Streamlining grocery's back office
For the grocery and food service industry staying competitive is an extreme sport. Highly visible to knowledgeable consumers and regulatory agencies, Grocery typically relies on costly equipment and real estate to sell and distribute high volumes of largely low-cost products at micro-slender margins. Grocery retailers face a broad range of competitors that include convenience stores, national and international grocery chains, wholesale clubs, and mass merchandisers. Because of its extreme business model, automation technology enabling multiple operational efficiencies is key to Grocery’s survival.
One glaring exception to Grocery’s fervor for IT has long been its back office. But in the present zero-sum economic climate this last industry outpost of printed forms, reports, and manual distribution is actively converting to electronic document management (EDM) to significantly cut operating costs and boost productivity.
How EDM helps grocery's bottom line
• Converts spool file data to indexed, easily retrievable PDF files, saving office space and resources
• Automates business forms — such as vendor orders — e-delivers and archives documents and reports all standard formats
• Supports rapidly changing strategies prompted by volatile economic, environmental, and business conditions
• Automates customized report generation to diverse user requirements from multiple sources
• Facilitates secure web portals for customer/vendor access to a range of documents such as monthly statements credit memos, and proof of delivery for better customer service and risk management
About S4i Express
S4i Express is a fully integrated System i report and document management system that automates all document processing enterprise wide. Because of its scalability, completeness, and cost/value benefit, S4i Express is the preferred System i EDM offering. Most organizations realize ROI in less than a year and some as soon as 3 months.
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