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Singh ’ s transformation plan for Dabur International ’ s procurement started 18 months ago , and there are a number of technological innovations that are already up and running .
As part of the division ’ s fullyintegrated e-procurement platform , key processes are completely automated . Product demands are shared on the platform , supply of vital components for Dabur ’ s wide range of products is managed under one channel .
This efficiency model saves valuable time and money while creating the potential for microanalysis of every step on the e-procurement journey , generating data which can help inform Singh in his decision making .
“ Our procure-to-pay system is completely digitised ; there is no manual intervention in our procureto-pay process ,” he adds . “ It automatically gives you the small and big listings and details of what you have been doing with your procurement , giving you the scope and areas of improvement to work on .
“ When you are operating on a global scale , each country , each culture is different to another and they have to be respected in the same way ”
RAMAN SINGH Global Procurement Head at Dabur International “ I would say a decade ago , nobody had even thought of digitisation in procurement , or the role of e-procurement . Today , artificial intelligence in procurement is everywhere and e-procurement has become a much bigger platform than what somebody would have thought back then . Procurement has transformed ; it is more intelligence , analytics and strategy based
“ In the future , AI will play an even bigger role in procurement . It will
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