Following are some articles of interest to Accounts Payable and Purchasing professionals. If you know of other articles that your colleagues might be interested in, drop us a note and we'll include it on our list.

"Seven Practices That Make A/P Departments Even More Efficient" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, January 1997)

"Strategies to Reduce the Potential for Check Fraud at Your Company" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, March 1997) - How new guidelines about your bank's responsibility for fraudulent checks will affect you.

"Love Me, Love My VAR" (CFO Magazine, Mar 97) - Evaluate your reseller before selecting a midrange accounting system.

"Does Your Computer Need Millennium Coverage?" (Business Week Online, March 10, 1997) - Insurers are trying to cash in on potential year 2000 problems.

"Software for all Reasons" (CFO Magazine, Feb 97) - A review of current client/server accounting and financial software.

"Taking Advantage of Suppliers" (Treasury & Risk Management, Jan/Feb 97) - Delaying payments to vendors can payoff for your company.

"How to Maintain Vendor Relationships & Protect Yourself in a Dispute" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, February 1997) - Strategies for minimizing vendor problems.

"30 'Great' Ways to Improve Your A/P Systems & Procedures" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, February 1997) - Tips for improving your operation.

"Special Report -- Year 2000" (WSJ Interactive Edition, April 2, 1997) - A joint report by the Gartner Group and the Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition on the effects that Year 2000 problems may have on companies.

"And the Winner Is..." (CFO Magazine, Apr 1997) - How to use scripted demos to pick the right financial software for your company.

"T&E Software Grows Up" (Controller Magazine, March 1997) - New T&E software makes the employee payables process more efficient and cost effective.

"Year 2000 Challenge Offers Opportunity to Upgrade Accounting Systems" (Accounting Department Management and Administration Report, March 1997) - Millennium changes offer accounting executives and opportunity to increase their profile and upgrade their systems.

"Facing the Inevitable: How to Merge With Another A/P Dept." (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, May 1997) - How to grapple with the challenge of merging a/p departments after an corporate acquisition.

"Get a Life!" (Controller Magazine, April 1997) - How a hobby can help you become a better financial manager.

"New Accounts Payable System Considerations" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, May 1997) - A number of issues that professionals should consider whenever new hardware or software is being purchased.

''Corporate America is fed up with FASB" Business Week Online, April 21, 1997)

"Invoice Amnesty Day" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, May 1997) - How to deal with the number of invoices that come out of the woodwork when new systems and/or procedures are introduced.

"Exclusive ’97 MAP Survey:New Study Benchmarks A/P Department Costs, Efficiency & Error Rates" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, May 1997) - An exhaustive benchmarking study completed by Managing Accounts Payable to help A/P managers evaluate their own options.

"How One Department Installed Imaging and Lived to Tell the Tale" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, June 1997) - Fidelity Investment’s Steve Monaco shares his experience implementing an imaging system.

"REVENGE OF THE NERDS: Can the revolving IT door be stopped?" (CFO Magazine, June 1997) - Companies' demand for IT professionals to solve Year 2000 problems has created a shortage of these workers. Here are some approaches to make sure you get the help you need.

"Why Use P-Cards?" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, June 1997) - Why First Bank Systems started using purchasing cards

"A/P Pros Face Real Challenges Upgrading Outdated Software" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, June 1997) - Respondents to the 1997 Managing Accounts Payable Benchmarking Survey offer statistics and opinions on A/P software.

"5 Techniques to Keep Phantom Suppliers Out of Master Vendor Files" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, June 1997) - Protect your company from fraudulent vendors creeping in without payment authorization.

"A/P Pros Face Real Challenges Upgrading Outdated Software" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, July 1997) - Tips on how to resolve software issues.

"The Morning After" (CFO Magazine, July 1997) - Advice from executives who have learned that most acquisitions fail due to the failure to integrate the acquired company after the sale.

"New Workflow System Incorporates Web" (Document Imaging Report, July 9, 1997) - NovaSoft Systems has is developing a product that will interface a company's workflow management system with outside suppliers and customers via the World Wide Web.

