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Spain leads Europe in workplace productivity; UK and Ireland lag the lowest figure surveyed. France( 22 %) and Germany( 27 %) also see outdated technology as a key barrier to productivity, according to business leaders.
Employees across Europe are calling for better tools, with 40 % desiring improved document management software, 37 % communication and collaboration tools and 36 % automation software to boost their productivity. The findings suggest a strong link between modern technology and workplace efficiency across the continent.
New research from Ricoh Europe reveals Spain as Europe’ s productivity leader, with 92 % of Spanish employees reporting high output and only 4 % feeling unproductive.
In contrast, the UK and Ireland rank lowest, with 9 % of employees considering themselves unproductive – over twice the rate in Spain.
The study of 7,000 workers and 1,800 decision-makers across Europe highlights the impact of workplace technology. Only 28 % of UK and Irish employees feel wellequipped technologically for collaboration,
Caroline Bright, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer of Ricoh Europe, said:“ The productivity gap across Europe should be a wake-up call for business leaders. When Spanish workers are more than twice as likely to be productive as their UK counterparts, we must ask ourselves why. Our research shows that equipping employees with the right technology is essential for unlocking their full potential and driving productivity.”
FC Bayern Munich teams up with Celonis as official process intelligence partner
Celonis, a global leader in Process Mining, and FC Bayern
Munich are now officially a team: Celonis is the worldrenowned football club’ s exclusive partner for process mining and process intelligence.
The partnership covers the men’ s and women’ s football teams as well as the club’ s basketball division. As a Gold Partner, Celonis also gains access to FC Bayern’ s partner network, which includes numerous globally leading companies.
FC Bayern plans to use Celonis’ process intelligence software to optimise operations across multiple departments, including HR and finance, merchandising, customer service and ticketing. The club can use Celonis to analyse ticketing workflows, avoid overstocking and stockouts of fan merchandise, or identify and eliminate inefficiencies in recruiting. Additionally, the Celonis platform enables companies to maximise the ROI from their AI investments by providing the data and context AI needs to deliver effective results.
“ We’ re excited to support FC Bayern as their official process intelligence partner in achieving operational excellence through process optimisation,” said Carsten Thoma, President and Board Director at Celonis.
He added:“ With our Process Intelligence platform, we are helping to maximise process efficiency throughout the club’ s operations, laying the foundations for continued international success on the pitch. At the same time, being part of FC Bayern’ s partner network opens up valuable opportunities for collaboration and synergy – making this a true win-win situation.”
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