Deal to standardise e-invoicing processes on b-process’ billManager™ platform across 20 countries worldwide

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B-PROCESS AND ACCENTURE SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES (ASCS)
ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Deal to standardise e-invoicing processes on b-process’ billManager™ platform
across 20 countries worldwide
October 30th, 2008: today b-process announced a strategic agreement with Accenture Supply
Chain Services (ASCS) to standardise ASCS’ electronic invoicing services across the globe.
b-process’ electronic invoicing platform, billManager™, was selected following the completion of a
rigorous tender process by ASCS, designed to select a platform and support capable of providing
tax-compliant e-invoicing services across the globe which is also tailored to meet country specific
legal requirement.
Currently supporting over 1,000 clients in Europe including American Express, the leading global
payments, travel company, Eurocopter, leader in civil or military helicopters transport, Aoste
Group, France’s leading meat wholesaler, and Crown, leading supplier of packaging products,
b-process is Europe’s largest e-invoicing provider.
b-process’ billManager™ is an ASP platform for electronic invoicing and payments offering tax
compliant e-invoicing designed for companies managing a large number of invoices in emission
and/or reception mode. The solution offers companies an integrated e-invoicing service covering
legal and fiscal compliance, data traceability, invoicing and trade process optimisation, payment
and electronic finance.
billManager™ quickly and effectively handles invoices from emission to payment, thus reducing
costs traditionally associated with the handling of invoices (generation, delivery, routing, reception,
follow-up, accounting treatment, follow up, query handling, archiving,...) by up to 60%.
billManager™ modules can also integrate complementary functionalities such as invoice
reconciliation, dispute handling, legal archiving and online payments.
Roberto Garcia at ASCS, explains: “b-process was uniquely positioned to deliver a standard
e-invoicing platform to complement our electronic Supply Chain Services and generate efficiencies
across all stages of the invoicing process. b-process platform could comply the regulatory
environment of each of the countries in which we operate, allowing our clients to benefit from a full
and global electronic invoicing service.”
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2. Alexis Renard, b-process’ CEO, explains that billManager™, the b-process platform, is a global
and flexible solution: “The e-invoicing projects of large companies come up against two obstacles:
on the one hand, the installation and management of smaller counterparts and, on the other,
expansion beyond France. Our platform, billManager, is now considered as a global solution that
meets with the varying legal requirements as well as the practices and expectations distinctive to
each country.”
About b-process
b-process, is the operator of the largest European electronic invoicing network with over 20,000
interconnected companies, offering an externalized single point of access for the dematerialization
and processing of invoices. Its ASP platform provides an on demand, online service in European
countries in addition to North America. By covering all requirements in terms of access and
exchange of invoice data, b-process eases A/R and A/P management and improves traceability. Its
solutions adapt to the size and technological maturity of vendor and buyer companies as well as to
the volume of invoices sent or received. Beyond traditional EDI implementation, b-process'
leading-edge technologies have also allowed major corporations to quickly connect to their smaller
partners and exchange e-invoices with them. With a number one position supported by a sustained
growth in activity (65 million invoices processed through its platform in 2007), b-process has
already been selected by over 1,000 customers including Carrefour, American Express Europe,
Total, Suez, McDonald’s, Adecco, L’Oréal. More information: www.b-process.com
About Accenture Supply Chain Services
Accenture Supply Chain Services delivers measurable, metrics-driven improvements to clients’
bottom line through outsourcing. ASCS acts as a committed partner to its clients and enter long-
term relationships for increasing its clients’ supply chain efficiencies, introduce best practices and
drive operational excellence through access to best technology, people and process. ASCS
provides three levels of value-added outsourcing offerings: Supply Chain Business Process
Outsourcing, where ASCS takes on responsibility for co-managing specific supply chain processes
while clients focus on their core values, Supply Chain Performance Management and Supply
Chain Collaboration. The Supply Chain Collaboration offering provides a single, integrated
exchange and collaboration services platform to manage all data exchanges between
manufacturers and suppliers, including orders, forecasts, shipment notifications, goods receipts
and invoices. It enables a range of workflow replenishment models, including Traditional Order
Management, Collaborative Planning and Vendor Managed Inventory. More than a 1000
companies currently benefit from this offering.
More information: www.supplychainservices.accenture.com
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