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Areas of Value from Additional Data

Objective

Data Added

Client Value

Approved Vendor Usage

list of approved / preferred vendors

  • Higher use of lower cost vendors
  • Identify maverick / preferred vendors and users of both

Contract Status

contract status by vendor

  • Improved contract compliance and use of contracts
  • Identify what is being spent under and not under contract and where the spending is occurring

Diversity Compliance

diversity status

  • Meet diversity vendor program goals
  • Identify percent of participation by business unit

Vendor Relationship

vendor status as a customer

  • Gives visibility of vendor customer status to buyers and sales team for relationship management

Purchase-to-Pay

process used for each transaction

  • Improve internal controls by identifying spending without P.O.s

Post Merger Integration

spend data from new organization

  • Improve vendor negotiations with consolidated spend
  • Reduce cost by consolidating vendors

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Savings Achieved by Our Clients

An information services provider with an aggressive acquisition program was running multiple AP systems. Conversion to a single system was still 2 to 3 years away. However, using our spend analytics tools, they were able to access all their spending information and began identifying savings opportunities immediately.

Insights

How much do you know about your spending?
Sourcing Innovation - Jan 2008