- Talking P2P Cost Cutting Techniques with Ginny Tucker of Xerox
Ginny Tucker, VP & GM of Procurement Solutions at Xerox will talk with us about Xerox's World Class P2P programs. She will also be speaking at IQPC's Procure-to-Pay Summit taking place February 22-24 in Miami, FL. For more information please visit www.procuretopayevent.com Listen to the podcast
- Maximizing Cash Flow and Building Lasting Partnerships in P2P and Shared Service, with Karen Huwyler of Schering-Plough Corp.
Karen Huwyler is the VP of Financial Shared Services for Shering-Pough Corp. and will be a keynote speaker at IQPC's upcoming Procure-to-Pay Summit. Karen will share her experiences on creating strategic partnerships and raising the bar in the Procure-to-Pay space. Listen to the podcast
- The impact of the financial crisis on working capital
management (Jeff Jacobson, Pitney Bowes)
Speaking ahead of his presentation to the 13th Annual Shared Services Week in Orlando, Jeff Jacobson - VP Transaction Finance, Pitney Bowes - speaks with the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network about how the financial crisis and global economic downturn have affected working capital management practices. Listen to the podcast or read the interview
- Julienne Sugarek on the critical success factors for achieving a complete end-to-end process at CenterPoint Energy
Utility giant CenterPoint Energy has embarked on a radical transformation of its P2P function. The Buy Right, Pay Right project involves developing, implementing and deploying the procure-to-pay component of the business into a complete end-to-end function through the successful and ongoing integration of people. We spoke with project manager Julienne Sugarek about the programme, looking at obstacles, critical success factors and the important of being "oversight-heavy"... Listen to the podcast or read the interview
- Top Ten Tips for Optimizing Your P2P Function
However well-developed (or otherwise!) your P2P function might be, there will still be at least a few ways in which it can be improved
- Rent-A-Center Automates Invoice Processing with Kofax
Rent-A-Center Leverages Kofax Intelligent Capture & Exchange to Automate Invoice Processing for 2,600 Stores Nationwide
- Making the Link Between P2P and Working Capital to Create a Robust Governance Framework
How changes made to cope with adversity can prove advantageous in other areas of the organization
- Roundtable: Improving the First Time Match in P2P
As part of the P2P series SSON explores ways that Shared Service Centers can improve the first-time match while developng clever ways to deal with mis-matches
- Achieve Lowest Total Cost of Ownership with a Unified Global Delivery Model
This newly-published white paper will show how BPO providers can find and maintain a competitive advantage beyond price while meeting increasing demands for risk management and compliance, accuracy, speed, and reduced costs
- Case Study: Corporate Express Leverages Kofax Intelligent Capture & Exchange
Kofax Solution Enables One of World’s Largest Office and Computer Products and Services Companies to Process a Million-Plus Invoices Annually
- 5 Steps to Automating Accounts Payable
This white paper proposes a five-step approach to automate an accounts payable operation, describing the typical costs of processing invoices manually and the saving that can be achieved with each of the incremental steps
- Optimizing P2P on a Budget (Part 2)
Concluding our look at getting the most from your P2P process despite potential budgetary restrictions
At a time of reduced spending optimizing any process - let alone one as complex and large-scale as procure-to-pay - can be a significant challenge. Yet in times of economic difficulty it's all the more important to make those processes as efficient and effective as possible. In some areas – including, obviously, P2P – investment even during all but the most terminal of cash crises can result in savings that can make the difference between success and a very final failure.
- Optimizing P2P on a Budget (Part 1)
How to get the very best from your procure-to-pay process at a time of restricted spending
Optimizing your P2P process is, of course, an important activity regardless of the prevailing economic conditions. However, in today’s parlous times finding the money for large-scale transformation programs can be tough – if not downright impossible – and for some organizations even smaller discretionary projects have been shelved in a desperate fight against the fires of the credit crunch.
- Enhancing P2P Redesign with Process Excellence (Ramesh Krish, Amgen)
Presenting at the Procure-to-Pay Summit 2009 in Miami, Florida, Ramesh Krish looks at using process improvement tools in the procure-to-pay process, including an investigation of the DMAIC process, process mapping, and measurement techniques
- Applying Six Sigma methodologies to the procure-to-pay process (Ramesh Krish, Amgen)
Ahead of his presentation to the Procure-to-Pay Summit in Miami, Florida, Amgen's Director of Global Strategic Sourcing, Ramesh Krish, speaks with SSON's Online Editor Jamie Liddell about the benefits of applying Six Sigma to P2P.