Industry and logistics
Someone re-keys every invoice, and the discrepancies get through anyway.
The system reads the invoice, finds the purchase order and compares line by line. Whatever differs is put on hold.
The task, done by hand today
- Matching is done line by line, within a deadline that does not allow everything to be recounted.
- An overcharge gets through all the more easily when it sits on one line rather than on the total.
- The month-end backlog is caught up in overtime, or with a delayed close.
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- Read the invoiceLine extraction, including from a scanned PDF.
- Find the purchase orderBy reference, in your files or your management software.
- Compare line by lineQuantities and amounts, not only the total.
- Decide, or stopCompliant: the invoice follows its course. Discrepancy: on hold, and accounting is notified by email. The history is in your dashboard.
A path run on our own machines
Upload, sorting by supplier and by date, and amount extraction have been run on our own machines, on real invoices. Matching against a purchase order is built on your references and your rules.
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No payment is initiated by the system. A discrepancy waits for a person's decision, with the invoice and the purchase order.