Destroying the Silos of AP & Supply Chain: “We should have done this earlier”

Dedicated to defeating cancer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute relies on its operations to support its mission.

But supply chain issues were creating problems. A match exception here, a credit hold there, and some suppliers weren’t paid on time.

In Dana-Farber’s case, the reasons for the late payments were a symptom of misalignment between AP and supply chain. Addressing the root causes required the team to take a holistic look at their operations and make large changes to the departments.

The tough questions needed to be answered: How do our operations compare to other leading organizations? How can AP and supply chain collaborate on issues to get better results? What technology is needed to support both departments?

Join the webinar to hear the transformation of Dana-Farber’s supply chain and AP.

• Aligning AP and supply chain together to ensure on-time payments
• Assessing talent gaps and staffing up during a tight labor market
• Leveraging a recovery audit to invest in human capital and tech resources
• Bringing automation to supplier onboarding and compliance documents

Mark Brousseau
President, Brousseau & Associates 

Over the past 26 years, Mark Brousseau has established himself as a thought leader on accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments and document automation.   A popular speaker at industry conferences and on webinars and podcasts, Brousseau advises prominent end-users and solutions and services providers on how to use automation to improve document- and payments-driven business processes.  Brousseau has chaired numerous educational conferences and has served on several industry committees and boards.  He resides in Center City Philadelphia with his wife and three sons.

Andrew Madden, Senior Director of Supply Chain, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Andrew Madden is a healthcare professional with over 35 years of experience. He has held a wide range of leadership roles within the healthcare supply chain setting. As the Senior Director of Supply Chain at the DFCI, he is a senior member of the Institute Operations team with a primary focus on leadership and oversight of Supply Chain departments such as, Materials Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Contracting, Purchasing, Procurement, Value Analysis, Biomedical Engineering, Central Sterile Supply, Code Carts, Linen/Lab coat, Warehouse/Logistics, Friends Gift Shop and Friends Boutique retail operations. He is also a key member of multiple DFCI Committees and teams.

Prior to his role at DFCI Andrew held the Director of Materials Management position at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Partners Healthcare Inc. for 14 years. He is also an active member in local and national societies. He has held many positions, one of note, he served as President of the New England Society of Healthcare Materials Management, an affiliate member of the national chapter AHRMM (Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management).

Danny Thompson, Senior Vice President, Market & Product Strategy, apexanalytix

Danny Thompson is Senior Vice President of Market and Product Strategy at apexanalytix and is responsible for defining, communicating and leading our company’s software product strategy and roadmap. He works closely with our customers to ensure that each solution helps them meet their business objectives.

Danny has a proven track record in the procure-to-pay arena, with a strong background in ERP implementation, process automation and financial shared services. He previously was VP of Product Management at Tungsten Network, a global business-to-business e-invoicing firm. He also is a former global process driver for Invoice-to-Pay at Pfizer.