Automation of your company's procurement process will:
- Enable an effective and efficient system to be implemented.
- Reduce rework by standardising a data management system project specific or company wide.
- Centralise supply data as a managed repository to approved users.
- Regulate the registration and management of approved users, password access and authority levels.
- Provide a system which can record meaningful data.
- Provide a system which can easily retrieve meaningful data.
- Provide a system which operates in real time.
- Provide a system which can be updated and modified to suit commercial, technical and/or operational needs.
- Ensure the effective security of supply data by using 128 bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protection (where required).
- Standardise Procurement and Materials Management policies, processes, procedures and forms.
- Allow users to interpret supply data in multiple locations globally (provided they have Internet access).
- Allow for appropriate strategic and commercial supply decisions to be made.
- Promote new and ongoing relationships between Principals, Purchasers, Tenderers, Suppliers and Contractors.
- Promote cost effectiveness.
- Allow the Principal or Purchaser to effectively rate, grade and regrade Suppliers or Contractors based on their performance.
- Allow for appropriate purchasing decisions to be made.
- Allow for effective supply relationships.
- Allow for the modulation and management of the procurement and materials management phases.
- Empower Procurement and Materials Management personnel through technology.
The Way Ahead
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For Procurement Automation - Logon to Logcon
Logistics Consulting are undertaking the following Procurement automation initatives: