Case Studies
Here are a small selection of short case histories that demonstrate how our association has brought benefit to our clients buying process:
Sporting Venue
This sporting venue has many years experience in providing high quality, high volume catering services. Traditional procurement methods resulted in a fragmented procurement process.
Contract Caterer
This large contract cater has grown rapidly through sales success and acquisition. As a result the organisation developed a myriad of different working practices and required a process for implementing procurement best practice.
School
How to streamline the procurement methods within a multi-site school catering service? Catering staff are keen to try new ideas but have limited computer skills and system availability.
Key benefits
epsys specifically addresses a number of key challenges which often arise within organisations who need to control their spend throughout their estates, namely:
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Streamlining workloads
associated with the processing of the many financial transactions carried out both at individual units and head office.
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Time saving
electronic automation of day-to-day processes and business reporting transforms operational efficiency.
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Finance system integration
seamless transfer of key trading data and reconciled/accrued invoice files into your main finance system.
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Complete invoice and catalogue price control
ensures that orders are placed against agreed prices to maximise financial potential.
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Standardised ordering system
build multiple supplier orders across diverse categories from one screen set.
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Point of order budget control
promotes correct phasing of purchases through a budget cycle.
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Reduced administration costs
associated with order, invoice and credit processing time.
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Reduced administrative errors
automatic, line by line invoice checking to identify creep and other errors.
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Enhanced management information
specifically designed to target buying effectiveness and operational improvement.
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Comprehensive purchasing analysis
with real time, product level detail.
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Improved financial control
with full order to pay transparency.
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Reduced operational costs
associated with supplier management.
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Increased accuracy
with instantaneous point of order budget control.
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Improved supplier performance
through integrated supplier KPI tracking.
