Maximizing Visibility of Low-Level and Travel Spend
SAP Concur discusses how digital tools can increase visibility into employee-initiated spend, including travel and tail spend. Tail spend typically refers to the bottom 20% of a company's spend that is not actively managed and involves many suppliers. By automating receipt capture and tracking across payment channels, companies can more accurately record and forecast committed spend, achieving cost savings and compliance.
Impact and considerations
For finance and procurement, increased visibility into employee-initiated spend improves cash flow forecasting, supplier negotiations, and compliance-driven cost control, reducing waste and fraud.
Key points
- Tail spend accounts for 20% of total spend but involves 80% of suppliers.
- Travel and tail spend are largely employee-controlled, constituting employee-initiated spend.
- Automated receipt capture and tracking across payment channels create a complete map of committed spend.
- Using corporate cards and P-cards provides earlier visibility into spend for forecasting and accruals.
- Machine learning automates expense categorization, reducing manual data entry.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
- Page published
- 15 Aug 2026, 08:33
- Last updated
- 29 Jun 2022, 19:47
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：How to Maximize Visibility of Low Level and Travel Spend (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 29 Jun 2022, 19:47