Shimano Europe, the umbrella organisation for sales offices responsible for the sales, marketing and service of fishing, biking and other sports equipment in Europe, automates the matching of purchase invoices with AP Automation, integrated with JD Edwards. This delivers substantial time savings for the growing organisation, without the need to expand its team.
Shimano wanted a standardised solution, but the Asian origin of its products and the many daily-changing currencies required customisation in the matching process within JD Edwards.
AP Automation implemented for the automatic matching of purchase invoices against purchase orders, with customisation for currency deviations and a complex interface integration with JD Edwards via partner Cadran.
Substantial time savings on invoice matching, no need to expand the team despite growth, and a clear audit trail that keeps auditors satisfied.
Gaining control over purchase invoice matching at a growing organisation
Shimano Europe wanted to make purchase invoice matching more efficient, without compromising on accuracy, a challenge shaped by the organisation's specific characteristics.
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Products from Asia required customisation
Shimano initially wanted to use a standardised solution, but because its products originate from Asia, customisation turned out to be necessary during the project, which caused some delay in the implementation process.
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Many daily-changing currencies
Shimano deals with many different, daily-changing currencies. Processing these correctly within JD Edwards requires thorough knowledge of the interface.
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Growth without extra capacity
As a growing organisation, Shimano wanted to prevent the increasing volume of purchase invoices from requiring an expansion of its team.
Automatic purchase invoice matching with AP Automation and JD Edwards
The ISPnext consultant took the time to process Shimano's deviations within the system in the most standardised and efficient way possible, supported by partner Cadran for the integration with JD Edwards.
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Automatic matching of purchase orders and invoices
Purchase invoices are automatically matched against purchase orders within JD Edwards, largely automating manual checks.
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Customisation for deviations
The ISPnext consultant took the time to process Shimano's deviations within the system in the most standardised and efficient way possible, resulting in the most optimal alignment for matching.
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Integration with JD Edwards via partner Cadran
Partner Cadran delivered the complex interface with JD Edwards excellently, including correct processing of the many daily-changing currencies.
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Insight and control for approvers
The administration now has insight into where invoices stand in the process, and approvers can approve invoices whenever and wherever they wish.
"In particular the automatic matching of purchase invoices saves us incredible amounts of time. We are a growing business and thanks to digital invoicing there was no need to expand our team."
Substantial time savings and no need to expand the team
Automatic matching of purchase invoices with AP Automation delivers Shimano incredible amounts of time savings. Thanks to digital invoice processing, the growing team did not need to be expanded, and auditors are pleased with the clear audit trail.
What it delivers for Shimano
- Substantial time savings thanks to automatic matching of purchase invoices against purchase orders
- No need to expand the team, despite the organisation's growth
- Correct processing of many daily-changing currencies within JD Edwards
- A clear audit trail and overviews that keep auditors satisfied
- More flexibility for approvers to approve invoices whenever and wherever they wish
Frequently asked questions about AP Automation at Shimano
Purchase invoices are automatically compared against their corresponding purchase orders, largely eliminating manual checks and making the process faster and more reliable.
Yes. At Shimano, AP Automation is integrated with JD Edwards, supported by partner Cadran for the complex interface, including the processing of daily-changing currencies.
Shimano initially wanted a standardised solution, but because its products come from Asia, customisation was needed. The ISPnext consultant processed these deviations within the system in the most standardised and efficient way possible.
Thanks to automatic matching of purchase invoices, Shimano did not need to expand its team, despite the organisation's growth.
Auditors are very pleased with the clear audit trail and the overviews Shimano can show them.
The ISPnext consultant took the time to process Shimano's deviations in the most standardised and efficient way possible, which Shimano says led to the most optimal alignment for matching.
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