Technologie werkt alleen als inkopers en financiën samenwerken
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Supplymanagement, 15 juni 2010
Finance and procurement departments need to work more closely together to benefit from investments in technology such as electronic invoicing and e-procurement, a research analyst has said.
The credit crunch and resulting global recession have created a focus on cash management, said Nigel Rayner, a research vice-president at analyst firm Gartner. As a result, finance departments are seeking longer payment terms for invoices, but this should only be negotiated by working with procurement more closely to understand which suppliers are of strategic importance and which are in a vulnerable cash position themselves, he said.
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