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“ The main difference between our procurement operations before and now is that we have a clear picture of our procurement year on year ”
— Pavlos S . Tamvakis , CPO , Mediterraneo Hospital comments Tamvakis . In addition to establishing a centralised procurement department , Tamvakis worked with his team to set up an e-store for the hospital . “ The e-store allows people who need certain items to access the B2B store and make their purchase order on a centralised system , that notifies the procurement department and suppliers via email ,” adds Tamvakis . In doing this , Mediterraneo Hospital has reduced its paper-based methods for its procurement . “ This centralised system also provides the hospital warehouse with visibility on what to expect coming in and out of the hospital , as well as what each department requires ,” explains Tamvakis . For certain purchases made in the e-store , the products require approval , to implement this within the system , Tamvakis is working on an approval system , where for expensive products people can describe their requirement for the item and what it will achieve , which can then be approved or declined via the system . This system began development in the summer and is expected to be complete in October 2020 .
OCTOBER 2020