A report from Transalis: Frictionless business for the future
A report exploring how our clients have leveraged digital transformation and automation of processes for frictionless business.
What does the Frictionless Business report cover?
The report looks at how businesses are turning to automation, including EDI and eInvoicing, to run more efficiently as customer expectations and internal processes become more complex. It sets out three key areas where process automation helps organisations save time and reduce manual work, drawing on examples of retailers that have adopted automation to keep pace with changing demand.
Organisations are looking towards business automation to propel them into the future. Investment in technology to automate business process is expected to increase significantly in 2022.
This report explores how Transalis clients are leveraging the benefits of EDI, eInvoicing and the automation of processes to deliver savings in both time and money across the business.
Forrester Research has predicted that businesses will spend 3.3 billion euros on automation in 2022*
European retailers such as ASOS, Sephora and Zara are just a few high-profile examples of businesses adopting automation to meet the ever-changing customer needs and complex internal processes.
In our report we uncover 3 key areas where process automation is helping businesses. Download your copy to find out more.
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*Forrester Predictions 2022: https://www.forrester.com/predictions/europe-2022/
Frequently asked questions
- Why are businesses investing more in process automation?
Businesses are automating processes such as order and invoice handling to keep up with more complex internal operations and faster-changing customer demand than manual processes can handle. The report points to this as a wider market trend, with retailers across Europe adopting automation to stay competitive as expectations continue to shift.
- What kind of businesses is the Frictionless Business report aimed at?
It's aimed at organisations looking to understand how EDI, eInvoicing and wider process automation can reduce manual work and support more efficient operations. The report draws on how Transalis clients have used these technologies, alongside examples of retailers adopting automation more broadly, to illustrate the benefits available.
- What areas of the business can process automation help with?
The report identifies three key areas where automation delivers benefits, covering how time-consuming manual tasks can be reduced and how processes can run more consistently across a growing or changing business. The specific areas are set out in full within the downloadable report itself.
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