Simplify open purchase order tracking
Purchasing tools can consolidate PO status, promised dates, receipts, shortages, suppliers, and open value into one reviewable workflow.
Common uses
Open PO aging
Built around the fields and rules your process actually uses.
Promised versus actual receipt date
Built around the fields and rules your process actually uses.
Partial receipts
Built around the fields and rules your process actually uses.
Supplier follow-up
Built around the fields and rules your process actually uses.
Open dollar value
Built around the fields and rules your process actually uses.
Is this happening in your business?
Buyers maintain separate follow-up spreadsheets.
This is a good candidate to review if the steps are repeated and the inputs are reasonably consistent. The first step is to map the current process before deciding what should be automated.
Late POs are discovered too late.
This is a good candidate to review if the steps are repeated and the inputs are reasonably consistent. The first step is to map the current process before deciding what should be automated.
Open quantities and receipt status take too long to assemble.
This is a good candidate to review if the steps are repeated and the inputs are reasonably consistent. The first step is to map the current process before deciding what should be automated.
Start with one repeated task
Bring the current files, the steps employees perform, the business rules they apply, and an example of the desired output. The goal is to determine whether a small tool can create a measurable improvement.
Describe the task