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Minimizing the Post-Automation Performance Dip
Most AP automation business cases promise savings in year one. IOFM's Summer 2026 benchmarking data, drawn from more than 200 AP teams, shows something different: performance usually gets worse before it gets better.
Invoices per FTE falls, cost-per-invoice climbs and exception rates appear to triple. None of this means the implementation failed. It means capability arrives first, visibility second, and cost savings last — a sequence most business cases never account for.
This white paper maps the post-automation dip stage by stage, with benchmarks for throughput, touchless rate, cycle time, and cost per invoice at every point of automation tenure. It also answers the question most AP leaders ask too late: At what volume does automation pay off?
Download this white paper to see where your team sits on the curve, and what to measure at six months, 12 months and 24 months after an automation implementation.
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Continuing Education Credits available:
Receive 1 CEU towards IOFM programs:
Receive 1 CEU towards maintaining any AR and O2C related program through IOFM! These programs are designed to establish standards for the profession and recognize accounts payable and procure-to-pay professionals who, by possessing related work experience and passing a comprehensive exam, have met stringent requirements for mastering the financial operations body of knowledge.
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