E-ordering: your next step in the digitization process

Is your company ready for the mandatory implementation of e-invoicing? Or are you simply eager to know what is on the horizon? Here is the logical next step for you to take.

The EU is diligently preparing for a digital future for all businesses. The ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) directive to be adopted by all EU members by 2030 is sending a wave of digitization across the continent. While each country sets its own deadlines for these legal obligations (Belgium is has set 2026 for e-invoicing), many companies are still procrastinating when it comes to their implementation process. If you want to know more about what that means for your business, we recommend this blog.

However, the EU’s digitization efforts do not stop at e-invoicing. One of the next steps includes the implementation of e-ordering: the ability to process orders digitally. Those who have already taken their first steps on the Peppol platform will quickly discover its many advantages.

5 obvious benefits for your organization

Using Peppol, you can do much more than send and receive invoices digitally: it also makes your procurement process future-proof. For your company, this means:

• Transparency in the ordering process: all necessary documents are always available to employees, and all approval mechanisms, procedures and archived procedures are always available in one place.
• There is a big time and efficiency gain for the administrative staff.
• Employees enjoy a well-organized system that helps them simplify their administrative tasks. In addition, it helps them keep their budget management up-to-date and organized.
• Processes are sped up significantly, in part because approval processes can be run 24/7.
• Finally, e-ordering helps to greatly reduce any burden of error. Moreover, if an error does occur, it can be detected more quickly.

Good for you, even better for your partners

These benefits not only serve your organization, but a company’s suppliers and customers as well. Procedures can run faster and more smoothly, administrative processes are simplified for all parties and it is much easier to provide stakeholders with up-to-date, required documentation.

Contact an Arco expert to discuss the best options for your organization. Together, we will explore what steps your company needs to take to get started with e-ordering and how Arco Information can provide the necessary support.