ICT and e-Business in the Pulp, Paper and Paper ... - empirica

Pulp, paper and paper products
Exhibit 3-20: Adoption of e-invoicing by sector
All 10 sectors
0 10 20 30 40
Send e-invoices (B2B)
19
22 Receive e-invoices
Food & beverages
Footw ear
Pulp & paper
ICT manufufacturing
Consumer electronics
Shipbuilding
Tourism
Telecommunications
12
16
17
25
25
19
25
27
26
20
22
26
22
24
35
34
Base (100%): Companies with internet access. N (for sector, EU-10) = 934. Weighting: by employment (figures
should be read as "enterprises comprising …% of employment in the sector". Questionnaire reference: D5
Source: e-Business W@tch (Survey 2006)
For this indicator, there is hardly a difference between micro, small and medium-sized
firms in the P&P industry. The large firms lead the development here (about 30% send
or receive e-invoices). This picture is confirmed in interviews and case studies (see
section 4.2).
When only looking at those companies that actually use e-invoicing, the average share
of e-invoices (measured as percentage of a company's total invoices sent or received) is
slightly lower in the P&P industry than on average in the 10 sectors. Companies that
practise e-invoicing report that about 13% of invoices sent are e-invoices, and about 9%
of invoices received (see Exhibit 3-21).
Exhibit 3-21: Share of e-invoices as % of total invoices
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Pulp & Paper
(EU-10)
All 10 sectors
(EU-10)
13
9
19
19
15
17
% of invoices sent
electronically
% of invoices received
electronically
% of turnover corresponding to
e-invoices
Base (100%): Companies sending/receiving e-invoices (without "don't know"). N (for sector, EU-10) = 149/161.
Questionnaire reference: D6, D7, D8
Source: e-Business W@tch (Survey 2006)
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