SOLUTION

Convenience Stores
- Utility Bill Payment Processing System

Improve the efficiency of utility payment processing using with a business system that utilizes an image workflow system.

POINT.01: Business automation and cost reduction through imaging and OCR

POINT.02: Reduction of logistics costs and time required to search for forms through the use of images

POINT.03: Elimination of the need for skilled users by utilizing image workflow

Solution Overview

With over 50,000 stores in Japan, convenience stores are an indispensable part of people's lives and offer a wide range of services.
The main services include parcel delivery, storage service, photocopying, gift services, ATMs, postcards, and stamps.
Although each of these services has been systematized and made paperless, paper processing still occurs.
Primagest utilizes the high-speed scanner ImageValue for various application forms and utility bill payment slips generated at stores to reduce the paperwork load and cut costs.
・We provide a barcode reading system using a high-speed scanner for utility bill payment slips.
・We improve delivery route efficiency by using the high-speed scanner to capture other operations (e.g., gifts, postcards, etc.)
・We can also handle the sorting and checking of event tickets and receipts at the head office.

We solve these challenges

Before: A lot of manpower is required to classify and check various forms

After: Automation of operations through the use of imaging and OCR reduces costs

Before: It takes time to retrieve the original documents and forms in response to inquiries

After: Reduction of logistics costs and shortening of time required to retrieve forms by using images

Before: Unable to equalize operations due to increase in workload caused by new store openings, etc., with additional staff

After: Utilization of outsourcing to improve efficiency of non-core operations and to reduce costs

Solution Details

Feature 1

Our image technology is used to improve the efficiency of your business. We acquire images of various forms, perform OCR processing, and after automatic assessment by the system, the customer corrects only those forms that require human intervention.

Contents	Current business contents	Business after system utilization
Utility Charge Payment Slip	After collection of original vouchers, count the number of documents and read barcode by manually. Need many number of labors	Recognize barcode information with automatically. Except abnormal voucher(Without POS reading)
Registration form of Gift	Check item number and quantity in the registration form by manually.	Unread form will be rejected and it can be re-check.

Feature 2

Delivery costs are reduced by consolidating different delivery routes for each business, such as those for payment slips and gifts. Furthermore, by combining outsourcing services, we can also improve the efficiency of the head office.

Feature 3

We outsource the various checks conducted at head offices to improve the efficiency of overall accounting operations.
By utilizing our high-speed scanner system, we are able to realize division of labor and automation/equalization of work. This allows for the equalization of business operations, thereby increasing the efficiency of ever-increasing administrative work and reducing costs.

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