City Express Hotels Mexico streamlines payments with GeneXus Flow
GeneXus enabled the technological development to be completed significantly faster compared to other development technologies.
The hotel chain specialized in the business hotel concept, City Express, will expand its offer with the construction of 22 new buildings over the course of one year. To achieve this, it developed a platform with GeneXus Flow in collaboration with Alpha Solutions, which will help streamline the management of payment processes for the company’s construction and renovation projects, with a user-friendly and robust interface.
For this reason, City Express’ IT department recognized the need to create more agile and user-friendly authorization flows that would reduce processing time and improve processes in the areas involved in the management, administration, construction, and development of the complexes.
Linda Espinosa Lechuga, Deputy Director of Application Development for Grupo City Express, stated: “For City Express, working on developing workflows that would guide us toward successful decision-making and achieving set goals was essential. In this sense, GeneXus allowed the technological development to be completed significantly faster compared to other development technologies. At the same time, by implementing our Payment Request Flow, we have been able to save daily on paper and ink for printing, as well as shipping costs, while also shortening authorization times for payment processes, thus streamlining operations.”
To carry out this process, payment receipts are attached, invoices are validated with the SAT, and then connected to the company’s accounting ERP. The payment is digitally authorized by each responsible party, allowing team members to track the status of any payment and take corrective action when necessary.
Due to the success of the initial development with GeneXus, the company is now working on two additional projects with the goal of continuing to streamline processes in a fast and efficient manner:
. The first, Capital Expenditures, will focus on managing budget authorizations for purchase requests.
. The second, Executive Report, will track payments for hotel construction projects within the chain.
“Our mission was to develop a tool that consolidated all the needs involved in construction and renovation processes for the properties. That’s why we proposed to City Express to work with the GeneXus Flow platform, which favors process integration and provides a practical and user-friendly experience,” said Iván Duarte, Commercial Director at Alpha Solutions.
For this reason, City Express’ IT department recognized the need to create more agile and user-friendly authorization flows that would reduce processing time and improve processes in the areas involved in the management, administration, construction, and development of the complexes.
Linda Espinosa Lechuga, Deputy Director of Application Development for Grupo City Express, stated: “For City Express, working on developing workflows that would guide us toward successful decision-making and achieving set goals was essential. In this sense, GeneXus allowed the technological development to be completed significantly faster compared to other development technologies. At the same time, by implementing our Payment Request Flow, we have been able to save daily on paper and ink for printing, as well as shipping costs, while also shortening authorization times for payment processes, thus streamlining operations.”
To carry out this process, payment receipts are attached, invoices are validated with the SAT, and then connected to the company’s accounting ERP. The payment is digitally authorized by each responsible party, allowing team members to track the status of any payment and take corrective action when necessary.
Due to the success of the initial development with GeneXus, the company is now working on two additional projects with the goal of continuing to streamline processes in a fast and efficient manner:
. The first, Capital Expenditures, will focus on managing budget authorizations for purchase requests.
. The second, Executive Report, will track payments for hotel construction projects within the chain.
“Our mission was to develop a tool that consolidated all the needs involved in construction and renovation processes for the properties. That’s why we proposed to City Express to work with the GeneXus Flow platform, which favors process integration and provides a practical and user-friendly experience,” said Iván Duarte, Commercial Director at Alpha Solutions.