Metro Cash and Carry Success Story

Metro Cash & Carry — Achieving visibility of invoice processing

Retail giant Metro uses OpenText Business Process Management (BPM) Server for its invoice controlling processes.

“In the retail business, speed and transparency are essential. With OpenText Business Process Management Server we now have the optimal solution for our invoice controlling process: accrual amounts at the end of the fiscal year are practically zero.”

— Senior Department Manager Finance/Accounting, Metro Cash & Carry Germany

Challenge

More visibility into their processes and greater ability to attain discount deadlines. Elimination of errors in the invoice checking system and acceleration of invoice processing time.

Solution

• OpenText Business Process Management Server

Value

Greater compliance with discount time periods has been attained and the invoice verification system has been automated. Process visibility and reliability have increased and an automatic generation system for confirmation/change request letters to suppliers has been created.

About the Organization

The METRO Group is the global market leader in the self-service wholesale area. Almost fifty percent of the organization’s turn-over is generated by this business segment. With a presence in 26 countries, Metro Cash & Carry employs over 72,000 staff, and has an international presence in 26 countries, with 59 supermarkets on its domestic German market alone.

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