Boosting AP Efficiency in Outdoor Design: How Dost Empowered IASO’s Financial Operations

IASO is a company specialised in designing elegant, functional, and efficient outdoor solutions. As their operations grew, so did the complexity of their financial workflows. The team was bogged down by manual processes and custom, non-standardised orders that made accurate cost allocation and efficient approvals difficult.

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The challenge: Handling custom orders and manual finance tasks

Their finance team faced several key issues:

• Difficulty managing non-standard orders: Custom projects required special handling, which their systems couldn’t support efficiently.
  
• Uncertainty around NAVISION's flexibility: Doubts about whether their ERP could adapt to evolving needs slowed digital transformation.
  
• Unclear validation processes: Approval flows were ambiguous, increasing the risk of delays and errors.
  
• Incorrect cost centre allocation: Manual input led to frequent misassignments of cost centres.
  
• Low traceability and control: A lack of visibility into invoice status hampered process oversight.
  
• Manual, error-prone processes: Repetition led to fatigue, mistakes, and wasted time.
  
  

The solution: Dost’s AI-powered accounts payable automation

IASO partnered with Dost to streamline their invoice processing and gain full control over cost allocation and approval workflows. Dost’s AI-driven solution proved to be the ideal fit for their highly customisable, design-focused operations.

• ERP Integration with NAVISION: Despite initial concerns, Dost was successfully integrated with IASO’s existing system, proving its ability to adapt to even the most rigid ERPs.
  
• Advanced Reconciliation: Dost’s multiple levels of reconciliation ensured that even highly customised order data was validated and processed accurately.
• Flexible & Adapted Approval Flows: Dost enabled IASO to establish clear, tailored workflows for document execution and validation, bringing much-needed control and traceability.

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The results: A transformational improvement

The impact of Dost’s automation on IASO’s financial operations was immediate and measurable:

📌 Correct and automated cost allocation, ensuring accuracy across all installations.

📌 100% workflow automation, removing the need for manual intervention.

📌 2.2 minutes total invoice processing time, massively increasing operational efficiency.

📌 90% time savings, freeing the finance team from repetitive, low-value tasks.

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Why Dost is the best fit for custom design and manufacturing companies

IASO’s success story highlights how Dost can adapt to even the most complex and tailored workflows. Whether it’s integrating with legacy ERPs or ensuring accurate cost tracking for custom installations, Dost delivers value by:

• AI-Driven Extraction & Precision: Minimising human errors and boosting accuracy.
  
• ERP Flexibility: Proving compatibility with platforms like NAVISION.
  
• Process Clarity: Establishing well-defined and traceable workflows.
  
• Time Savings: Reducing processing times to a minimum.
  
• Scalable Workflows: Adapting to growing volumes and business complexity.
  
• Reliable Cost Allocation: Ensuring costs are assigned precisely, even for unique projects.

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Conclusion: Building smarter financial operations with Dost

IASO’s partnership with Dost transformed their financial department into a future-ready, data-driven operation. By automating their accounts payable with Dost, they gained full visibility, eliminated errors, and cut processing times by 90%.

For companies handling custom orders, complex validations, and ERP limitations, Dost offers a flexible and scalable automation solution that delivers real results.

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