Trends change constantly, which means that the way business is conducted needs to be flexible and versatile. That is why businesses choose to outsource their in-house tasks. ARDEM provides insight and awareness for business trends in the outsourcing industry from FAQs to tips for business growth.
Outsourcing is a fantastic way for businesses to improve efficiencies and performance. Business process outsourcing, or BPO, is the practice of contracting a specific work process or processes to an external service provider. Here at ARDEM Incorporated, we build the best outsourcing solutions by melding skilled people, effective processes, and innovative technologies. We work with businesses of all sizes, from independent consultants to large companies. Read More
In the Survey Workstream at ARDEM, we process a very large number of Surveys daily. These surveys are for multiple different clients and each survey content and format is different. The processing of surveys requires an excess of a hundred separate steps. Starting with sorting and separating of different surveys, file encryption and decryption, data capture of hundreds of fields, data quality audits, data tabulation, creation of presentation charts and ending with data delivery. As a result, businesses often find this process to be time consuming and inefficient. ARDEM utilizes bots for collecting and reporting data from surveys to help automate this process. Read More
ARDEM is excited to announce that we have been ranked by Clutch as a top company of IT and business services in the world! Read More
Data entry is an essential part of any business. When data is analyzed, it can provide valuable insight to help drive business initiatives. In order for data to be valuable, it must be accurate. Many businesses implement a manual data entry process but find that trying to balancing both data quality and consistency is a difficult task. Large volumes of data entry need to be organized and completed with quick cycle time in order to maintain its value and achieve accurate data entry. Since human error is one of the most common reasons for inaccurate data, how do businesses ensure the accuracy of their data entry tasks? Read More
The average accounts payable workflow is embroiled by a repetitive and time-consuming process. With an automated solution, it allows businesses to better utilize and allocate their resources to maximize business efficiency. Lack of visibility increases the risk of errors and lost invoices which further increases the cost to process an invoice. Accounts payable departments are pressured with the need for real-time data, shorter cycle times, and lower operational costs. So, what are the best practices to automate your accounts payable process? Read More
Organizations are taking the initiative to collect data on utility consumption in order to provide sustainability reports to help improve their impact on society. The majority of the large cities in the US have different benchmarking ordinances that require large commercial, industrial, and multi-family properties to report their benchmarking compliance statistics. One of the challenges that these organizations find is that there is a large manual effort required when collecting and organizing the data to analyze for utility bill data management. As a result, organizations are searching for more cost-effective solutions for utility consumption and sustainability reporting. Read More
Data entry is the most commonly implemented method of utility bill processing. However, traditional data entry methods are incredibly inefficient. While there have been improvements over time, many businesses are still inefficiently entering utility bills by hand. This slow and redundant process has a higher likelihood for errors and a slower cycle time increases the chance of late payments. With the rise in automation technology, businesses have been finding solutions to utilize technologies impacting utility bill processing. Read More
Cloud computing offers on-demand network access for a variety of different tools and resources providing businesses with increased flexibility and improved management. Businesses quickly find that an in-house IT management team becomes costly. Outsourcing companies can provide customized cloud service solutions based on the unique needs of a business whether it is just a server to view and upload documents or a fully outsourced process. Outsourcing cloud management enables the ability to provide technology solutions at a lower cost while also providing back-end IT support to meet all in-house business challenges. Read More
Seasonal businesses tend to find themselves looking for temporary employees due to the constant ebb and flow of productivity. In some cases, it can be difficult to predict the amount of needed resources which causes businesses to quickly hire and train temporary employees. As a result, many rely on the help of temp agencies and often overlook the hidden costs while retaining a high turnover rate. Outsourcing can help reduce employee turnover and offers the flexibility to bring in or reduce the number of resources to work in tandem with your business. Read More
Machine learning and artificial intelligence greatly increased the efficiency of businesses by automating various back-end processes. Using tools such as data capture and bots allows a larger volume of data to be extracted and verified to reduce the turnaround time. By utilizing a set of rules, it allows a more uniform and consistent set of data to be extracted. While these modern technologies such as RPA have been shown to increase efficiency, there are often variables that are overlooked which can easily lower accuracy and quality. Read More
