The modern enterprise faces an epic challenge in the everyday task of requisitioning, a challenge which could be more easily met with the deployment of a requisition management platform.
Whatever industry your organisation operates in, from hospitality to distribution, industrial machinery to pharmaceutical, a requisition management system assists in delivering new levels of control to the requisition process by segregating this complex process into three main roles: demand identification, fulfilment strategies and approval.
Additionally, with more and more pressure on government for accountability, local government entities as well as municipalities can use a system of this nature to offer greater transparency and traceability of spending.
Explains Tiaan Grobbelaar, General Manager of Epicor Scala Africa: "This segregation of requisitioning roles allows your expert staff to focus completely on their specific functions in the process. Giving these employees a single-minded purpose enables them to drive a far more effective stock holding policy and dramatically reduce wastage, making your whole organisation leaner and more efficient."
This entire streamlined process begins, and is at all times controlled by the security and user rights policies established by the system administrator. Security throughout the entire requisitioning process tree can be enforced based on product groups, user departments or predefined value-based authorisation limits.
On top of this secure base ensure you have access to a formidable array of advanced features, all capable of having functionality further extended throughout the enterprise by deploying requisition integration features such as is in the iScala solution, so as to integrate the environment with your bespoke portal or custom sourcing applications.
Both stock and non-stock items are supported in the system so that any internal demands can be met, with flexible units of measure to perfectly suit your unique business requirements. Requisition costing can also be tailored to your fulfilment strategy and any specific local conditions which may impact your business.
In some instances, basic role segregation is not sufficient. The requisitioning process may need to be further controlled at an even more granular level, and Epicor iScala therefore allows the administrator to set approval limits per user for certain products, or to limit the total value of items cleared for approval by certain staff members. This detailed level of granularity brings the organisation total control over their entire requisitioning process, allowing this process to be managed at all times to fit in with the business strategies of the organisation.
For commonly repeated requisition orders, Epicor iScala provides requisition templates so that the members of staff requiring these items, who are often very busy with the on-the-ground operational aspects of your business, do not need to waste valuable time recreating the same requisition form every time with only the quantity of the needed items changing.
Comments Grobbelaar: "With requisition management and integration our customers are able to create a streamlined requisitioning process for almost any industry, fully integrated into the iScala collaborative ERP suite. With the advanced features built into this Epicor solution such a system will deliver rapid ROI by driving much higher levels of efficiency across the entire supply chain."
For more information, send an e-mail to info@scala.co.za.
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For 20 years, Epicor has been a recognised leader dedicated to providing integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and supply chain management (SCM) software solutions to midmarket companies around the world. With the acquisition of Scala, Epicor is a global leader in the midmarket serving over 20 000 customers in over 140 countries. Epicor leverages innovative technologies like Web services in developing end-to-end, industry-specific solutions for manufacturing, distribution, enterprise service automation, and hospitality that enable companies to immediately drive efficiency throughout business operations and build competitive advantage.
With the scalability and flexibility to support long-term growth, Epicor's solutions are complemented by a full range of services, providing a single point of accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership. Epicor's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.epicor.com/.
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Scala Epicor is represented in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands by Scala Africa, which provides sales, consulting and implementation skills to a customer base of more than 400 companies in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. Headquartered in Johannesburg and with offices in countries including Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, Scala Africa (Pty) Ltd, is a truly pan-African concern that offers integrated, collaborative ERP solutions to businesses across the continent. Visit Scala's Web site at www.scala.net or www.epicor.com for press information including press releases, information and product information.
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