What is a Business Process? Basics and Expense Reimbursement Example
SAP Concur blog explains that a business process is a set of activities that accomplish a specific business goal, using expense reimbursement as an example with steps: setting guidelines, employee tracking expenses, submitting claims, employer verification, and reimbursement. It also discusses the importance of business processes and benefits of software.
Impact and considerations
For finance and travel managers, understanding expense reimbursement processes helps identify automation opportunities to improve compliance and efficiency.
Key points
- A business process is a set of activities that accomplish a specific business goal.
- Expense reimbursement process includes: setting guidelines, employee tracking expenses, submitting claims, employer verification, and reimbursement.
- Business processes boost efficiency, raise awareness, introduce adaptive opportunities, and increase clientele and sales.
- Business process software can reduce time spent on tasks, save on payroll, make tasks easier, improve collaboration, and heighten organizational control.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 26 Sept 2023, 17:21
- Page published
- 12 Sept 2026, 00:47
- Last updated
- 26 Sept 2023, 17:21
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：What is Business Process (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 26 Sept 2023, 17:21