Why Automation?

Enterprise Content Management Tools and Automation

  • Enterprise Content Management (ECM) is the technology used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content and documents related to organizational processes.
  • ECM tools and strategies allow the management and automation of an organization's unstructured information, wherever that information exists.
  • ECM tools provide processing efficiency.

Processing Efficiency

  • Formalized centralized document repository.
  • Real–time access to documents via Intranet/Internet.
  • Enables users to react and respond quickly through self service.
  • Workflow supports automated approvals.
  • Electronic direct marketing (EDM) supports eInvoicing and eProcurement.
  • Allows career growth and development.
  • Reduction of processing errors.
  • Focus on procure to pay quality and process improvement projects.
  • Supports vendor portal processes to check invoice status.
  • Improves invoice processing cycle times.
  • Allows focus on days payable outstanding (DPO) and reaction to cash flow requirements.

Cost Reduction Opportunities

  • Automated invoice and purchase order imaging.
  • Accelerated business cycles.
  • Reduce document redundancy.
  • Alleviates duplicate invoice processing.
  • Optimizes information flow.
  • Real-time document retrieval and sharing.
  • Effective collaboration.
  • Improved internal and external customer service.
  • Reduced invoice processing cost.

 

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