SNAP 2.0Jim Symonds

Datawright Computer Services Ltd

Presentation to the National Sustainable Commissioning and Procurement Programme

(stakeholder group)

Agenda

• SNAP 2.0 • Overview• Benefits

• Datawright• Who we are• Partners

• Questions

SNAP 2.0• SNAP 2.0 – invoice processing workflow• Scan, Notify, Approve, Pay• Grainger plc 1,000,000+ pieces of paper saved• Carbon emissions reduced dramatically• Process time reduced by 85%• Full audit log• Full management dashboards

• “I think SNAP is great, fast and easy to use”- Andrew Cunningham, CEO Grainger plc.

SNAP 2.0

• Developed working very closely with users• Quick, simple, ergonomically efficient• Benefits from experience of SNAP 1• .NET• Scalable• Set-up and forget• Interface to any back-end system• Produces HTML within own application

SNAP 2.0

Economic benefits of SNAP 2.0

• Full auditability• Savings through efficiency• Prompt payment reduces costs• Payment progress costs• “aggrevation factor”• Prompt payment discounts

• Improved visibility – better basis for decisions• Faster accounts production

Social benefits of SNAP 2.0

• Improves cash flow for SMEs• Reduces uncertainty, allows greater focus on

the business• Removes a significant barrier to SME

involvement

Environmental benefits of SNAP 2.0

• Over 1 million pieces of paper saved at Grainger plc

• Carbon emissions reduced• Removed transportation of documents• Reduced unnecessary journeys of approvers

• Improved supplier relations allows accelerated involvement in sustainable agenda

Mobile devices

Security

• Uses Active Directory • SNAP integrates with your existing network security if you

have it, so you don’t have to remember yet another password

• Permissions based Security • Security is permissions based and it’s easy to control what

actions people can do, and the information they can see.

Datawright

• Established 1979• Still have our first customer 30 years on• 20+ customers for 20+ years• Privately owned

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Guarantees of quality

• ISO 9001:2000• ISO 14001• IiP• PRINCE2• IBM Partner• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner• ITIL v3• Chartered Director

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Are we any good?• “Lots of companies guarantee, Datawright delivers” – Grainger plc

• “Datawright has taken the time to get to know our business and understand how it works. They work with us not only in the development of our systems, but also in the development of our business. It’s like having your own software house” – ADM Pressings

• “I wish all help desks were as good as Datawright’s” – Fluid Transfer

Grainger plc

• Grainger plc is the UK's largest listed specialist residential landlord with approximately £2.1 billion of assets and £2.8bn of assets under management.

• The Group owns, acquires and trades regulated and market-let tenanted properties and has a substantial portfolio of home reversion properties. The Group also undertakes fund, property, and asset management and is also active in residential-led development.

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Who do we work for?Private sector customers include

• Grainger plc• Petrofac Facilities Management• Britannia Operator• Dubai Petroleum• Rolls Royce• Babcock Marine• BAE Systems• Skandiaverken

We have worked with

• Lancashire CC• Devon CC• Cornwall CC• South Northants CC• North Yorkshire CC• Shropshire CC• Norfolk CC• Hampshire CC

Areas where SNAP 2.0 can help • Large number of invoices• Multi-site• Complex authorisation• Audit requirements• Paperwork reduction requirement• Invoice payment targets• Need for accurate accruals• Expensive resources tied up• Suppliers chasing payments• Need to control cash flow

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Contact us

www.snapsystems.co.uk

www.datawright.com

• Jim Symonds