Office Depot Chooses Atlas Products for European-Wide Supplier e-Invoicing Solution

Network-based supplier system will synchronise product catalogues, enable electronic invoicing and facilitate a fully automated purchasing cycle

MANCHESTER, England 14th October 2014

Atlas Products International, a HighJump Software Company, a leading provider of supply chain management software, announced today that Office Depot has selected the Atlas Products network-based supplier collaboration platform for its European vendor trading operations. Office Depot is a global provider of products, services and solutions for the workplace serving consumers through over 2,000 retail locations, e-commerce websites and a business-to-business sales channel.

The Atlas supplier enablement network provides Office Depot with an electronic platform for collaboration and commerce with over 4,000 suppliers of goods-for-resale products spanning eight countries and seven languages. The solution facilitates pricing synchronisation, electronic invoicing, and enablement of automated transactions through the entire purchase-to-pay process. The Atlas network supports European business-to-business standards, multiple currencies and value-added tax compliance. In addition to providing the network-based technology platform, Atlas Products are delivering supplier on-boarding and enablement programs.

โ€œWe are delighted that Office Depot has chosen the Atlas network to support its supplier collaboration program,โ€ said Michael Latimer, Vice President of Group Sales at Atlas Products International, a HighJump Software company. โ€œOur unique platform with error detection algorithms allows retailers like Office Depot to streamline direct-procurement processes and reduce unnecessary costs associated with inaccurate invoices, orders and product catalogues.โ€