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Hubert d’Hondt of Andersen Business Consulting suggests ways of making workflow work in e-procurement implementations.
The role of workflow - Part 1 | Part 2
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Hubert d’Hondt: there are more things than pencils and erasers to be purchased and the next manager in line isn’t always the appropriate authority
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The engine of workflow is one of the main constituents of an e-procurement package. It allows the encoding within the system of buying and supply procedures. Who has the right to bring what up on screen? Who is authorised to place a particular order? Who should be consulted, and in what circumstances? Who must approve what? According to what rules?
The motors of real-time workflow enable the coding of all the rules you can imagine, and a great deal more easily if there is available a reference manual for the enterprise or any LDAP enterprise directory. You may, for example, automate the contribution of a security expert to authorise the order of office furniture off-catalogue for a building of great height. You may equally automate validation procedures at many levels.
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