The document discusses the benefits of electronic data interchange (EDI) for accounts payable processing. It states that EDI can save time by eliminating delays, reducing errors, and avoiding duplicate payments. It also allows staff to focus on more strategic tasks rather than data entry. Studies show that EDI can reduce invoice processing costs by 59% compared to manual processing. By increasing electronic invoices from 2% to 80%, on-time payments can increase by 7% while taking advantage of early payment discounts three times more.