Workflow Automation

Individually, each solution from Century Business Products adds value and efficiecy to your business. However, the potential for improvement grows exponentially when these solutions work together to automate your processes.

For example, follow a typical business process, where products are delivered and the customer is invoiced. Ultimately, the goal is to get paid for the product or service as quickly and possible and to ensure the customer is happy.

A custom solution from Century Business Products can help achieve both of these goals. Follow through the comparison below, and see how easy it can be with document solutions technologies:

 Old ProcessOptimized Process

Customer Places OrderFour part form prints out on dot matrix printer.Transaction Printing generates forms with barcodes
   
 One copy mailed to the customerOne copy emailed to the customer
   
 Two copies carried to warehouseLoading copy printed at the warehouse
   
  Driver Copy printed at the garage
   
  PDF copy saved to accounting

Warehouse Loads TruckWarehouse operator signs top copy and puts in stackWarehouse operator signs the loading ticket and scans it
   
 Copies 3 and 4 go to the driverThe ticket is stored in the customer folder in a document management system

Driver Makes DeliveryCustomer signs forms. Copy 4 to customerCustomer signs delivery receipt and keeps bottom half
   
 Copy 3 to driver 

Delivery Tickets ProcessedTickets are collected and entered into the accounting system by hand to generate invoicesTickets are scanned into the accounting system to automatically release invoices and then stored in a document management system

Invoices SentInvoices are printed on pre-printed forms and mailed.Invoices are printed on plain paper.
  Some customers receive invoice by fax or email

Payment ReceivedPayments are applied.Checks and remittance stubs are scanned to the customer folder in the document management system
 Checks are copied and filed 

Customer ServiceCustomer service puts client on hold while they try to find proof of deliveryCustomer service instantly accesses proof of delivery and emails or faxes it to client.


Benefits
  • Reduced cost
  • Improved customer service
  • Competitive advantage
  • Disaster recovery
Century Business Products can automate your business processes. Contact us today to arrange for a Workflow Analysis.

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