SGAIM. July 2011. Although it may seem surprising, 54% of large companies do not have automated systems. This has been revealed in a recent study by IDC Research Iberia based on the 250 largest companies in Spain. The study places the level of technological maturity of large Spanish companies at 62.3%. For instance, only 33.8% of those responsible for Information Technology (IT) consider that information is accessible in real time to those who make the decisions. The percentage rises to 51.7% for those responsible for the business side.

Furthermore, only 47.7% of those responsible for IT consider that there is a correct level of automation in line with the activity’s requirements. Those responsible for the business side are slightly more optimistic, but they only raise the percentage to a mere 58.3%. On the other hand, 47.7% of those responsible for IT consider that between 20 and 40% of the processes have inefficient support. Those responsible for the business side are more critical, and raise the percentage to 60%.

“This data reveals that the margin to improve company efficiency is very large”, highlights Alejandro Fernández-Cardellach, Managing Director of SGAIM. And that represents a huge capacity for cutting costs, something which, according to the study, is a concern for 72.3% of those responsible for IT and 48.3% of those responsible for the business side. “Our scanning and information capturing service leads to important cost savings, the speeding up of processes and a much more efficient flow of information”, concludes Fernández-Cardellach.