The decision to centralize is often a dilemma for senior management, and some wonder if centralization is worth the effort.

Dynamic discounting provides organizations with a sliding scale of supplier discounts, and can result in saving millions of dollars annually.

Gain a deeper understanding of the impact of APQC's account payable productivity index (APPI) - Spring 2011.

APQC's accounts payable productivity index (APPI) spring 2011 data gives organizations an understanding of accounts payable efficiency, effectiveness and overall performance compared to thier peers.

Does your organization know how it is performing relative to its peers?

Using procurement cards (P-cards) is an accounts payable (AP) best practice. APQC has researched best practices for using P-cards and written guides that make sense of the various components of P-card implementation ...

In 2010 APQC studied the member organizations who used procurement cards and those who did not.

Trade discounts allow organizations to reduce working capital needs. Using procurement cards enable organizations to take advantage of trade discounts.

Purchase analysis is used to manage suppliers, establish preferred vendors, and highlight trade discounts.

Organizations choose to implement procurement card (P-card) programs to reduce costs, improve productivity, take advantage of trade discounts, and reduce the number of vendors and disbursements they must handle.