May242018

How Lean, Agile Supplier Relationships Improve collaborative Client Quote Generation

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation, Client Quotes, Purchase Management, Supplier Relationship

Manufacturing companies that operate their Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes so that Supplier Relationships are collaborative, data-driven, strategic alliances improve client quote generation. They are lean, strong, agile supplier relationships that aren’t siloed to strict, expensive parameters. They develop with trust and time through trans-formative iterations that eliminate unnecessary processes so your quotes aren’t ambiguous and give…

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May182018
Suppliers

Improving Supplier Relationships With Efficient P2P Processes

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation, Purchase Management, Supplier Relationship

Supplier relationships are highly dependent on the procure-to-pay (P2P) architecture that you have in place. Efficient P2P processes can build and improve your supplier relationships. The traditional architecture uses a combination of paper documents and ERP systems. The goal is to streamline a workflow by digitizing a portion of the procurement process. The problem is…

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Apr192018
Agile vs Scrum Waterfall

Defining Waterfall-Scrum Workflows for Your P2P Process – Part 2

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation, Purchase Management, Supplier Relationship

Let’s take our definitions of waterfall-agile scrum workflows and incorporate them into the P2P process. Part 1 of “Defining Waterfall-Scrum Workflows for Your P2P Process” introduced one facet of the P2P process–invoice cost–and gave a brief overview of what each of the waterfall and agile (scrum) workflows were separately and how to think of them…

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Mar302018
Improving Supplier Relationships

P2P Architecture That Aligns BPI Solutions with Scalable Supplier Relationships

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation, Purchase Management, Supplier Relationship

Traditional Procure-to-Pay (P2P) architecture based on both paper documents and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems attempt to streamline workflows by digitizing the procurement process. This often results in unnecessary complexity as fragmented data isn’t efficiently integrated into those company P2P workflows, limiting data analytics and employee confidence in managing exceptions. This isn’t particularly conducive to…

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Sep262017
P2P Process

Simplicity…! Procurement Transparency and Efficiency with our P2P Solution

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation, Purchase Management

The Procure to Pay Process demands a huge amount of resources. Just putting together the basic pieces – RFQs, contract management, payment processing, and filing documentation – requires dedicated staff and a variety of software solutions. Add on top of that spending caps, regulatory compliance, and data collection for executive decisions and you get the…

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Sep72017
BPI

Innovation: Core benefits of ‘Simplifying’ Business Processes

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation

Business Process Improvement (BPI) software solutions can propel your organization forward by combatting redundant work, increasing productivity, and motivating team members. BPI focuses on the business requirements of processes and uses technology to make it simpler while it also increases efficiency and allows for better collaboration of shared resources. At ISS, our goal is to…

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Electronic Procurement: The First Step in Digitizing the Procure-to-Pay Process – Part 2

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation, Purchase Management

In today’s world, ‘Innovation’ is the key to success…! Part 1 of Electronic Procurement we discussed a ‘Quick Return on Investment’, and ‘Noticeable reductions in costs’. In Part 2 of this 3-part series, you will continue to learn why digitizing your procurement process is no longer a luxury, but essential in the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process for reducing costs…

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You don’t need ‘Super Powers’ to help your business implement Business Process Improvement Solutions for QAD !

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation

There is a lot of noise in the technology world, and this noise can make things confusing. It’s especially true for the non-geeks, who would prefer to focus on their business and just take advantage of Business Process Improvement technology to move their work forward. You’ve likely heard such terms as “BPM,”, “BPI”, “Approval Workflow”, “AP…

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QAD Users: Digital Transformation and Approval Based Workflow

Approval Routing, Business Process Automation

Digital Transformation is forcing organizations to quickly deploy and adapt processes to meet the tactical and strategic demands required by the business.  Organizations not only need to find a way to circumvent the traditional approaches to technology implementation, but they also need solutions that are more intuitive and utilize user-configurable rules-driven approval workflow; offering a more…

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