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Efficient Procurement
Business process view
Traditional System – Buyer & Supplier Collaboration
Reinvented Business Processes with SAP S/4HANA
With SAP S/4HANA:
Full transparency of process status per PO & INV line item
Real-time updates of business process information
Increased process efficiency for Buyers and Suppliers
Short cycle times
Opening up business opportunities for the company’s debit /
credit accounting
Data integrity of business information across systems
Direct exchange of business information
With traditional system:
Loose collaboration between suppliers and buyers
Many manual interfaces
Error-prone processes
Inefficient collaboration due to limited transparency
Long cycle times
Difficult to identify new business opportunities
Cycle Time
Process excellence
x
Waiting
Time
End Date
Start Date
1
Purchase
Order
Purchase Order
confirmation
Goods
Receipt
Invoice
CC-Invoice
Remittance Advice
Clearing
of
open
items
2
3
4
Traditional
Strategy
New
Strategy
Remittance Advice
Goods Receipt
Purchase Order
Purchase Order
confirmation
Ship Notice
Invoice
Clearing of
open items
CC-Invoice
Invoice status
update
(Payment date)
Payment proposal
Agree on Early
payment
Cycle Time
BUYER
SUPPLIER