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【Survey of Sales and Procurement Management Practices】Approximately 70% of invoices are paper or PDF, while less than 20% are digitized; the biggest barrier to going paperless is “reviewing business processes,” cited by 37.0%

The company published the results of a survey of 100 people responsible for sales and purchasing operations, revealing the status of invoice digitization, barriers to going paperless, and expectations for the use of AI. It also introduced its own cloud-based sales management services and other offerings.

Worth reading
44Recurring
0–100. This measures how worthwhile something is to read, not how good or bad the company is.
Direction
Neutral
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
68
% (invoices sent by postal mail on paper or as PDF email attachments)
Wording
Definitive
How definitive the wording is.

Announced details

PCA ArchPCA Arch Sales ManagementPCA Hub Transaction DetailsPCA Hub
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)
Wholesale tradeManufacturingConstruction BusinessSales ManagementPurchasing and inventory managementDigitization of invoices and delivery notes
What the company reported numerically
Quantitative Effects

68.0% of invoices are sent by postal mail on paper or as PDF email attachments

19.0% use electronic invoice delivery services

37.0% cite the difficulty of reviewing paper-based operations and business processes

Location (as indicated in this announcement)

PCA Building, 1-2-21 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.

Source (materials cited by the company)

Survey of sales and purchasing management practices conducted by PCA CORPORATION. An internet survey conducted as part of “Risapī®,” a research marketing project provided by IDEATECH.

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredPCA Arch, PCA Arch Sales Management, PCA Hub Transaction Details, PCA Hub
Applicable areaWholesale trade, Manufacturing, Construction Business, Sales Management, Purchasing and inventory management, Digitization of invoices and delivery notes
LocationPCA Building, 1-2-21 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Quantitative Effects68.0% of invoices are sent by postal mail on paper or as PDF email attachments, 19.0% use electronic invoice delivery services, 37.0% cite the difficulty of reviewing paper-based operations and business processes
SourceSurvey of sales and purchasing management practices conducted by PCA CORPORATION. An internet survey conducted as part of “Risapī®,” a research marketing project provided by IDEATECH.
Items this document does not state (13)
CounterpartyCounterparty overviewRelationship with the CompanyContract ValueOffering priceContract DateLaunch dateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyRegistration number and expiry dateLocation scaleUsage historyImpact on Business Performance

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The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

To understand the actual conditions faced by people responsible for sales and purchasing operations in the wholesale, manufacturing, and construction industries, and to identify the gap between their willingness to adopt digital technologies and on-site constraints.

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【Survey of Sales and Procurement Management Practices】Approximately 70% of invoices are paper or PDF, while less than 20% are digitized; the biggest barrier to going paperless is “reviewing business processes,” cited by 37.0% | PCA CORPORATION (9629) timely disclosure | Komori