BACKGROUND For more than 120 years, thousands of homes and businesses around the country have relied on Potter Electric Signal’s security devices, state-of- the-art fire alarms and fire-sprinkler-system-monitoring products to keep their properties safe. Driven by the reputation of its products and service, Potter Electric has grown at an annual rate of 20 percent and expects to reach 30 to 35 percent growth by end of year. As a result, the company’s accounting department receives up to 3,000 supplier invoices a month. Once entered, the majority of the invoice processing was previously handled automatically by Potter’s Epicor ERP system. Still, there were some tasks that had to be completed manually — entering some invoice data and completing the three-way match between purchase or

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