By Calvin Azuri , TMCnet Contributor
Sterling e-Invoicing has been implemented by Irish Dairy Board or IDB, a major international exporter of Irish dairy products. To reduce debtor days and administration costs, and improve order-to-cash processes, the solution has been implemented by IDB. Sterling e-Invoicing from Sterling Commerce (News – Alert), an AT&T company has been implemented for more than 60 customers by IDB. IDB also plans to roll out to the rest of the customer base in the coming months. The system will cover all EU countries and North America after it has been fully implemented.Story continues below ↓ Sterling Commerce has a flagship enterprise integration platform, Sterling Integrator. As IDB was an existing user of Sterling Integrator, the company chose Sterling e-Invoicing as an on-premise add-on. This made the set-up and ROI on the e-invoicing solution quick and easy. Both PDF signature authentication and EDI invoice processing are handled by Sterling e-Invoicing. This makes easy trading with IDB for businesses of all sizes and IT sophistication. In a release, Sean Flynn, BA, IDB said, “The scale of the software solution is a match for our large customer base and multiple day-to-day business processes. The feed from the ERP system is totally automatic, eliminating the need for manual printing of invoices for dispatch to the customer. The time and cost savings are substantial. We want to make it as easy as possible for partners and customers to do business with us and the feedback has already been very positive.” Flynn added following a full compliance test with independent auditors, the solution was implemented. This was the first time the company has worked on a cross border e-invoicing project. In a release, Dave Carmichael, senior product marketing manager, Sterling Commerce said, “IDB realizes not only the cost-savings but also the compliance benefits of automation that comes from implementing a cross-border e-invoicing solution. Businesses that trade internationally must deal with regional variations in tax and financial regulation and the cost of non-compliance can be high.” Carmichael added an example is being set by IDB with the ability to archive and re-validate any invoice, at any time. Upon request by auditors, summary reports can also be easily generated.
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