Process: Automation of Purchase Order (PO) Handling Process
A global specialty chemicals company, EU
  • Sales
  • SAP/ERP Order entry
  • BOM
  • Accounts
  • Procurement
  • Quality
  • Role-based Dashboard
Tools Automated:
Technology Used:
Process description:

  • Daily updating of commodity prices for POs was manually done by the procurement team at OEC.
  • The procurement team referred to the “Platts Fuel Oil Index” to get the daily commodity pricing.
  • Post retrieving the prices, the team had to manually update each PO in the SAP system.

Objective:
To automate the daily update of commodity pricing for POs using the Platts Fuel Oil Index and reduce the manual efforts and errors associated with the process.
Challenges:
  • Manual updating of commodity prices was time-consuming and prone to errors.
  • Integrating real-time data from the Platts Fuel Oil Index with the SAP system.
  • A significant amount of man-hours was spent daily on this repetitive task, which could have been utilized for other strategic procurement activities.
Solution:
DTskill developed an Automation solution by deploying a Bot to:

  • Fetch real-time commodity pricing data from the “Platts Fuel Oil Index”.
  • Automatically update the commodity prices for CBO POs in the SAP system on a daily basis.
  • Provide a user-friendly interface for monitoring and managing the automation process.
Benefits:
1.5
FTE savings
99%+
Accuracy
100%
Uptime
Industries Applicable:
  • Manufacturing
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