»Using the SAPERION workflow and an automated signature solution is an important prerequisite for project success.«

Michael Baumeyer, Demand Manager, Trading Information Systems Development, RWE Trading GmbH
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Energy Suppliers and Waste Disposal Companies

This sophisticated IT platform enables you to meet the challenges posed by deregulation. More efficient processing improves customer satisfaction.

Software products and IT solutions for power authorities

  • Accelerate multiple document processing
  • Allow intelligent access to all data - even between companies
  • Keep information confidential at all times
  • Make invoice processing more efficient while requiring fewer resources
  • Increase workflow productivity in all technical and managerial departments
  • Decrease costs in the long run as a result of quality improvements 

Energy Suppliers and Waste Disposal Companies

The challenge

Market deregulation, intensified cost pressure and the need for improved customer-orientation

In order to meet these and other challenges imposed by your industry SAPERION provides the right tool: its centrally managed IT solution.

SAPERION offers a user-friendly, uniform system platform for long-term storage and archiving of all structured and unstructured corporate information - a high-performance solution capable of processing more than 30,000 pages per minute.

The entire product range is designed to support your workflows in flexible and helpful ways.

Power authorities are no longer restricted...

...by traditional optimization boundaries.

As a result, companies are able to stay competitive despite market deregulation and regulatory cost objectives. Current applications (e.g. SAP, MOSS, MS Office, CAD) are extended by important features with these considerations in mind.

Standard interfaces to all important systems ensure excellent integration capability and make SAPERION an indispenable add-on for your IT system.

Saperion supports your compliance requirements

Compliance requirements, as with contracts, for example, are automatically adhered to. This is accomplished by archiving all documents in a revision-proof way and by protecting sensitive data against unauthorized access - and of course against data loss.

Energy Suppliers and Waste Disposal Companies

Processes and knowledge management

Your benefits

SAPERION helps you protect important competitive advantages because it enables your company to instantly access and process all information (even unstructured information) and the resulting workflows.

How does it work?

A complete solution suite is responsible for digitizing all document-based processes and for providing any required support. Document forwarding has become an important part of corporate processes. An incoming document determines which process needs to be initiated. Selective access authorization ensures that all documents are handled in a confidential way.

Smart, efficient contract management

Your benefits

SAPERION optimizes the management and controll of your contracts. Undesirable and automatically generated contractual obligations are prevented.

How does it work?

Information forwarding is automatically managed and thus processes, which need to be handled manually (processing, verifying, releasing etc.), are optimized. Compliance requirements are adhered to without any additional efforts.

Compliance

Your benefits

SAPERION provides the optimal basis for legal compliance in every case.

How does it work?

Legal compliance is accomplished by sealing original documents. Furthermore, these documents are linked to digital signatures, comments and time stamps. Since these documents are stored in un-alterable formats, when they are reproduced, they still adhere to audit requirements.

Information provision throughout your company using Intranet

Your benefits

With an Intranet solution based on the SAPERION system, all staff members have instant access to relevant information (current regulations, manuals, "black lists", etc.). This function serves as a significant resource for improving production integrity.

How does it work?

Features such as authorization management, access documentation and version change storage allow information to be distributed throughout your company in a legally compliant and simpel way via Intranet.

Accelerated business processes

Your benefits

Business processes at power authorities that require a high number of documents and skills become shorter and are optimized

How does it work?

This improvement is accomplished by automating workflows according to predefined rules. Regardless of the incoming media, information is immediately assigned to a business transaction. Workflow rules automatically assign  priority and which staff handles which transaction. As a result, resources are optimized. Default tasks can be completely automated.

Efficient invoice processing

Your benefits

The efficiency of your financial department can be considerably increased using the SAPERION Inbound Suite, which automatically classifies incoming documents.

How does it work?

Data is extracted and receipts are captured in an automated and legally compliant manner. This lowers the cost of human resources in this area. The retained information can also be used for other processes within the highly integrated SAPERION platform.

Energy Suppliers and Waste Disposal Companies

Features & Benefits

 Features Your Benefits
All-in-One System The primary components - archiving, DMS, and workflow - are provided by one supplier. This minimizes administrative efforts, reduces training costs, and ensures similar levels of user experience.
Automatic renditions For the long-term storage of document types such as Word, Excel etc. which are usually non-permanent
Certified Quality Compliance with relevant standards of German law certified by an international auditing company (we are not allowed to publish its name)
Directory Integration Integration of the SAPERION user authentification into corporate structures and policies
Comprehensive authorization structure Flexible assignment of authorizations (especially important in highly regulated industries).
Flexible import interface Allows for automatic transfer of files or print files including Meta data while ensuring high flexibility and speed (keyword: batch processes)
High information throughput Proven for mass data management without major hardware requirements
Multi-platform system Easy implementation even into heterogeneous environments
Open interfaces Smooth integration into existing IT environments and processes
Signature, encryption etc. Protection against unauthorized access, simple integration of the electronic document exchange (e.g. in the accounting department)
Distributed data storage Rapid availability of documents at distributed sites - locally or worldwide
Web Gateway Integration of SAPERION functionalities into Web-based applications with the same look and feel
Workflow Automated routines include history, role models, escalations, substitutes and reminders
State-of-the-art multi-tier architecture Improved performance and scalability
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Energy Suppliers and Waste Disposal Companies

Casestudys

Partner Details
RWE Trading, one of the leading companies in energy trading in Europe, utilised paper forms to close deals between in-house departments and trading partners. However, these processes, including confirmations, reconfirmations, receipts and bills, needed to be electronically digitised. The best possible solution identified was to be a system combining SAPERION technology and AuthentiDate. There was little need for complex customising, as SAPERION already encompassed AuthentiDate signature modules and was fully able to handle the anticipated Workflow requirements. RWE Trading GmbH was established in 2000 and is the managing company within the RWE Group for all energy trading activities. With 650 employees RWE Trading operates trading floors in Essen, Rotterdam, London and Swindon and runs trading offices in Amsterdam, Madrid, Vienna and Warsaw.