Why AP Automation Initiatives Often Fail—and What to Do About It, Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, we began to discuss the pitfalls of AP automation, and why so many organizations struggle with these implementations. The fact is, the difficulty usually comes not through lack of effort and initiative, but rather arises from the fact that AP comes at the end of an often-chaotic purchasing process.

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Often siloed from purchasing and other parts of the organization, accounts payable may be isolated, forced to deal with messy transactions and processes by slapping band-aid