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Automatic Data Processing — Perfect Payables webinar (Aberdeen Group and ADP) (December 2011)

30 slides from Automatic Data Processing's conference presentation, Dec 15, 2011

  1. Slide 1: Perfect Payables

    Perfect Payables Best Practices for Performance Improvement and Supplier Participation December 15th, 2011 Scott Pezza Research Analyst Aberdeen Group Sush Koka Senior Director, Product Marketing ADP Procure-to-Pay Solutions © AberdeenGroup 2011

  2. Slide 2: Perfect Payables

    Perfect Payables ‰ Review of the Latest A/P Research ‰ Performance Benchmarks: Beyond the Best-in-Class ‰ Recommendations for Performance Improvement ‰ Understanding the Supplier’s Perspective ‰ Strategies for Supplier Enablement © AberdeenGroup 2011 2

  3. Slide 3: Latest Research

    Latest Research ‰ Aberdeen’s PACE Methodology ‰ Pressures ‰ Actions ‰ Capabilities ‰ Enablers ‰ Defining Best-in-Class Performance ‰ A Focus on Defining Capabilities ‰ Technology Adoption by the Best-in-Class © AberdeenGroup 2011 3

  4. Slide 4: Pressures Driving a Focus on A/P Improvement

    Pressures Pressures Driving a Focus on A/P Improvement Corporate directives to lower costs 60% 43% Lack of visibility into invoices and A/P 55% documents 57% Difficulty finding or managing paper-based 29% documents 23% Inability to effectively manage cash according to 16% current business needs 29%

  5. Slide 5: Context: The Maturity Class Framework

    Context: The Maturity Class Framework Defining Best-in-Class Performance Definition of Maturity Class Mean Class Performance Best-in-Class: ‰ 3.8 days to process a single invoice Top 20% of aggregate performance scorers ‰ $3.09 average cost to process a single invoice ‰ 4.1% year-over-year increase

  6. Slide 6: Actions: Top Strategies to Combat Business Pressures

    Actions Top Strategies to Combat Business Pressures 64% Invest in automation of invoice receipt and 34% workflow processes 36% 39% Conduct assessment of current A/P capabilities 52% 49% 29% Integrate Payables with back-end systems 41% 36% 18% Devote resources to supplier enablement for 16% eInvoice

  7. Slide 7: Capabilities: Competitive Framework – Part One

    Capabilities Competitive Framework – Part One Best-in-Class Industry Average Laggards Process Centralized IR&W processes in a single location 67% 46% 28% Standardized IR&W processes across locations/units 59% 38% 28% Organization Executive sponsor or champion for A/P improvement initiatives 63% 41%

  8. Slide 8: Capabilities: Competitive Framework – Part Two

    Capabilities Competitive Framework – Part Two Best-in-Class Industry Average Laggards Technology Automated matching of invoices to purchase orders 57% 37% 29% Ability to compare invoices to contracts for: ‰ 57% - Payment terms ‰ 34% - Payment terms ‰ 17% - Payment terms ‰ 56% - Prices ‰ 34% - Prices

  9. Slide 9: Enabling Technologies

    Enabling Technologies Technology Choices of the Best-in-Class Document imaging 52% 43% Cash Management 46% 25% Electronic approval workflow 44% 34% 43% Supplier portals 11% Comprehensive A/P automation (single solution) 35% 17% Spend analytics / Business Intelligence 33% 16% Comprehensive A/P automa

  10. Slide 10: Additional Performance Benchmarks

    Additional Performance Benchmarks Beyond the Best-in-Class Definition Metric Best-in-Class Industry Average Laggard Electronic Invoices (% of total) 35.8% 23.8% 10.9% Early payment discount capture rate 31% 24% 15% Error Rate (incoming invoices with inaccuracies) 6% 11% 12% Exception Rate (invoices

  11. Slide 11: Prioritization of Competing Choices

    Prioritization of Competing Choices Benefits and Ease of Improvement Attribute Potential Benefit Ease of Improvement (5 – Most Beneficial) (5 – Easiest to Improve) Collaboration between A/P and Procurement 4.35 3.02 Integration of A/P with ERP/financial systems 4.35 3.08 Automation of invoice matchi

  12. Slide 12: Recommendations: Performance

    Recommendations: Performance ‰ Standardize your invoice receipt and approval processes © AberdeenGroup 2011 12

  13. Slide 13: Recommendations: Performance

    Recommendations: Performance ‰ Standardize your invoice receipt and approval processes ‰ Centralize important IR&W processes © AberdeenGroup 2011 13

  14. Slide 14: Recommendations: Performance

    Recommendations: Performance ‰ Standardize your invoice receipt and approval processes ‰ Centralize important IR&W processes ‰ Enable the automated matching of invoices to purchase orders © AberdeenGroup 2011 14

