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Evaluating Your Procure-to-Pay Process to Prepare for Business Process Automation Software

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In one 2017 survey, 69% of companies said they didn’t have full visibility into their supply chain, which is a key aspect of the P2P process. Efficiency and user-friendliness of the current purchasing system. Method for generating purchase orders and sending them to suppliers. Policies related to purchasing.

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Slash Costs, Lower Risk: Procurement Automation in 2023

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As of 2017, only 6% of surveyed companies reported total visibility into their supply chains ( GEODIS, cited by Finances Online ). The software makes it easy to communicate about purchases and ensures everyone has access to the same information related to purchases.

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Improve Procurement Visibility ASAP: 5 Must-Follow Steps

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If it’s like 69% of companies surveyed in a 2017 study, then you don’t have total visibility into your supply chain ( GEODIS, cited by Finances Online ). The system automatically collects records and generates purchase orders. Of the companies responding to that survey, only 6% said they had total visibility.

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Adding Up the Costs of Poor Payment Processes

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Consider the time and money spent manually entering a printed invoice into your accounting system, then continuously tracking approvals, the purchase order, and other details just to pay the vendor on time. In fact, in 2017 the IC3 of the FBI received over 15,000 BEC complaints and resolved claims totaling over $675 million.

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How Taking AP Paperless Empowers a Mechanical Services Company to Save Time and Gain Visibility

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The challenge: Too much paper, too much wasted time Piedmont Service Group was drowning in thousands of paper invoices and struggling to match them with purchase orders. When they didn’t find a match, they’d waste time chasing down answers to figure out what was missing or who was holding things up.

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Electronic Payment Systems: Everything You Need to Know

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Better data access and reporting When businesses use paper to make payments, they often spend a lot of time (and therefore money) searching for invoices and purchase orders. Paying electronically means workers don’t have to take on unnecessary health risks by going to corporate offices to touch and process checks.

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The Complete Guide to Electronic Payment Systems

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In 2017, 3.3 According to AFP, over the past decade, fraud risk for checks has spiked—rising from 60% in 2013 to 78% in 2017. A streamlined AP automation solution electronically handles everything from invoice extraction, purchase orders, and payments from start to finish without paper. from last year.

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