eP AYABLE S (ePay) w as i m pl emented i n the year 2000, w hich displ ays payment, i nvoi ci ng and part pri ci ng
inf orm ati on to suppli ers i n North Am eri ca and E urope. The system i s spli t by the Accounti ng systems used:
"North Am eri ca" and "E urope", dependent upon the locati on of w here the parts, m ateri al , servi ces are being
del iv ered to.
Suppli ers are granted access to ei ther ePayabl es "N orth Am eri ca" or "E urope" or both, f or suppl i ers w ho
deli ver i n both North Ameri ca and E urope.
The ePayables system w as upgraded i n 2006 to take account of new technol ogy advances.
The existing ePayables system w ith enhancements is being rolled out in phases to suppliers w ho
deliver in Asia Pacific and Africa markets. ePayables has been rolled out in South Africa from July
2014 and is proposed to be implemented in Australia and New Zealand from February 2015. The key
enhancement is the retrieval of SBI - Self Billing Invoices (SBTI – Self Billing Tax Invoices in South
Africa or RCTI – Recipient Created tax Invoices in Australia) i.e. invoices generated by Ford on
behalf of suppliers, RCAN - Recipient created Adjusted Note, Retro Ac tive Price Adjustment Note etc.