The Australian Government has recently made a significant $3.6 million investment over the next two years in moving towards an automated e-invoicing model called PEPPOL (Pan European Public Procurement Online) for all Commonwealth Government Agencies. As part of this investment, the Federal Government is...
There is no doubt that we are currently living in uncertain, unpredictable and unique times. The modern world has not faced uncertainty like this for a long time. The Australian Stock Market is hurting, Airlines are cutting...
There is no doubt that utilising Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) hosts multiple benefits for all sides of the supply chain. As a supplier, how do you decide when it's time to get started on your EDI journey? Maybe your buyers have recommended or insisted...
I first encountered Michael Porter when I was working in the computer industry (originally “DP” and now “IT”, “IT&T” or “ICT”), in the 1970’s and 1980's, and one quote has stuck with me for quite some...
As I was sitting in my local café having my daily dose of caffeine and reading the papers yesterday, I couldn’t get past the article on page one of the Financial Review None “Hit by the Amazon effect” . To summarise this article,...
Automating existing processes can be challenging. Not least of which is the Accounts Payable and Procurement side of your business. There are several influencing factors that you need to consider and incorporate into your overall process automation implementation strategy. Understanding the sequence of events...
The modern business world is getting to the point where we need to collectively work together to ensure that our practices are as sustainable as possible so we can minimise our carbon footprint for future generations. Since the seventies, we have seen countless cases...
“The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and analysing large data sets—so-called big data—will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus”, as quoted by McKinsey. I could not agree more....
Whenever I have potential clients come to me asking about Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and the benefits it will bring to their organisation, I often start by asking them, what triggered their interest. And as you can imagine there are a number of...
