http://www.berkheimeroutsourcing.com:80/blogThe OneSource Bloghttp://www.berkheimeroutsourcing.com:80/blog/increasing-efficiency-in-the-workplace&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Increasing efficiency in the workplace is not just the concept of doing more work in less time, it is also about providing the appropriate tools so that you produce quality work with less effort. Although we had armed ourselves with all the right means; strong leaders and a knowledgeable motivated team, a roadblock still remained. A content management system or commonly referred to as CMS or Enterprise Content Management (ECM).&nbsp; We found we were struggling for network space as well as the frustration of production down time when some of user licenses were maxed out. We knew that in the current economic climate we had to find a way to make the best use of our time and resources.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We had already begun to implement SharePoint internally and believed that pairing this platform with our experienced development team were just the extra ingredients we needed to address our processing needs.&nbsp; We looked at the various &quot;boxed&quot; ECM solutions and found the license fees and integration costs to be cost prohibitive. From this excercise, Image Connected was born. Based in SharePoint, Image Connected allows our clients and internal users to search for and retrieve documents from one large database. Creating Image Connected using a SharePoint platform allowed us the ability to have an unlimited number of external users access the database via the internet. The result, no production or employee down time due to limited user licenses and no exceeding size and space limits. Not only has creating and implementing the use of Image Connected helped to increase efficiency, it has also allowed our operational departments to focus on their core responsibilities.Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:48:39 GMThttp://www.berkheimeroutsourcing.com:80/blog/increasing-efficiency-in-the-workplacehttp://www.berkheimeroutsourcing.com:80/blog/one-of-the-largest-resource-hogs-in-business-today<font face="Calibri" size="3">Accounts Payable processing is one of the largest resource hogs in business today, yet still remains one of the most error prone processes within an organization and our company proved no better at managing this process. We found that we too suffered from many of the common errors in Accounts Payable such as data entry errors and matching errors to disappearing invoices, unapproved invoices, and most importantly, lost opportunities for vendor discounts . We also had the heavy task of audit and tracking after our invoices were processed.<br /> <br /> Research showed us that the average error rate of an accounts payable department is 1.6% and this is due to lack of controls, poor visibility and poor documentation. Our management team was spending unnecessary time on non value added functions instead of exceptional service on their core functions as a manager. &nbsp;We knew that many different AP Workflow technologies existed.&nbsp; The real question was which one specialized in complex three way matching and had open architecture to integrate with our proven <a href="http://www.berkone.com/products/anydoc-software">AnyDoc/AnyApp</a> software and into various ERP and Content Management platforms.<br /> <br /> We went on a search to find the perfect partner that would help us to offer this complete package to our clients.&nbsp; We found <a href="http://www.berkone.com/products/medius">Medius and its MediusFlow</a> technology. We created a complete solution to offer to our clients, but not without implementing internally first. We focus on offering services that we as a business have successfully implemented and that have become a proven solution.<br /> <br /> Implementing the complete accounts payable package allowed us to streamline the entire process by removing data entry, eliminating paper handling, two and three-way matching, enabling &ldquo;Straight Through&rdquo; processing, and streamlining the approval process through electronic notification. This alone increased accuracy and allowed us to take advantage of discounts. It also allowed us to refocus and redeploy finance resources appropriately. We understand the importance of timely and accurately processing invoices. With modern accounts payable automation technology, you too will find that you can once again focus your resources on what makes your business great and let technology manage your AP burden.</font>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:47:52 GMThttp://www.berkheimeroutsourcing.com:80/blog/one-of-the-largest-resource-hogs-in-business-today