{"id":3015,"date":"2017-05-11T20:29:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T20:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peeriosity.com\/shared-services\/articles\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2022-09-06T22:24:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T22:24:52","slug":"driving-global-travel-card-process-standardization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peeriosity.com\/shared-services\/articles\/2017\/05\/driving-global-travel-card-process-standardization\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Global Travel Card Process Standardization"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As more companies transition to global designs for Shared Services, one of the most significant impacts is on the business travel process, where the majority of employees most impacted are typically either upper management or are otherwise directly involved in sales and marketing efforts.\u00a0\u00a0 As these employees shift from one region or business unit to another, having consistent processes for travel bookings and expense reimbursements is an important consideration.\u00a0 Yes, there is the impact of reducing expense report processing costs, but the greater benefit comes from making life easier for travelers so that they can focus on revenue-generating activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The good news is that with the move to global ERPs<\/a> and the use of sophisticated travel and expense management software (with Concur the most popular), more companies are able to successfully make the transition to a global design<\/a>.\u00a0 Yet with all of the success, smoothly making the transition has its challenges, with a number of barriers and obstacles to either overcome or, in the case of the country or local tax or legal regulations, to ensure you are in compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Company Experience<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

During a recent Peeriosity PeercastTM<\/sup>, a global manufacturing company with over $25B in annual revenue discussed their approach to implementing a global travel card<\/a>.\u00a0 Some of the key enterprise standards cited as important considerations include:<\/span><\/p>\n