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The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

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It is imperative that any organization has procedures and systems in place to minimize bureaucracy, error, risk and inefficiencies. Reduced errors, fraud and risk. Pain-Point: Purchasing compliance and collaboration. Solution: Automate end-to-end processes. Pain-Point: Manage supplier risk and visibility.

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Aligning Finance and Procurement for cash flow optimization and liquidity — Phase 2: Identifying misalignments

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Increased compliance risks, stemming from poor oversight of supplier agreements. Inadequate cash flow visibility Finance teams often lack real-time insight into procurement expenditures, supplier contracts and upcoming financial obligations, making it difficult to forecast cash flow accurately.

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Strengthening cash flow management and liquidity: A Finance–Procurement alignment approach — Executive Summary

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The series follows the methodology described in our Aligning Finance and Procurement in-depth guide , which offers a practical, structured approach to enhancing cash flow visibility, optimizing payment timing, reducing working capital risk and improving liquidity outcomes through closer collaboration between finance and procurement.

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Navigating trade turbulence: What tariffs are really exposing in Procurement

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Evaluating mitigation options , including: Advanced purchasing or inventory building to front-run tariffs. Supplier diversification across geographies to reduce dependency on high-risk sources. This makes visibility the cornerstone of any viable tariff management strategy. Contract rebalancing to shift tariff liability.

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The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

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It is imperative that any organization has procedures and systems in place to minimize bureaucracy, error, risk and inefficiencies. Reduced errors, fraud and risk. Pain-Point: Purchasing compliance and collaboration. Solution: Automate end-to-end processes. Pain-Point: Manage supplier risk and visibility.

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What is Source to Pay? Steps, Benefits, and Best Practices

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Everything You Need to Know End-to-end process and end-to-end solution may be one of the most overworked phrases in business and IT. That said, many organizations, including large enterprises, may not think in terms of source to pay as an end-to-end process, if they think about it at all.

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What does a 2015 article have to do with Hershey’s 2025 acquisition of LesserEvil for $750

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Paul Nilsen, Purchasing Manager Willis North America (New York, NY) My Response In Part 4 of my Changing Face of Procurement Conference Series titled Winning Strategies for Vendor Engagement, I briefly discuss an M&A case reference involving organizations within the confection or candy industry.