Do your developers spend time writing code to manage your schedule?

Written by Tom Huntington

A free scheduler sounds like a great idea, doesn't it? However, Work Schedule Entry isn't free if your team spends time writing code to control dependencies. It isn't free if your operators have to look at QSYSOPR to determine when to force the next job. It isn't free when you consider the time you spend pulling together the reports your auditors demand, such as Who can create jobs or Who changed the job in your scheduler.

The cost-savings that can be realized by going paperless in A/P make electronic solutions compelling to companies that want to trim the bottom line. 

Written by Mike Rooney 

Editor's note: This article introduces the white paper "Paperless Accounts Payable—Streamlining the Purchase-to-Pay Process," which is available for free download from the MC Press White Paper Center.

At the 30-thousand-foot level, Accounts Payable looks trivial: an invoice comes in and a check is sent out. However, the details are never that simple. As it happens with most processes, A/P is bound by paper, including invoices, receiving documents, purchase orders, the actual checks, and a myriad of other reports, statements, and more that permeate the company and eventually make their way to A/P's filing cabinet. A/P is often seen as a non-core function as it doesn't generate revenue (quite the contrary, it sends out cash); it doesn't make, market, or sell products, and it doesn't directly impact customer satisfaction.

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