Category: Procurement

Procurement software plays a central role in the smooth running of a company. Beyond the simple act of ordering products or services, it lies at the heart of financial performance, meeting deadlines and controlling risks. The challenges are many: negotiating the best pricing conditions, reducing errors, digitizing and automating to speed up the creation and…

It has never been so easy for companies, especially SMEs, to optimize processes, thanks to the arrival of a new generation of software that allows teams of any size to take control of the solution without any technical skills and without writing a line of code. These “no-code” software also feature intuitive interfaces and integrated…

Companies are constantly looking for ways to optimize costs, improve team collaboration and secure their operations. Many players are now turning to the Procure to Pay process automation. From purchase requisition to invoice payment, via the life cycle of a purchase order, this often time-consuming process becomes a tremendous opportunity to save time and reduce…

When it comes to procurement, two approaches often seem to overlap: Source to Pay vs Procure to Pay (S2P vs P2P). At first glance, they seem similar, both aiming to optimize the company’s supply chain. Yet they differ. On the other hand, software publishers alternately promote one or the other, sometimes creating confusion. In this…

Implementing a strategic procurement is no longer the preserve of large companies. Thanks to the technological developments of recent years, SMEs can improve their procurement processes relatively simply. Indeed, procurement software publishers have found ways to create tailored solutions that address the problems of IT skills shortages and ergonomics. They offer intuitive, modern tools that…

Companies are seeking better control of their Procurement, healthy collaboration with their suppliers and improved operational efficiency. At the same time, it has never been easier to implement Procurement software, regardless of size. New solutions have emerged, offering flexibility, user-friendliness and customer-friendly pricing, even for SMEs without an IT team. Procurement transformation is now at…

It has never been easier for companies of any size, and especially SMEs, to optimize their purchasing. Procurement software has emerged to manage, control and optimize the entire Procurement process. The strengths of this new generation of purchasing software: adapted pricing, intuitive interfaces and simple data management. There’s no longer any need for an IT…

Improving a company’s procurement has never been easier or more effective. Whether it’s a question of standardizing purchase requests, reducing costs, improving quality or securing supplies, good procurement management contributes directly to the organization’s performance. And yet, procurement processes are often fraught with pitfalls: multiple tedious entries, lack of visibility, multiple contacts, overly long approval…

The purchase requisition is the first step in a company’s procurement process. It represents a key element in controlling expenditure, optimizing purchasing flows and promoting collaboration between different departments. When companies ignore the importance of good requisition management, they expose themselves to a number of risks: additional costs, inconsistencies in orders, delays, and even tensions…

To purchase goods and services, companies still make extensive use of e-mail exchanges, Excel spreadsheets or paper forms. However, this method of procurement request makes it difficult to centralize information. As a result, it’s not possible to clearly monitor a company’s budgetary situation, or to control the conformity of procurement. Worse still, this unified approach…

It’s never been easier for SMEs to equip themselves with high-performance software. In the past, tools were cumbersome, expensive, non-intuitive and required IT skills to set up. Companies can now access Procurement software for small business, specially adapted to their needs and operations. Gone are the days of multiple entries, complex information searches and non-value-added…

Centralizing purchase requisitions, monitoring budget consumption and controlling invoice payment has never been easier. Thanks to a new generation of purchase requisition software, also known as Procure to Pay, companies can finally simplify the work of their teams, make approval circuits efficient and optimize their procurement process. This new generation is based on a number…

Implementing autonomous procurement has never been easier. The world of software has reached a certain maturity, enabling business teams to easily digitalize and automate their purchasing and ordering processes, and even without IT skills. This transformation is based on procurement software: Many companies see autonomous procurement as an opportunity to optimize their purchasing processes, cut…

Smooth financial and logistics processes are a major asset for any company. Today, two major flow families can be distinguished in operations management: Procure to Pay (P2P), which focuses on purchasing and supplier payment, and Order to Cash (O2C), which is broader in scope and extends from the receipt of customer orders to the collection…

Often perceived as a simple formality, a purchase request is in fact the first key step in a procurement process. This process also includes internal approvals, supplier selection, order release and payment. Depending on the company’s digital maturity, the purchase request can take various forms: oral request, e-mail, paper document or online form. But how…

Production processes representall the activities required to manufacture a finished or semi-finishedproduct. Examples include production planning, resource planning, supply management, order management, etc. Each industrial process is a sequence of tasks, linear or packaged, individual or multi-actor, manual or partly automated. Companies are looking to optimize every process. Improving one stage of the production flow…

Procurement management is one of the most important aspects of a company’s operations planning. This activityfeeds raw materials or goods into the production chain – a similar parallel can be drawn for the purchase of services. It relies on various processes such as inventory forecasting, order management, external supplier management, approval circuits, stock storage, transportation……

Managing inventory levels of raw materials, semi-finished products and finished goods is a key issue for any company. Under-stocking runs the risk of stock or activity shortages. On the other hand, over-stocking has negative operational and financial impacts for the organization. Implementing an adapted, automated Procurement Management process therefore improves efficiency and customer satisfaction. A…

The S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) process has two main objectives: This article is intended to be concrete. We’ll avoid using catchy terms like performance, efficiency or optimization. Instead, we’ll give you everything you need to make the concept your own. The 5 stages of an S&OP process Stage 1 – Gathering data to achieve…

If you’re reading this article, it’s probably because you’re looking to gain better control over the flow of raw materials and products in your company. Whether you’re looking to set up a new logistics process or optimize an existing one, we’ll provide you with easy-to-use methods for doing so. Finally, in the last section, we’ll…