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MANN Energie: Economic and Ecological Benefits
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
MANN Energie, a specialist for wood pellets and eco-electricity, was dealing with a significant amount of paper waste in their offices. This was not only consuming a lot of storage space and organizational effort but also contradicted the company's environmental philosophy. They were looking for a solution to restructure their business processes, save space, staff time, and make a choice for environmental sustainability. They needed a document management system (DMS) that could handle the types of documents and information generated daily by the company electronically. They aimed to significantly reduce processing times, especially for their paper-based workflows.
About The Customer
MANN Energie GmbH & Co. KG is a company based in Langenbach, Germany, that specializes in providing wood pellets for heating purposes and eco-electricity. They build pellet filling stations and offer engineering support to plan, implement, and maintain individual heating systems using wood pellets. The company is environmentally conscious and aims to provide greener sources of electricity. They have a significant annual volume of over 10,000 multi-page documents, which they wanted to manage electronically to save paper and align with their environmental philosophy.
The Solution
MANN Energie chose DocuWare for its wide range of functions that would scale for maximum efficiency throughout the company. They created a central document pool for all their subsidiaries to access their annual volume of 10,000+ (typically multi-page) documents. Individual software modules were implemented gradually by the DocuWare Partner, without interrupting daily operation. DocuWare was seamlessly integrated into Outlook, their accounting system, and their Merkator ERP system. All outgoing documents generated with their own business software are now automatically archived with other related documents. Stored documents like AP/AR invoices, measurement records, contracts, and email traffic can all be incorporated into their document workflows.
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