change, some find it harder to deal…

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Sarbanes Oxley – the suit of armor that protects you from innovation

14 Dec 2012 Posted by Pete Loughlin in AP Automation

The great thing about uncontrolled environments is they’re not controlled. Change becomes easy and innovation abounds. Business improvements are only limited by your ability to imagine. The sky’s the limit. Of course a business environment with no controls is a dangerous place. Mistakes go undetected…

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