K8 partners with Open ECX to further digitise supply chain

Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), the leading provider of business management solutions for the distribution, automotive and rental industries, is excited to announce that it has partnered with Open ECX to expand the K8 digital ecosystem.

Through this strategic partnership, K8 customers will gain access to the Open ECX Next Generation EDI platform, which is designed to optimise and further automate customer order importing and AP invoice management in the ‘Order to Cash’ and ‘Purchase to Payment’ processes within K8. In delivering this integrated solution into its flagship K8 business software, KCS will help its users facilitate fast, secure, and paperless transactions for smoother daily operations.

Open ECX’s cloud-hosted solutions ensure an accurate, secure, and completely digital order transaction for distributors and merchants, adding another strong pillar to the K8 digital eco-system. Through the sophisticated integration of K8 and Open ECX, we will deliver greater automation to key trading activities for our customers, significantly improving their processing speed and accuracy. This innovation reduces costs and enables our customers to redeploy resources within their business. As well as helping them further eliminate the unnecessary use of energy and paper, this brings them another step closer to a paperless office.

James Mitchell, KCS UK & Ireland Managing Director

Nathan Ollier, Open ECX CEO, further explains: ‘Entering into an official partnership with KCS allows us to build on the growing number of Open ECX and K8 users who already enjoy the power and flexibility of the two systems working together through seamless integration. Being able to offer our Next Generation Invoicing and Ordering solutions through the partnership will allow all K8 users to realise significant efficiency in the processing of documents in the P2P and O2C processes. With a proven history of processing documents with 100% accuracy in close to real time, Open ECX allows the customer to redistribute the focus of valuable resources away from manual tasks, enabling them to drive sustainable growth and efficiency while improving supplier relationships and customer experience.

Another key area of importance for KCS is how this integration not only streamlines operations but also supports environmental sustainability. ‘By reducing the need for paper-based processes ,’ James Mitchell highlights, ‘we’re helping our customers become more efficient and save money. Importantly, this also helps them reduce their carbon footprint, as CO2 is imperative for all businesses, just as it is for KCS globally. We like to make a difference by giving our customers the tools to reduce their CO2 emissions, and we firmly believe that sustainability and profitability do go hand-in-hand.’

Kerridge Commercial Systems provides innovative digital software solutions and services to its customers worldwide. In addition, KCS partners with best-in-class providers like Open ECX to help its customers enjoy the benefits of fully digitising their business operations – crucial in a world where skilled resources are at a premium.