Authored by Usama Shahid
Business intelligence applications can help to alleviate
procurement professionals’ workload burden. These professionals have a most
difficult job. They must be subject-matter experts and fully versed in the
procurement rules of both their own company and the marketplace. They must also
be skilled negotiators. Unfortunately, they often get bogged down in handling
routine yet time-consuming transactions, which distracts them from the more
complex responsibilities of strategic sourcing. What if there was a system that
would reduce the buyers’ workload and allow them to focus their efforts on
larger or more difficult buys? It turns out that there is: The BI solution’s
dashboard and the associated data, which are collected and reported through the
BI solution, make automated purchasing possible.