How much money is leaking through invisible gaps in your business?
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Discover hidden financial leaks in your company and read how our ERP solutions help eliminate these losses.
Discover hidden financial leaks in your company and read how our ERP solutions help eliminate these losses.
Are you doing everything you can for your company's success, but feel the results don’t match the effort?
It’s like pressing the gas, but the company’s engine still has the handbrake on. Maybe you belong to companies whose revenue is growing, but net profit stagnates. Your employees are buried in manually retyping data that a computer could handle in seconds. It’s an expensive luxury – you pay skilled people to spend time on administration instead of earning money for the company. The problem isn’t the people, it’s the invisible gaps. Manual data entry and disconnected systems create hidden costs that you won’t see on any invoice, yet they cost you real money every day.
Our goal is to help you identify these gaps and find an effective “patch.” In this context, a modern ERP system acts like a sealant that closes the holes and gives you control over every euro. Instead of firefighting, you gain space and quality data for decisions that truly drive your company forward.
Where is the money actually going?
Most companies feel like things are somehow working. But working “somehow” ≠ working efficiently. Global statistics show that losses from manual work are significant:
- Out of every 10 euros earned, 2 to 3 euros are lost due to inefficiency. According to IDC analysis, companies on average lose 20 % to 30 % of annual revenue due to poor processes.
- A quarter of employees' workday goes to waste. As Asana surveys show, the average employee spends up to 26 % of their time on non-value-added activities (searching for information, retyping data, etc.).
- Manual invoices cost the company at least 4× more. According to Ardent Partners research, manually processing one invoice costs the average company about €12–13, while highly automated processes reduce the cost per invoice to under €3, highlighting the significant savings potential of digitalization.
- Errors become dramatically more expensive over time. According to the 1–10–100 rule, fixing an error immediately after it occurs costs €1, fixing it during an internal process may cost €10, and if the error reaches the customer, the cost of correction and reputational damage can reach €100. (Source: Six Sigma)
Discover the weak spots through which your company resources are leaking
Where are you wasting in practice?
Hidden losses arise where there is no good system, or where the current software can no longer keep up with the pace of the company (or worse – the pace of the times). Below we have identified 5 gaps through which company money most often leaks. In other words… your money.
- Isolated departments (Everyone does their own thing) – When warehouse, sales, and accounting departments use separate spreadsheets that aren’t connected, information gets lost. Your employees then spend hours calling, writing, and clarifying data that could be available at the click of a button.
- Digital “manual work” – More than 80 % of companies struggle with their systems not communicating. Employees are forced to constantly copy or manually retype data from emails into inventory systems and from there into invoices. Each retyping is a unique chance to make an error that will cost money.
- Process bottlenecks – Sometimes the whole company waits for one person to approve something or for someone else to manually process paper documents. Such delays are not the fault of people but of outdated procedures that slow down deliveries and invoicing.
- Unnecessary steps and duplication – Do you sometimes do the same work twice in two different systems? Every unnecessary move, every search for a lost document, and every correction of the same typo drains your net profit.
- Deciding by gut feeling – Without real-time data, reports are seen only when it’s too late. Making purchasing or investment decisions “blindly” is the most expensive luxury a company can afford.
Save company resources with a quality ERP system
Many fear ERP is expensive. The truth is, the most expensive thing is inaction. Every additional month without a functional system throws money “out the window,” even if it isn’t visible on any invoice.
Change can sometimes hurt. Modernizing a system is not a matter of a few days. But if you want a stable company in an unstable environment, you need to step out of your comfort zone. This is where a solution for companies of all sizes comes in:
- QASIDA ERP is a system for larger and more complex operations that need to connect all departments (warehouse, production, finance) into one living entity.
- QASIDA Start is a system designed for smaller companies and is available in three packages:
- Accountant: Complete accounting, assets, and bank integrations for smaller teams.
- Standard: Includes warehouse management, Balíkobot, and automated workflows.
- Complete: Full package including payroll, HR, and WooCommerce e-shop integration.
With these packages, you pay only for what you currently need. If your company grows, you don’t need to change the system. Simply upgrade to a higher package. A good ERP system provides an overview, current and reliable data at all times, and eliminates errors. This allows you to make informed decisions and reduce mistakes. It doesn’t mean your company will suddenly grow by 200 %, it means you stop voluntarily losing money and lay the groundwork for more efficient growth.
Is this your case too?
Do you want to move your company forward, simplify and optimize processes, or prevent unwanted financial leaks? Don’t know where to start? Contact us at info@assecosol.com. We will gladly discuss options and propose a tailor-made solution.