Need

The studies made in recent years by cosmoONE on many different supply chains and procurement procedures, identified those items which are clear opportunities for the reduction of costs and fees associated with supplies:

• Long cycles for planned purchases and increased operating costs for processing
  
  
• Small negotiating effectiveness and incidences of lack of transparency in the pooled purchase of big value items
  
  
• Difficult and inefficient search and comparison processes for suppliers, products and prices, with the use of written catalogs, and lengthy processes of communication with suppliers utilizing traditional means
  
  
• Increased maverick spending (purchases outside contracts)
  
  
• Incomplete analytical ability and utilization of supply data
  
  
• Time consuming and unreliable data and form input procedures in computer systems
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cosmoONE’s solutions are addressed towards:

organizations and companies that have a large volume of supplies, complex corporate structures or geographic dispersion of their activities. In this case, reducing the cost of purchased goods and services and improving the efficiency of the staff translates into substantial economies.

groups of companies, where the economies of scale in procurement bring substantial benefit to the Consolidated Financial Statements. It is here that we have the specific advantage of single classification procedures that facilitate the analysis of costs at the level of subsidiaries.

cooperatives and consortia which have similar supplies, thus can take advantage of economies of scale and synergies. Examples are found in professional suppliers’ union associations and chambers, which can interact to serve their members.

distribution/sales networks for manufacturers and major representatives, providing immediate information on products and prices and reductions in order operating costs.

small and medium-sized enterprises,, enabling supply of everyday usage items from selected suppliers and at preferential prices.

Suppliers,, who by creating a list of their products for a buyer, can easily use it for other customers as well, changing prices only. It is also possible to automate the entry of the orders in their own computer systems, saving time and avoiding data entry mistakes. The update of the list can be sent electronically, reducing the costs of informing their customers by fax, flyers, events, travel expenses, etc.