eProcurement

Castle has extensive experience of implementing purchasing systems with DCS and has found it to have excellent functionality and superior capabilities.

Key benefits

• Cut overall expenditure by between 2% and 5%
• Reduction in purchasing administration costs 50-90%
• Improved purchasing staff productivity with greater value added time
• Reduced purchasing cycle time 40-80%
• Greater purchasing control
• Superior management information leading to better decision-making
• Improved perception of the purchasing function within the business
• Better relationships with suppliers
• Improvement in purchasing quality
• The return on investment is typically 12-18 months

Features

• An extensive configurable internal catalogue; Support for 'CXML' Punchout; Extensive 'best practice' order to pay workflow included; Configurable Workflow.
• Flexible Reporting; It can be integrated with most ERP systems; Electronic Order Placement.
• Auto matching with delivery notes and invoices; Advanced Supplier Extranet; Integrated with DCS Payables to complete the purchase to pay process.

Testimonials

Here's what DCS' customers are saying about DCS Purchasing Expert:

BP International Sunbury

"Purchasing Expert enabled procurement to retain control of expenditure whilst eliminating 90 per cent of the transaction handling work load; cutting the cost of administering the order process by £250,000 per annum. Procurement staff were freed up to concentrate on the high value and/or high risk orders; thereby able to deliver their 5 per cent cost reduction target, saving a further £1.5 million per annum. This was achieved whilst the Procurement function was undergoing a period of rationalisation."

GE GXS

GE GXS has rolled out Purchasing Expert throughout its European operations. "This has enabled us to track and control spend more effectively and drive savings through consolidation of our supplier base across Europe."

British Gas

"Our objective was not to try and implement a common purchasing system... We wanted something that would give us 'invisible' control, while still empowering staff to do their job."