Russian steel maker NLMK Group has automated the process of standard tender procedures for purchasing the necessary equipment, spare parts, tools and other categories of goods. The digital assistant robot will automatically carry out up to 4,000 competitive procedures per year and will allow supply staff to save up to 3,000 hours per year to work on priority tasks and projects. The digital service collects the company's needs for the purchase of various goods in a single system, creates competitions in the SAP SRM system, sends the necessary information to participants in tenders and other competitive procedures, calculates and requests discounts.Automation of procurement processes is a necessary condition for maintaining competitiveness. NLMK Group was one of the first in Russia to implement the SAP Ariba Sourcing digital solution for equipment procurement management and continues to digitalize procurement & the introduction of a system of coordination and data exchange with suppliers in near future.
Russian steel maker NLMK Group has automated the process of standard tender procedures for purchasing the necessary equipment, spare parts, tools and other categories of goods. The digital assistant robot will automatically carry out up to 4,000 competitive procedures per year and will allow supply staff to save up to 3,000 hours per year to work on priority tasks and projects. The digital service collects the company's needs for the purchase of various goods in a single system, creates competitions in the SAP SRM system, sends the necessary information to participants in tenders and other competitive procedures, calculates and requests discounts.Automation of procurement processes is a necessary condition for maintaining competitiveness. NLMK Group was one of the first in Russia to implement the SAP Ariba Sourcing digital solution for equipment procurement management and continues to digitalize procurement & the introduction of a system of coordination and data exchange with suppliers in near future.