CREDIT : GROUPE ADP
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Groupe ADP decided to digitally transform its procurement function for compliance and transparency reasons . Previously , the company “ had an old tool with many flows and we really needed something better for the purposes of compliance and also to ensure we were complying with regulatory constraints ”. He says the company chose iValua because it needed a platform “ where we can drive the business process assets ” and that “ the same people , using the same tool with the same data ” ensures all procurement stakeholders are aligned .
Groupe ADP took a phased approach to full procure-to-pay ( P2P ) digitisation . ( P2P is the process of integrating purchasing and accounts payable systems to create greater efficiencies .)
“ That ’ s the key point for me ,” he adds . “ We started with business process
“Procurement teams need to feel that time invested upfront will pay off in the short or medium term ”
DOMINIQUE ETOURNEAU CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER , GROUPE ADP
management , then launched modules for suppliers , before going further , to add the P2P modules .”
The next stage was a suite of solutions for invoice analytics .
Rebitz says that the biggest lessons the company learned from the project was how key it was “ to listen to users after implementing the system ”.
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