B2B Workflows

B2B (Business to Business)
Procurement and Workflow Automation
Own your own data and create freedom of choice in supplier partnerships

Workflow automation is about keeping the 'flow' under consistent and monitored control by automating functionality. The result is the elimination of double-handling and the improvement of productivity and communication. With integration between the stakeholders involved in the process, both time and money is saved improving throughput and creating overall value.

Understanding and mapping workflows is just the first step. Each business, product line and end-user/customer requirement determines a unique solution - and generally one that requires fluid changes as procedures mature and future needs dictate.

Establishing methods for best accomplishing workflow automation through a phased approach will tackle areas of the business where value is added immediately.

TharsternSQL^TM is at the heart of procurement solutions encompassing print and logistics. The nature of our customer base has over the years challenged and therefore enhanced the scope of our solutions to seamlessly and efficiently deal with the general management of manufactured and non-manufactured 'product' whether it is a brochure, a carpet swatch, coffee packet, bag of foam chips or an office chair.

Increasingly, users who more than just printers or print management organisations, look toward solutions to capture information so they make the data their own - such as digital assets, full and complete project information including briefs, despatch information and cost detailed down to line item and cost centre.

The end result means supplier relationships can be reviewed with greater frequency and assessing potential alternative partners in the market is a more realistic and simpler option. Changing supply partners is quicker and bears less expense to do so.

Procurement workflow can either be managed internally by corporates or outsourced to supply partner or using the high level of transparency through web interfaces; remote connections; data mining; agreed workflow and shared resources.