{"id":9513,"date":"2020-07-21T06:05:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T06:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ca.syspro.com\/blog\/the-transformative-powers-of-digital-procurement-how-syspro-boosts-supply-chain-resilience\/"},"modified":"2021-03-04T14:51:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T14:51:07","slug":"the-transformative-powers-of-digital-procurement-how-syspro-boosts-supply-chain-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ca.syspro.com\/blog\/erp-for-inventory\/the-transformative-powers-of-digital-procurement-how-syspro-boosts-supply-chain-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transformative Powers of Digital Procurement \u2013 How SYSPRO Boosts Supply Chain Resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It goes without saying that these are testing times for the UK\u2019s Movers and Makers. One of the key lessons has been the importance of having a robust procurement strategy. Only then do you have the agility for effective supply chain management. By embracing a comprehensive enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, manufacturers and distributors can adapt and pivot as procurement professionals have business-critical data available at the touch of a button. Visibility of operation, stock levels, and supply chains allow them to confront challenges and exploit opportunities across the global marketplace.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Through sourcing diversification, effective supply chain management, cash flow and cost control,<strong><a href=\"\/business-processes\/procurement-software\/\"> procurement strategies can offer a competitive advantage in any trading climate.<\/a> <\/strong>We\u2019ve seen procurement managers across the nation take the helm by navigating global supply chain disruption and pivoting to exploit new avenues of production, from ventilators to PPE.<\/p>\n<p>Be it Covid-19, Brexit, or global trade wars, uncertainty is the new normal, and business must respond with a digital toolkit. Quickly adopting new procurement practices and strategies become almost impossible if your processes are paper-driven and disparate software systems are incompatible.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Competitive advantage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>By automating procurement processes within a centralized system, information can flow between a business, its customers and suppliers, providing end-to-end visibility, boosting productivity, and improving customer service. That digital agility provides a competitive edge to exploit new markets and opportunities, change suppliers, introducing new product lines and pivot in response to shifting demands.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Digital insights<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It is critical that the procurement team has a real-time view of stock availability and material requirements. Only then can they accurately forecast demand, identify stock availability, establish supplier lead times, cost, and material requirements.<\/p>\n<p>By automating inventory management, businesses can avoid interruptions through materials shortages, they will be alerted when items need reordering and can ensure they you only hold the material you require.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Sourcing new suppliers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Yet effective digital procurement must reach beyond your own factory walls and connect the entire supply chain. Agile procurement in a fast-changing global market demands forming relationships with a bigger pool of suppliers to better manage risk and ensure businesses can respond to new opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>An ERP procurement portal allows users to take charge of requisitions approval, collaborate on a delivery schedule and manage workflows. Visibility of granular data helps monitor supplier performance and ensure decisions are quicker and better informed.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"\/ebook\/5-supply-chain-strategies-for-agile-procurement\/\">5 practical tips for smart procurement<\/a><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Get the right people on the right commission structures as buyers and invest in their training to prioritize long-term rather than short-term cost savings.<\/li>\n<li>Work in partnership with suppliers to drive efficiencies, not against them. Support them in reducing their unit costs.<\/li>\n<li>Use digitized procurement to give buyers access to information across the business and don\u2019t allow people to work in silos.<\/li>\n<li>Prioritize business continuity and ease of access to data by using cloud-based ERP available anywhere, anytime, and from any device.<\/li>\n<li>Use \u201cwhat if\u201d scenarios and make your supplier base more resilient as a way of continually mitigating risk in the procurement process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><a href=\"\/ebook\/5-supply-chain-strategies-for-agile-procurement\/\">Get the Ebook now &#8211; 5 Supply Chain Strategies for Agile Procurement<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/ebook\/5-supply-chain-strategies-for-agile-procurement\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5125 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ca.syspro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/5_strategies_for_agile_procurement.jpg\" alt=\"5_strategies_for_agile_procurement\" width=\"262\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>It goes without saying that these are testing times for the UK\u2019s Movers and Makers. 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