SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
“ We have managed to deliver huge efficiencies to procurement processes and procedures not only for public sector professionals but for suppliers as well ”
LYNN WISENER , DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ECOMMERCE AND PROCUREMENT BEST PRACTICE , SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT to tender , processed over 2 million purchase orders with a combined value of approx . £ 7.6bn , validated over 323k e-invoices and analysed more than £ 13.3bn of public procurement spend .
“ As you can see , the Shared Service manages a significant amount of procurement activity , supports a huge number of procurement professionals and suppliers , makes processes easier , streamlined and efficient , all of which maximises the impact of procurement to deliver a greener and fairer economy ,” says Wisener .
She adds : “ It also supports the four strategic objectives of public procurement in Scotland (# PowerofProcurement ) which are : good for businesses and their employees ; good for society ; good for places and communities ; and open and connected ”.
With it not only being the Scottish Government utilising the solutions provided , Wisener and her team are constantly looking
THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT HARNESSES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
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“ We have AI in most of our solutions , particularly for repetitive tasks such as e-invoicing and running some activity reports ,” explains Wisener .
“ We are now piloting further automation and robotics in P2P processes , to completely remove manual intervention within the invoicing process , to ultimately reduce processing times , and free up individuals so they can focus their efforts on more high-value tasks .”
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