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Dynamic Discounting part 2 – getting it?
01/20/2012 By Anna Bjaerkerud Leave a Comment
The second article on dynamic discounting comes from Torsten Budesheim, Director of Marketing at Taulia Inc (www.taulia.com).In our recent study - so far 75% of the respondents have not used or even looked into dynamic discunting and supply chain financing. This is not a statistical truth but my belief is that we are only seeing the beginning of these cash flow and working capital tools in the Nordics. The raised questions were: The reason for extending payment terms being to use suppliers as the “bank” – how can you evaulate that you will not make the 2 or so percent anyhow through using the money as an investment in the production or in your own business for instance? Have you come across companies that … [Read More...]
e-invoicing

Danske Bank Denmark: Improving efficiency through electronic invoicing
Danske Bank in Denmark has improved their process efficiency during several years. They went through detailed analysis and found that electronic invoicing, workflow processes and ultimately … [Read More...]

Norway: Cost efficient supplier implementation methodology
One of the most common issues is the "10 000 Euro question" - how to activate suppliers into sending e-invoices, or at least electronic invoices or at least PDF's to your accounts payable. You may … [Read More...]

Sweden: e-invoicing and VAT regulations = ?
It is nothing new. Many are the organisations that have frowned at e-invoicing - especially cross-border e-invoicing - because of the different VAT regulations, the signature rules and the uncertainty … [Read More...]
Purchase-to-Pay

Sweden: After Summit report P2P Summit 2011
In March 2012 we will see the second P2P Summit in Sweden, an event that will run once every year in the spring. Following P2P Summit in September 2011 it was obvious that the urge to lower … [Read More...]

Sweden: End user survey 2011- Summary Report
Each year EBG will conduct surveys along with articles, summits, newsletters etc. How do finance and procurement leaders think and what are their priorities? By no means these reports are to be seen … [Read More...]

P2P UK: Here’s a New Idea – Think Inside the Box
Pete Loughlin is an eBusiness specialist with long experience from different organisations. He gives us insight into some ideas on the purchase-to-pay process and how to tigh suppliers and customers … [Read More...]
The Guide

Dynamic Discounting part 2 – getting it?
01/20/2012 By Anna Bjaerkerud Leave a Comment
The second article on dynamic discounting comes from Torsten Budesheim, Director of Marketing at Taulia Inc (www.taulia.com).In our recent study - so far 75% of the respondents have not used or even … [Read More...]
Listing of e-invoicing and AP resources
01/19/2012 By Editor in chief
Great job from EEI Platform and of course we should all support and share details about each other. With different approaches and backgrounds the different web resources form a solid basis for … [Read More...]
Finland: P2P Summit sponsor connecting buyers and sellers
01/18/2012 By Editor in chief
Why build it from scratch if you can have the solution ready made? Pagero Finland Oy has signed an agreement with Suomen LVIS-Tietoverkko Oy which is owned by the largest HVAC (heating, ventilation … [Read More...]
Dynamic discounting – THE bridge between finance and procurement?
01/09/2012 By Anna Bjaerkerud
Following the new year EBG will intensify the knowledge sharing efforts made through interviews and articles from both end users and experts. We start off by sharing the response to some questions to … [Read More...]
Press release: EESPA brings together a fast moving community
12/21/2011 By Editor in chief
Of course we should share what is happening across Europe to help lower administration costs and move business forward using smart technologies. Here are some features from the EESPA latest … [Read More...]
Order-to-Cash
Customer service in O2C process development
One could argue that it is a no brainer - of course customer service should be top priority . But as always - when a process is divided between functions and perhaps even between countries and … [Read More...]

Sweden: After Summit report O2C Summit 2011
The first O2C Summit was held in November 2011 in Stockholm. For an intense day a group of people met, listened and spoke about the do's and dont's in sales and customer invoice optimation. There are … [Read More...]
O2C Summit summary by Tieto
I think that you need to challenge yourself and look outside the box; using the electronic way instead of normal physical and manual processes are not just a "different way" to transport the diverse … [Read More...]
e-procurement

Luleå Municipality, Sweden: e-procurement and change management
Jerry Öhman participated in a conference held by SKL, ESV and Kammarkollegiet ”Good Examples Day” at Näringslivets Hus in Stockholm on November 29th, 2010. In a gripping half-hour, he outlined … [Read More...]
About PEPPOL — PEPPOL | Pan-European Public Procurement Online
The broader vision of PEPPOL is that any company (incl. SMEs) in the EU can communicate electronically with any EU governmental institution for all procurement processes. The objective of the PEPPOL … [Read More...]

e-invoicing as easy as sending mail?
NemHandel is an open e-business framework which allows businesses to send standardised electronic invoices directly from their PC via the internet in a secure and reliable fashion. What is … [Read More...]
Editors Blog
Listing of e-invoicing and AP resources
Great job from EEI Platform and of course we should all support and share details about each other. With different approaches and backgrounds the different web resources form a solid basis for undertaking research into the do’s and dont’s in process automation Or as we say – Growing Knowledge through Shared Experiences For the article [...]
Speaking with different dialects
Following yesterdays O2C Summit seminar in Stockholm I want to share some insights. They will not come as a surprise to you but I am curious as to how to overcome them. We speak with different dialects. So also in the automated P2P and O2C process world. We don’t use different languages but there is [...]
Overheard: Do banks really want a big slice of the e-invoicing pie
Do banks really want a big slice of the e-invoicing pie – Article. Another great article from SharedServicesLink and Susie West on the banking industry and their take on the e-invoicing market. Her point being – are they too late to get a piece of the action? I got stuck on this section: …Banks perceive [...]
Tradeshift on Instant Payments for businesses
Tradeshift shifts up a gear with Instant Payments for businesses. I like them, we all should like them. I think many of us don’t fully understand them. What is their business case? However, I really think they have taken the concept of value added services further than many. Hopefully [...]
Off to Barcelona digging into e-invoicing
Tomorrow EXPP starts in Barcelona – an e-invoicing conference digging deep (?) into the world of e-invoicing. I’ll be reporting what is being said and I will ask the vendors what development they see in the near and far away future. Stay tuned! >>About EXPP






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