Application examples: How to solve complex purchasing requirements

Every company has its own guidelines and processes. Discover typical challenges in everyday procurement and learn how you can overcome them efficiently and in compliance with regulations using the flexible modules of our platform.

SSO (Single Sign-On)
Fast Onboarding and Offboarding with SSO

Initial Situation A rapidly growing IT consulting firm with 50 new hires/quarter experiences inefficient onboarding processes. New employee access takes an average of 4 days: 1 day for credential dist…

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Unify procurement at all locations:
Basic
How do I standardize ordering processes across all locations?

Initial Situation A company with 5 locations orders C-parts decentrally. Each location maintains its own vendor relationships and operates with individual processes that have grown organically over th…

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Basis
Basic
How do I speed up reorders of consumables?

Initial Situation In a manufacturing plant, 15-20 consumable items are reordered daily: gloves, cleaning agents, screws, lubricants. Warehouse workers note missing items on paper slips that procuremen…

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Long-tail Solutions
Eliminate Maverick Buying via Amazon

Initial Situation A technology company with 250 employees finds that approximately €15,000 is ordered monthly via private Amazon accounts. Office supplies, IT accessories, tools and consumables are pr…

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How can I identify savings opportunities through spend analysis?
Controlling
How can I identify savings opportunities through spend analysis?

Initial Situation Procurement leaders don't know where savings opportunities are, vendor fragmentation leads to poor terms, category structures are not optimized, no systematic approach to identifying…

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Long-tail Solutions
Procure Niche Needs Without Catalog Negotiation

Initial Situation An engineering office regularly needs specialty materials: specific measuring instruments, lab accessories, special IT equipment and technical literature. For every need, a vendor mu…

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Data-Driven Price Negotiations | RFQ | simple system
Requests for quotation
Conduct Data-Driven Price Negotiations

Initial Situation A trading company negotiates 50 framework agreements annually. Negotiations are based on gut feeling and scattered quotes. Historical price data is dispersed in email inboxes. Procur…

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Enforce Procurement Policies Technically – Compliance by Design
Marketplace
How do I technically enforce procurement policies?

Initial Situation A mid-sized company runs indirect procurement on the basis of a comprehensive 20-page procurement policy. The policy covers all the right topics: mandatory use of preferred vendors, …

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Long-tail Solutions
Flexible Procurement Channels for Rapid Growth

Initial Situation A rapidly growing startup has scaled from 80 to 200 employees within a year. New offices, new teams, new requirement categories – procurement cannot keep pace. For every new product …

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OCI-Punchout
Ensure Compliance Through Guided Ordering in SAP

Initial Situation A multinational corporation with more than 8,000 SAP users worldwide is facing a major compliance challenge in indirect procurement. Despite clearly defined purchasing policies and e…

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External ordering systems
Real-time Monitoring of All External Ordering Systems with Alerts

Initial Situation A retail multinational operates 80 stores across multiple countries and runs 120 distribution vending machines to cover everyday employee needs in hygiene, safety equipment, and tool…

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