Listen in to hear about Citrix's digital transformation journey with SAP Ariba.  Amina Anderson speaks with Jacqueline Benigni, Procurement Operations Manager at Citrix, who shares top keys to success and lessons learned.  Citrix was recognized at the Procurement Leaders conference in London this year and won the Procurement Transformation award.

Listen in to this podcast to hear strategic consultancy firm The Hackett Group share the results of their annual working capital survey for DIO. It reveals North American corporations can liberate $412 billion in working capital through DIO improvement.

Hackett's Craig Bailey and SAP Ariba's Derrick Steiner discuss Days Inventory Outstanding, working capital, and cash flow, how it's relevant to procurement, supply chain, and finance professionals and recommendations for improvement.

With global supply chains gaining a combined $56B in extra costs annually due to supply chain disruptions, resilience is as important as ever.  Listen in to this podcast to hear strategic consultancy firm Grant Thornton UK share their thoughts on the current state of supply chain resilience, the root causes of poor management, buffers used to hide inefficiencies and the lack of flexibility/ adaptability in the supply chain, recommendations for improvement, and the benefits of acting on those recommendations.

Picking back up on our conversation about Hackett Group's 2017 Working Capital Survey, we continue our discussion of accounts payable maturity and improvement opportunities. We conclude with some thoughts on supply chain finance's impact on working capital and requirements for success.

In the first of two conversations with Hackett's Veronica Wills, we'll take a closer look at their 2017 Working Capital Survey with a focus on the role of Days Payable Outstanding in the overall improvement of the Cash Conversion Cycle. We'll also begin a discussion of how to gauge an organization's AP maturity as a means to guide future improvement planning.

In this episode, we welcome back SAP Ariba Treasurer Jerry Bernard to continue our conversation about the issues most important to Treasury. Tune in to hear his take on managing bank relationships, assessing lines of credit, and navigating the ever-evolving world of technology.

From investment decisions to monitoring regulations and managing currency fluctuations, the Treasurer's life is never boring. Join us in this conversation with SAP Ariba's own Treasurer, Jerry Bernard, to hear about a day in the life of a corporate treasurer and to get an idea of which issues he feels are most important in the field.

Listen in to this podcast to hear strategic consultancy firm The Hackett Group share the results of their study Working Capital Efficiency: It's Impact on Profitability and Operational Performance. It reveals a 7 day improvement in the cash conversion cycle adds up to 1% in sustainable EBITDA margin.  For a company with an EBITDA margin of 5%, this is roughly the equivalent to a 20% increase in profit. Organizations should take this into consideration when valuing the return on investment for a working capital optimization program and to gain support of operations leadership.

Management consulting working capital specialists, The Hackett Group, join us to explain the results of their annual working capital survey which highlights a $1T working capital opportunity left on the table and an ignored proven opportunity to increase profits by as much as 20% by North American corporations.  Join Veronica Wills of The Hackett Group and Derrick Steiner of SAP Ariba as they discuss all things working capital, cash flow, and the cash conversion cycle and how it's relevant to procurement, supply chain, and finance professionals.

Learn how Spot Buy is changing the game for procurement organizations looking to manage tactical and tail-spend.  Amina Anderson hosts this lively conversation with Spot Buy experts from around the globe including James Tucker from North America, Richard Downs from Europe, and Damian Edelberg from Latin America.  Spot Buy provides instant content for an amazing user experience with procurement controls for compliant buying.