Fisher Scientific UK - Electronic Invoicing

Electronic Invoicing

Electronic billing is the electronic transmission of an electronic formatted invoice from supplier to customer, eliminating the need for sending and receiving paper invoices. This allows a buyer the opportunity to re-engineer their document management and Accounts Payable functions.

Fisher Scientific UK Ltd is able to deliver bills electronically. There is a range of electronic billing solutions to help you to satisfy your business requirements. The electronic invoice is at the tail end of the same procurement process as the order, and so needs to be reconciled with that purchasing methodology. Therefore the type of invoice will depend on your chosen ordering route.

Ordering method using the Fisher Scientific web catalogue
Without an individual purchase order on your system	With a purchasing card	The Bank that issued the card sends the VAT bill to you. Fisher Scientific UK Ltd stream line item detail to the banks electronically. Ask your bank how they can furnish you with your bills in an electronic format.
Without an individual purchase order on your system	Call off on account, using added classification fields like GL codes	Individual bills can be emailed in HTML (viewable form) to link in with your workflow authorisation route. Integration files can also be sent for links to your AP system
Fisher Scientific Web Catalogue, using ERP punchout so individual purchase orders exist on your system.	ERP Punchout and marketplace punchout	XML invoices sent from Fisher Scientific to you directly. Electronic bills in any format can be sent to you via Open Business Exchange who will bespoke the format to your exact specification.
Marketplace	Hosted catalogues	Electronic bills in any format can be sent to you via Open Business Exchange who will bespoke the format to your specification.

E-billing delivery method The invoices can be :

Emailed (HTML) via OB10
Down loaded from the web (OB10)
Pushed to your system (XML)

E-billing format optionsThey can be in a:

Format that can be read on the screen (HTML)
File for integrating into your system

Integration file options:

XML from Fisher Scientific UK Ltd
In any format you require via OB10

We deliver all of these solutions either directly or through Open Business Exchange.

	Advantages	Disadvantages	Best Suits
XML	Lowest transactional cost Highest level of integration i.e. all of the procurement process	One to one integration and implementation One: one VAT sign off Limited format	High volumes of transaction Preferred supplier relationships. Piloting a processes
OB10	One to many Single implementation for all suppliers Join a community of enabled traders Any format possible Satisfies legal and fiscal regulations in respect of VAT	Modest transaction costs	Any volume Leveraging a re-engineered process

For more information on electronic invoicing, please email interact@fisher.co.uk

XML Invoicing
Open Business Exchange