sharedserviceslink.com - October Newsletter

Dear Colleague,

Unprecedented events are happening globally. VW’s shares soared from €200 to over €1000 in a day, and markets are following the curve-coordinates of a big dipper. In a world of uncertainty we turn to areas in our lives we can control like back office costs. How can sharedserviceslink.com help? Firstly be sure to attend the 3 day Paris conference in December looking in detail at cost savings and substantial process improvements in Purchase to Pay. Secondly if you are considering self billing as an invoicing option, then check out Ford’s presentation (they self bill with 8,700 suppliers). And finally if you missed the Deloitte Shared Services Conference in Spain last month, take a look at my observations.

Make sure you check Susie West's latest blog posts and our free webinar in November. Please pass this newsletter on to your colleagues if you think they will benefit from this newsletter.

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The Difference a Global P2P Operation Really Makes
Presented on Toning Up Purchase to Pay to Attain Touchless Processing conference in June 2008 by
Joe Fitzpatrick
Manager Transactional Accounting
THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Free Webinar

The 'Must' to Attaining Touchless P2P
19th November 2008

BAT reduce 62 systems to 6
BAT has cut their local SAP enterprise resources down to 6 from 62. After expansion, the company has found that a number of separate resource planning systems were not interlinked, and have made the decision in order to simplify set up, save costs, and allow more flexibility with regards to IT.
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NSW government opt for the safer shared services route
In an attempt to avoid the problems that can come with a 'big bang' style shared service implementation, NSW State Government have taken a more cautious approach in comparison to local government in Western Australia and Queens land.
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Gauteng Shared Service Centre under the spotlight
In wider accusations that include the Gauteng Provincial Government, the Gauteng Shared Service Centre has become a point of focus, being described as 'notoriously inefficient' and 'rife with corruption allegations that have never been examined' according to Democratic Alliance Leader Jack Bloom.
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New York Secretary of State celebrates $245 million savings from shared services
The 2008 report, released recently, shows savings of up to one quarter of a billion dollars for New York department of State and local government partners.
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"Who's Bought What Solution" News

Northern Rail signs a deal with ITESOFT to streamline Purchase to Pay
With a projected target of 90,000 invoices to process per annum, Northern Rail, the largest UK Rail Company, has selected ITESOFT's 'freemind for invoices' software to 'get rid of the paper'. An SAP customer, Northern Rail will be installing ITESOFT into their ERP environment....
> Read more

Go Green by Moving to Touchless
Cutting invoice process time is one thing, but Lincoln College are utilising the benefits of streamlining their P2P process in order to assist in the meeting of their environmental targets....
> Read more

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Survival of the Quickest: The Four Phases of Shared Services
The airplane landed and the rain clouds clustered together over our heads to give the arriving Brits a home-from-home welcome. We had all descended on Madrid for the Annual Deloitte Shared Services and Outsourcing Conference. With the promise of sunshine, great content, direction and free expertise for two days...
> Read the full article

5 Steps to Automating Accounts Payable
In today’s business climate, business transactions can be thought of as ‘conversations', where information is exchanged as documents, email messages, instant messages, and fax transmissions. Effectively communicating with...
> Download a preview of the white paper

>	The 'Must' to Attaining Touchless P2P
	Global Webinar hosted by Trintech 16.00 CET/15.00 UK 19th November 2008
>	Toning Up Purchase to Pay to Attain Touchless Processing - Mainland Europe
	Paris, 10th-12th December 2008
>	Finance Shared Services for the Public Sector
	London, 21st - 23rd January 2009


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