Completely digital document processing
The solution was kicked off in their accounting department and was then subsequently gradually extended to all areas of the company. Today, half of Jura's employees in the UK work with the electronic document pool on a daily basis, and the number is rising. Incoming invoices are scanned directly into a digital tray in the reception area and then sent on to the accounting department. From there, the invoices are posted in Microsoft Dynamics Navision and automatically indexed using data from the invoice and placed in the electronic file cabinet. Manual filing is thus completely eliminated. For outgoing invoices, it's even faster because all A/R invoices are archived directly from Navision into DocuWare. The key feature is that the system automatically recognizes when a new document has been filed and sends the invoice directly to the customer after automatically reading the email address.
Another area that has greatly benefited from electronic document management is Customer Service. Here too, all repair orders and analysis reports for their machines are managed digitally. Without having to leave their familiar interface, employees can access the digitally stored documents directly from their ERP system. A button integrated right into Navision provides a quick link to service documents like repair orders or outgoing invoices.
Quick project amortization
The fast retrieval of documents greatly boosts their customer service. Improved efficiencies means that a rather manageable team of five service employees can handle all after-sales inquiries from the United Kingdom. The company also likes the solution's low total cost of ownership. For example, the IT Manager was able to carry out many system configurations and additional employee training himself after training with the DocuWare Partner. The simplicity of the system has not only led to quick employee acceptance - the overall costs of the project were also significantly reduced. In the future, Jura also wants to test the use of mobile solutions. Technicians who carry out repairs on site for customers could thus access previous repair orders from anywhere via tablet or smartphone. Relevant information, such as past device analysis reports, would be available while on the road and would help the employees on site to complete repairs even faster.
Jura is a customer of DocTech, an Authorised DocuWare Partner in the United Kingdom.
