The workaround stack
8+ hours
AI Procurement
5 minutes
01 / INTAKE & ROUTING
45 mins
Email request. Back-and-forth to clarify specs. No structured capture.
2 mins
Request via form, MS Teams, or chat. Auto-routed with full context and specs.
02 / SUPPLIER LOOKUP
2 hrs
Search emails. Check old contracts. Worry about due diligence. Compare scores and prices manually.
1 min
AI suggests qualified suppliers from your centralised database. Past performance and compliance visible instantly.
03 / RFQ CREATION
2 hrs
Build from scratch in Word or Excel. Copy supplier emails. Format manually.
1 min
Template-driven RFQ. Supplier list pre-populated. One click to send. AI helps to draft and format.
04 / RESPONSE COLLECTION
3 hrs
Chase responses. Download PDFs. Manually compile into a comparison spreadsheet.
30 sec
Responses tracked automatically. Offers normalised and ready to compare. AI spots the patterns for you.
05 / DECISION & PO
2 hrs
Chase approvals. Send rejections manually. Re-key everything into your ERP. No audit trail.
30 sec
One-click approval. Rejections sent automatically. Full offer history tracked. Decision syncs to your ERP.
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