To Fuel Productivity, Focus on the System, Not the Employee
A SAP Concur blog post highlights that unproductive employees could cost companies between $228 million and $355 million annually. It argues that meaningful productivity gains come from organizational systems and tools, not individual efforts. Digitization, automation, and integration are key: ExpenseIt automates receipt capture, Concur Request streamlines approvals, and Verify automates audits. Integrated solutions help break data silos and improve overall efficiency.
Impact and considerations
Direct implications for corporate travel and expense management: optimizing processes through digitization and automation can reduce costs and boost employee productivity.
Key points
- Unproductive employees could cost companies between $228 million and $355 million annually.
- Productivity gains should focus on organizational systems and tools, not individuals.
- Digitizing receipts reduces loss risk and speeds up expense reporting.
- Automating approvals and audits reduces workload and improves compliance.
- Integrated solutions help break data silos and improve management efficiency.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 5 Aug 2024, 17:28
- Page published
- 14 Aug 2026, 08:14
- Last updated
- 5 Aug 2024, 17:28
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：To Fuel Productivity, Focus on the System, Not the Employee (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 5 Aug 2024, 17:28