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Now, in one convenient volume, you can get fingertip access to hundreds of tried-and-tested new ideas for improving your day-to-day AP department operations.

Transforming AP Management features first-person accounts of how AP managers like you have improved their nuts-and-bolts processes and procedures to run their departments more effectively and efficiently on a daily basis.

Based on over 700 responses to an exclusive IOMA survey, this report gives you the best new ideas from roll-up-your-sleeves AP pros who are dealing with the same “hurry up and get it done” expectations as you.

The report also shows you how you measure up to other AP departments, with detailed tables of comparative data by industry sector and company size.

In Transforming AP Management, you’ll find a broad range of innovative, new ideas, such as how to:

Improve your payables systems and procedures. Learn what your peers are currently doing with AP manuals, work flow, purchase order policies, and procedures resulting from requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Increase staff productivity. Improving technology and training staff are at the top of all AP managers’ lists. See how Massachusetts-bases Stride Rite improved department productivity by 80%, and how Wisconsin Public Service overcame stiff opposition to their installation of new software.

Develop departmental relations. Team-building, coaching, delegating, and recognition are identified as key issues by IOMA’s survey respondents. Learn about how Florida’s Raymond James & Associates developed a corporate teamwork mindset, and Claremont Insurance Brokers in Dallas succeeded with an “internal p.r.” campaign throughout their company.

Use technology to increase productivity. Get IOMA’s 30 Tips for Successful AP Enhancement, plus find out how New Jersey-based MedQuist went from “antiquated to cutting edge” in just 3 months.

Finally, you’ll also get success stories from interviews with top managers and the top cost control techniques now being used in AP departments.

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