Apptricity Telecom Expense Management(TEM) is a suite of applications that automates the procurement, provisioning, inventory, invoice payment, asset tracking and reporting of all telecommunication products used in your company or government agency Telecom Expense Management (TEM) combines the following Apptricity applications to provide an integrated solution for managing telecommunication business expenses.
Purchase/Order Management
Catalog
Inventory Management
Asset Management
Invoice Management
Telecom Reporting/Analytics
Features
Permanent audit trail of transaction history
Rules-based workflow with customizable exceptions
Tracks and reports ownership, depreciation, and maintenance
Usage is tracked by employee, general ledger, and cost center through an advanced query and reporting feature
Benefits
Dramatic reduction in transaction processing costs
Significant productivity improvements
Instant visibility and increased control over all telecom usage
Apptricity goes a step further then just automating these business processes by generating analytical reports that describe how the telecommunication assets of the company are being utilized.
Using these analytics, you can make business decisions that can save your company thousands of dollars a year, for example:
Increasing cell phone usage contracts for employees that consistently go over their monthly plan allotment eliminates paying premiums charges for over contract minutes used
Decreasing cell phone usage contracts for employees that consistently do not use their monthly plan allotment saves on monthly contract charges for those cell phones
Eliminating cell phone lines that are no longer in use.
Eliminating fax lines that do not have sufficient traffic
Vendor Collaboration
Enhancing the automated procurement process, the Apptricity Supplier Connect module optimizes communication links with vendors and suppliers through a web-based interface for vendor collaboration. Vendors can generate advance shipping notifications and invoices from purchase orders through a web portal. Engaging vendors in the electronic purchasing process speeds up the procurement, fulfillment, and settlement processes.
Quick Re-assignment
When an employee with a company-issued cell phone leaves the company, the monthly contract must still be paid, even if the phone is not in use. With Telecom Expense Management, cell phones can easily and quickly be reassigned to another employee so you are not paying for cell phones that are not being used.
Automatic Monthly Payment
Monthly statements can be downloaded electronically and scheduled for payment automatically. If Telecom Expense Management is integrated with your company's accounts payable system, payment is automatic.