May 15, 2008
SoftCo, leading providers of Purchase to Pay solutions, are pleased to announce the successful implementation of SoftCo Rondo into the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) Accounts Payable Department. The automated solution delivers increased efficiency and reduced costs to the AP process and is fully integrated with existing finance packages.
SoftCo Rondo replaces the traditional paper-based manual Accounts Payable process with a fully automated system for the electronic capture, routing and approval of supplier invoices, significantly improving productivity. According to IBTS Financial Controller, Noel Murphy, this improved efficiency is already well underway. The new process, says Noel, has been a “revelation,” with over 25 hours of Accounts Payable staff time saved per week.
Supplier invoices are now electronically distributed to all 8 IBTS centres throughout Ireland for authorisation, removing any delays in the payment process. “People find it an awful lot easier to be notified electronically in real-time than once-weekly. The reaction has been very good,” remarks Noel.
Susan Spence, Sales Director of SoftCo, notes that the implementation of Rondo is just the latest in a decade-long association between the company and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service. “The IBTS is a progressive organisation and we are delighted to have worked closely with them for more than 10 years helping them with their technology needs.”
Irish Blood Transfusion Service
The main roles of the IBTS are to make available blood and blood products and to assist in training and research in the area of blood transfusion and preparation. Another vital function is the promotion of blood donation, in both its Cork and Dublin fixed clinics and the mobile clinic, which travels around the country to towns and businesses. While 1 in 4 people will need a blood transfusion at some point in their life, only 3% of Irish adults are donors, a statistic the IBTS is eager to change.
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