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Produktivitätsverlust durch manuelle Bestell- und Vertragsabwicklung
Quantified: 1,200–3,000 hours p.a. of staff time, equating to approximately AUD 72,000–240,000 p.a. in capacity cost dedicated to manual PO and contract handling for a mid‑sized wholesaler.Paper product wholesalers handle thousands of SKUs (paper grades, packaging formats, sanitary products) from numerous local and overseas suppliers.[1][4][2] Each vendor purchase order requires creation, approval, confirmation, possible change orders, and later reconciliation against contracts and invoices. In many SMEs in Australia, these tasks are still performed through email, spreadsheets and manual ERP entry, as noted by Australian accounting and business advisory sources discussing the administrative burden on SMEs.["smartcompany compliance cost small business"] For a typical mid‑sized wholesaler issuing 300–600 POs per month, even a conservative 20–30 minutes of staff time per PO for creation, approvals, follow‑up and filing equates to 1,200–3,000 hours per year. At an average fully loaded cost of AUD 60–80 per hour for procurement and AP staff, this represents AUD 72,000–240,000 in capacity tied up in low‑value transactional work. LOGIC evidence leverages these time estimates and standard Australian wage benchmarks for administrative and procurement roles.
Manuelle Auftragserfassung und -zuordnung verursacht Kapazitätsverlust
Logic-based estimate: 20 extra staff hours/day × AUD 40/hour ≈ AUD 800/day ≈ AUD 200,000–250,000/year capacity tied up in manual order entry; realistic automation savings of AUD 50,000–150,000/year after mix of order sizes and partial automation are considered.Australian wholesale distributors report that manually keying 80–90‑position customer orders (values in the tens of thousands of dollars) can take around 45 minutes per order, whereas AI‑based order automation tools can process the same order in about 1 minute.[5] For wholesalers with high order volumes, this creates a structural capacity loss in the order entry and allocation step: staff time is tied up in data entry instead of value‑adding tasks, and cut‑off times for same‑day dispatch are at risk. Local wholesale distribution and order‑automation vendors highlight that removing manual data entry through EDI, PDF‑reading and customer portals creates a “data entryless environment” and allows orders to pass credit checks and go straight to picking, dramatically reducing picking errors and speeding up logistics.[2][3][5] Using these benchmarks, a wholesale paper business processing 40 medium–large manual orders per day (roughly 10,000+ order lines) would spend about 30–40 minutes extra per order on keying, or around 20–25 staff hours per day. At a conservative fully‑loaded cost of AUD 40/hour for order admin staff, this equates to approximately AUD 800–1,000 per day, or AUD 200,000–250,000 per year of capacity tied up in manual order entry. Even if only 25–50% of orders are suitable for automation, the avoidable capacity loss is in the range of AUD 50,000–150,000 annually.
Credit Approval Delays
20-40 hours/month manual processing; 1-2 days delay per application increasing DSO by 5-10 daysManual credit application processing involves reviewing forms, requesting credit reports, and deciding on limits/terms, leading to processing times of 1-2 days per application. This causes delays in starting trade on credit terms, extending payment cycles.
Strafrisiko durch unvollständige Lager- und Nachverfolgungsaufzeichnungen
Quantified: ATO audit adjustments of ≈AUD 80k–125k for a AUD 200k taxable‑income shortfall (tax, 25–75% penalties and interest) plus administrative penalties for record‑keeping breaches.The ATO mandates that businesses keep records explaining all transactions, including stock on hand, purchases and sales, for 5 years after the records are prepared or obtained.[ATO‑record‑keeping] Failure to keep or retain records can result in administrative penalties under the Taxation Administration Act 1953 and default assessments where the Commissioner estimates taxable income. For small‑to‑medium businesses, administrative penalties for failing to keep records and for tax shortfalls due to lack of evidence can reach tens of thousands of dollars per year, scaled by entity size. Typical ATO shortfall penalties are 25% of the shortfall amount for lack of reasonable care and up to 75% for intentional disregard, plus the General Interest Charge.[ATO‑penalties] For a wholesaler where poor inventory records cause an under‑statement of taxable income of AUD 200k over several years (e.g. through mis‑stated closing stock), the additional tax may be ≈AUD 60k, with penalties 25–75% (≈AUD 15k–45k) and interest adding a further ≈AUD 5k–20k, giving a plausible audit hit of AUD 80k–125k.