  15. Slide 15: Recommendations: Performance

    Recommendations: Performance ‰ Standardize your invoice receipt and approval processes ‰ Centralize important IR&W processes ‰ Enable the automated matching of invoices to purchase orders ‰ Integrate A/P with contract management © AberdeenGroup 2011 15

  16. Slide 16: Recommendations: Performance

    Recommendations: Performance ‰ Standardize your invoice receipt and approval processes ‰ Centralize important IR&W processes ‰ Enable the automated matching of invoices to purchase orders ‰ Integrate A/P with contract management ‰ Integrate A/P with your back-end ERP or Financial systems © AberdeenG

  17. Slide 17: Understanding the Supplier's Perspective

    Understanding the Supplier’s Perspective ‰ Top Pressures ‰ Demand volatility’s impact on available cash ‰ Risk of trading partner default ‰ Strategic Responses ‰ Alter payment terms with trading partners ‰ Seek out additional sources of financing Respondents from the sell-side were less than half as

  18. Slide 18: Understanding the Supplier's Perspective: Technology Profiles

    Understanding the Supplier’s Perspective Technology Profiles Buy-Side 60% Sell-Side Percentage of Respondents, n = 138 52% 50% 42% 41% 40% 37% 29% 30% 20% 10% 0% Electronic PO Electronic Electronic Electronic Supplier Network creation and invoice receipt invoice creation payment receipt submission a

  19. Slide 19: Strategies for Supplier Enablement

    Strategies for Supplier Enablement Common Approaches for Your Peers ‰ Mandated supplier adoption of electronic invoices © AberdeenGroup 2011 19

  20. Slide 20: Strategies for Supplier Enablement

    Strategies for Supplier Enablement Common Approaches for Your Peers ‰ Mandated supplier adoption of electronic invoices ‰ Inclusion of suppliers in project design and scoping © AberdeenGroup 2011 20

  21. Slide 21: Strategies for Supplier Enablement

    Strategies for Supplier Enablement Common Approaches for Your Peers ‰ Mandated supplier adoption of electronic invoices ‰ Inclusion of suppliers in project design and scoping ‰ Exchange of beneficial terms for cooperation © AberdeenGroup 2011 21

  22. Slide 22: Strategies for Supplier Enablement

    Strategies for Supplier Enablement Common Approaches for Your Peers ‰ Mandated supplier adoption of electronic invoices ‰ Inclusion of suppliers in project design and scoping ‰ Exchange of beneficial terms for cooperation ‰ Outsourcing of enablement efforts © AberdeenGroup 2011 22

  23. Slide 23: Strategies for Supplier Enablement

    Strategies for Supplier Enablement Common Approaches for Your Peers ‰ Mandated supplier adoption of electronic invoices ‰ Inclusion of suppliers in project design and scoping ‰ Exchange of beneficial terms for cooperation ‰ Outsourcing of enablement efforts ‰ Shouldering of the burden by A/P © Aberd

  24. Slide 24: Wrap-Up

    Wrap-Up ‰ ePayables is focused on improving the efficiency of, and visibility into, the accounts payable function ‰ Electronic invoices can be processed more quickly and for far less cost – but supplier cooperation can dictate success ‰ A wide variety of technologies is available, depending on your

  25. Slide 25: About ADP

    About ADP ADP P2P ƒ End-to-end integrated solution for purchasing and payables ƒ Modular solution allowing clients to pick and choose functionality ƒ Outsourced scan/capture allows clients to start small and scale up ƒ Price compliance and electronic receipt capabilities increase control ƒ Continuou

  26. Slide 26: Optimizing Payables with ADP Procure-to-Pay

    Optimizing Payables with ADP Procure-to-Pay End-to-end solution covering automation from POs and invoices to receipts and payments 26 © Copyright 2011 ADP, Inc. Proprietary and Confidential Information.

  27. Slide 27: ADP Supplier Enablement

    ADP Supplier Enablement • Diverse supplier network including large multi-national suppliers to regional “mom and pop” establishments • Over 40,000 suppliers transacting every day and growing exponentially • More than 100,000 suppliers where ADP manages master data for paper invoice processing • Netw

  28. Slide 28: Case Study: Challenges with Manual Processes

    Case Study Client Background • Client company and its subsidiaries explore, acquire, develop, produce and market natural gas Overview and crude oil • Multi-billion dollar company, with operations in in North America and selected international • locations, with field offices throughout operated areas

  29. Slide 29: Case Study: Successful Migration from Paper to Electronic

    Case Study Successful Migration from Paper to Electronic No More Paper • 99% of client invoices are processed in ADP P2P • 60 percent of invoices are electronically submitted by 480+ vendors • 20% of suppliers, accounting for 60% of invoices volume have been on boarded • Lost invoices have been elim

  30. Slide 30: Questions?

    Questions? Scott Pezza Research Analyst, Aberdeen Group Phone: 617.854.5380 Scott.Pezza@Aberdeen.com Sush Koka Senior Director, Product Management Phone: 832.308.3581 Sushmitha_Koka@adp.com © AberdeenGroup 2011

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