Process and Data-Oriented Approach for Bundling Corporate Reporting Duties to Public Authorities – A Case Study on the Example of Waste Management Reporting

Abstract

Abstract. Recent bureaucracy cost surveys identify the issue of high financial burdens on government authorities and businesses. These burdens are often caused by a large number of regulations. Therefore, the purpose of process bundling is to redesign Business-to-government processes in a way that eliminates redundant contacts, but still fulfils all reporting duties. The application of our bundling approach shows benefits by replacing similar reporting duties. One possibility to do so is to reuse available data on the business side for numerous duties. This research illustrates an approach for identifying opportunities for data reuse and thus to reduction of bureaucracy costs. The case study applies this approach for environmental reporting duties. After surveying reporting duties in Germany, similar reporting duties with overlaps concerning their content and process were selected. Finally, opportunities for data reuse were derived and implemented.

Bundling Processes Between Private and Public Organizations

“…fiscal authorities, notary, land registry, bankruptcy court, etc.) (Sharafi, et al, 2010). The integration or interlinking of these processes by means of a process bundle would alter or redirect information flows without changing any of their actual content.…”

“…Today, the waste disposal sector in Germany comprises more than 160,000 employees as well as a turnover of about 40 billion Euro (Sharafi, et al, 2010). Since the year 2000, the quantity of dangerous waste has risen from 15 to 20 million tons a year.…”

“…Through a detailed consideration of each duty regarding corresponding bureaucracy, it is possible to allocate specific costs to 177 reporting duties. In total, these processes cause bureaucracy costs of 176.9 million Euro (Sharafi, et al, 2010), demonstrating the relevance of achieving and measuring cost reductions. After a brief explanation of 3 processes analyzed in our case study, the applied Process Analysis explores the listed processes in more detail.…”

“…Specifically, in 2008, the Federal Statistical Office in Germany identified 9,324 reporting duties between businesses and governmental institutions in Germany. Bureaucratic expenses for reporting duties on part of the German economy total approximately 47.6 billion Euros annually (Sharafi, Wolf, & Krcmar, 2010). While 22.5 billion Euros are accounted for by national legislation, 25.1 billion Euros are spent to fulfill EU-and international regulations.…”

Toward a Formal Approach to Process Bundling in Public Administrations

“…Throughout this award process the bank needs to maintain contacts with numerous public institutions which do not necessarily have a technically supported infrastructure and are often dependent on manual labor (i.e., fiscal authorities, notary, land registry, bankruptcy court, etc.) [13] [14]. The bundling of these activities through technical interlinking would result in the uninterrupted and efficient execution of the loan award process.…”