"Supply Chain Brain" (CFO Magazine, July 1997) - Improve cash flow and reduce capital expenditures by using supply chain management or finite planning software.

"Power Struggle" (Treasury & Risk Management, May/June 1997) - How electricity deregulation will change the way companies
purchase and hedge energy

"IRS Goes Electronic" (Business Travel News, June 23, 1997) - The IRS agrees to accept electronic data as documentation for corporate T&E expenses and the retention of paper receipts is not necessary for expenses charged to corporate cards that meet given security requirements. IRS Revenue Procedure 97-22 is a key document to read regarding this subject.

"Reengineering in the Real World" (Management Accounting, May 1997) - An article about reengineering A/P at Cummins Engine.

"How Big a Role Will EDI Play in Your A/P Department’s Future?" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, August 1997) - Despite expected productivity improvements, only a small number of companies polled are currently using EDI.

"Going with the Flow" (CFO Magazine, August 1997) - The combination of imaging and workflow technologies is making life a lot easier in the back office.

"What A/P Mgrs. Need to Know About the New Independent Contractory Rules" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, August 1997) - The implications of new IRS regulations regarding independent contractors.

"How One A/P Manager Used a 'Dear Vendor' Letter to Stretch Terms" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, August 1997) - How proper vendor management and leveraging can save you money.

"An Eye On The Millennium" (CFO Magazine, August 1997) - Why is the year 2000 being considered both an obstacle and an opportunity by companies as diverse as Ford Motor Co. and Mercy Health Services.

"Master Vendor File Clean-Up: When Was the Last Time You Did
Yours?" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, July 1997) - How cleaning your Master Vendor files at least once a year can dramatically reduce the odds of experiencing fraud and making duplicate payments.

"High- (and Low-) Tech Solutions Needed to Reduce Payment Errors" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, September 1997) - Details on a talk by Jon Casher president of RECAP, Inc. about practical solutions for reducing erroneous payments.

"A/P Troubleshooter Reveals the 3 Biggest Missed Opportunities" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, October 1997) - Jon Casher, president RECAP, Inc., shares his insights into the opportunities in the day-to-day operations that others often overlook.

"Challenge: Streamline Accounts Payable Operations (Case Study: Comerica Inc.)" (Banking Strategies) - How Comerica Inc. used imaging and document workflow to avoid backlogs in accounts payable.

"Shaking Up the P-Card Status Quo" (Treasury & Risk Management, October 1997) - Controls and accounting requirements have stifled purchasing card spending growth at many companies. PanCanadian Petroleum loosened up, and the results are astounding.

"SAP's Fast Track" (InformationWeek, September 1, 1997) - The business application vendor's new goal is to make itself the backbone of enterprise software.

"NT To The Limit" (InformationWeek, September 1, 1997) - Texaco venture struggles with SAP's R/3 on NT implementation.

"A/P Benchmarking: Check Runs: How Often Is Too Often?" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, October 1997) - Results on survey of how often companies do check runs.

"Mining Your Accounting Data" (Controller Magazine, September 1997) Data and report mining software, which provides a more effective way to spot relationships and predict behavior in a sea of data,can help the accounting department become more than scorekeepers.

"A/P Pros Step Up to the Plate with Solutions to 'Worst Practices'" (IOMA's Report on Managing Accounts Payable, November 1997) - Most professionals have heard or read about best practices for accounts payable. Jon Casher, president of RECAP, Inc., looks at the world from a slightly different angle and has identified "worst practices." He shared his views with the attendees at a meeting of the Boston chapter of the IAPP.

"Leveraging the BackOffice Platform" (Controller Magazine, November 1997) How to choose the right Backoffice accounting applications and avoid costly mistakes.

How Aetna Took The Paper Out of Its Payables Operation Brenda Pinette explains how Aetna Inc. reduced the number of invoices it processed through a variety of techniques like EDI, EDI to fax, P-cards and consolidated billing.

Do you have a plan administrator for your purchasing card program? First Bank System’s LaCretia Bell explainse that a plan administrator is necessary to insure the success of a program.

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