CIPI decided to implement the PAS project because of its inefficiencies in the current accounts payable process. This was due to the accounts payable process which was a part of the total quality management (TQM) set forth by CIPI. Their current accounts payable process was heavily dependent resulting in labor intensive work. This created an issue because the companies’ invoice was being paid late, far beyond after receiving products from CIPI’s vendors. This had a rippling effect on its vendors. The slow response to payment was a burden to vendors and contributed to cash flow problems or even bankruptcy for them.
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Brown, Carol V. Managing Information Technology. Upper Saddle