It is a battle any financial worker will understand – knowing where a Purchase Order is within the Purchase Order Process (POP) and validating all elements required are completed has been giving financial workers a headache for many years. Invu recently commissioned some research into the area of POP, asking…
The purchase order system is broken. A bold statement perhaps, but one that we agreed summed up the situation in many small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). However this was merely our interpretation of the market based on our day-to-day experience, we had nothing to support this notion. To investigate our…
We will be attending the Housing Finance Conference and Exhibition at the University of Warwick tomorrow, Wednesday 18 March. The yearly event is for finance professionals in the social housing sector and sees over 1,000 business minds meet for topical debates, to share best practices and learn about the latest…
The team at Invu recently attended eWorld Procurement & Supply, the Leading Bi-Annual Event for Procurement Innovation, on the 3rd March to discuss the latest trends in the procurement world. Stuart Evans, CTO of Invu, started off the morning with a presentation titled ‘Crossing the Purchase Process Chasm’ where he…
We will be attending eWorld at London’s QEII Conference Centre today, Tuesday 03 March. The biannual event on procurement and supply provides unique insight into the latest innovations and technologies for supply chain, senior procurement and finance executives. Our very own CTO, Stuart Evans will be speaking from the Fleet…
Paper has become an inevitable part of almost every business. From invoices to memos, orders to applications, each business will have at least one, if not more, paper based process. Whilst these processes may appear to be a streamlined and efficient way of working, after all, you have probably been…
Our Chief Technology Officer, Stuart Evans, discusses the importance of Purchase Order Processing in SMEs as new research conducted by independent research house, Redshift Research reveals that almost a quarter of UK finance professionals (24%) say their current purchasing processes need fixing as a matter of priority. The survey asked…
A hangover is not the only thing you might be suffering from after the Christmas festivities and as the New Year gets underway many FDs will be tightening their purse strings. Money headaches are a risk you take with the December outgoings but how do you get over spending so…
Sheldon Cooper, the fictional character in the television series The Big Bang Theory, is a genius with very little emotional intelligence. Business process automation may be perceived as taking some steps into Sheldon’s logic-driven world, where the selection of the tools (hardware and software) alone would be the key to…
The need to reduce business risk has taken centre stage over the past few years. From financial losses to damaged reputation and corporate failure, there is a growing awareness that unforeseen market forces represent an escalating threat to business. Take last year’s horse-meat scandal for example, that prompted a number…
Business cards: Social act leading to retention drama? I recently received an email request, sent to all of our employees, asking whether anyone required business cards. It struck me that it’s ironic, in this social media age, that the survival of the business card may ultimately have more to do…
Documents a vital ingredient I recently played cricket at another local village where the farmer had donated a field to the local cricket club. He had been very much involved in the club himself and played for years but was now the scorer. My innings was brief and I was…
Our recent North West User Conference held at DTE House in Bury on Tuesday 05 August, was hailed a success by all those who attended. Existing customers and prospects were treated to a lively presentation from Invu Consultant, Peter Emmonds, discussing the digitisation of the paper process and the benefits…