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Dramatic change is now impacting procurement organisations. In ASEAN, companies in the consumer goods sector are already piloting and implementing intelligent automation for operational procurement with further disruption on the horizon.
Understanding how to embrace this new agenda with a clear roadmap is key to success. Find out how organisations can capitalise on this digital revolution to unlock more value, boost growth and deliver a superior return on investment.
READ THE REPORT [PDF]With RPA tools and applications, our experience suggests that significant efficiency gains stemming from reduced human error and increased processing speed are now being realised.
40% - 60%
PRODUCTIVITY GAIN
83%
REDUCTION
IN PO PROCESSING TIME
24/7
OPERATIONS
With RPA tools and applications, our experience suggests that significant efficiency gains stemming from reduced human error and increased processing speed are now being realised.
40% - 60%
PRODUCTIVITY GAIN
83%
REDUCTION
IN PO PROCESSING TIME
24/7
OPERATIONS
43%
INCREASE IN
STAFF SATISFACTION
100%
REDUCTION IN
HUMAN ERROR
45% - 65%
REDUCTION IN
OPERATING COST
43%
INCREASE IN
STAFF SATISFACTION
100%
REDUCTION IN
HUMAN ERROR
45% - 65%
REDUCTION IN
OPERATING COST
75%
Increase in productivity by using RPA to analyse demand from SAP, Workflow, Outlook and Excel and to create purchase orders. This eliminated the need for operational buyers to manually index over 480K lines per year and toggle over 7,500 times daily.
COMPETITIVE
SOURCING
Using an AI-based solution from Elementum, customers were warned within minutes of a fire at a Chinese DRAM chip factory, which resulted in a 25 percent decrease in global supply. Customers were able to secure their orders up to 24 hours prior to the resulting price increase. 1
“This Man Is Solving Every Product Company’s Biggest Headache – and Billionaire Investors are Buying into It,” Business Insider UK, July 11, 2015
The first step towards building the procurement function of the future is knowing how to implement an automation solution. The journey starts by assessing which routine operational processes are most suitable for RPA. A typical RPA journey can be broken down into four phases.
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DISCOVERY
TARGET
OPERATING
MODEL &
BUSINESS CASE
(3 WEEKS)
PILOT (4 WEEKS)
INDUSTRIALISATION (ONGOING)
Conduct RPA discovery starting from strategy definition to lay foundation on what are the key criterions for a successful automation journey.
Establish RPA vision & governance with a target operating model design and launch full discovery to assess automation potential and development of a business case.
Implement target operating model and build a core foundation with RPA pilot, targeted at high potential processes to realise business value.
Industrialise RPA build and extend it to other processes and business units while monitoring and enhancing enterprise-wide RPA governance.
DISCOVERY
Conduct RPA discovery starting from strategy definition to lay foundation on what are the key criterions for a successful automation journey.
TARGET
OPERATING
MODEL &
BUSINESS CASE
(3 WEEKS)
Establish RPA vision & governance with a target operating model design and launch full discovery to assess automation potential and development of a business case.
PILOT (4 WEEKS)
Implement target operating model and build a core foundation with RPA pilot, targeted at high potential processes to realise business value.
INDUSTRIALISATION (ONGOING)
Industrialise RPA build and extend it to other processes and business units while monitoring and enhancing enterprise-wide RPA governance.
James Layard
Managing Director
Finance and Supply Chain & Operations Lead
ASEAN
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Manuela Maier
Senior Manager
Management Consulting
ASEAN
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George Grevett |
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Ravi Bedi |
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Zeeshan Pandjou |
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