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How to Set Up a PO System (Even on a Limited Budget)

Purchase orders play an important role in the procurement process. They allow companies to place orders with different suppliers and manage their inventory.

Most importantly, purchase orders serve as written agreements that include details about goods, quantities, prices, and delivery dates.

No matter what goods or services you purchase, you need a way to track those orders.

A paper-based purchase order process can work. But as your company grows, managing all the paperwork becomes a hassle and can slow down procurement.

So how can you create a more efficient purchase order process?

Using a purchase order (PO) system can help.

If you’re still managing purchase orders manually and are looking for a way to streamline this process, then keep reading.

In this article, we’ll walk you through what a PO system is, why your business needs one, and how you can set one up using frevvo’s purchase order workflow software

Modern low-code platforms are so easy to use that you don’t need an army of expensive developers or a large I.T. budget. The interface is fully visual, so if you know how to use Excel then you can create your own automated workflows.

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Digital Purchase Orders: The Definitive Guide

A purchase order is one of the necessary types of paperwork that many business owners dread. The purchase order process is often long and complex and requires large amounts of back and forth communication. Too often, information gets lost in this type of disorganized communication – and even when it doesn’t get lost, it’s difficult to keep track of everything.

But this bureaucratic pain is no longer necessary thanks to the advent of purchase order automation software.

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Your Ultimate How-To Guide to Procurement Automation

More than half of Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) admit that the underutilization of automation software in procurement processes is a huge problem that needs remedying.

Complex manual workflows are time-consuming and full of errors, slowing down the whole procurement pipeline.

In light of this, 70% of procurement professionals are looking to optimize procurement by switching to digital processes.

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How Purchase Order and Purchase Requisition Templates Help Your Business Succeed

Purchase orders (PO) and purchase requisitions are extremely common documents that practically every business uses. They help businesses control costs, ensure that employees cannot bypass business standards and that the business gets the best possible deal. Problems are easier to track down. If the vendor delivers the wrong items, the signed copy of the purchase order proves what the business actually ordered.

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How to Automate the Purchase Order Process: Step By Step

More than half of all Chief Procurement Officers admit that automation technology isn’t being used enough in the purchase order process. This is posing a huge problem.

Not only are manual purchasing processes slow and clunky, but they’re also error-prone. This can result in delays in procurement, poor vendor relationships and extra costs.

Purchase order process automation helps counteract these manual processing issues. Faster and more efficient, purchase order automation can streamline your purchasing processes.

But how do you automate the purchase process?

Here’s a step-by-step guide.

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How to optimize purchase order processing. Hint – Stop using Excel!

Organizations of every stripe – small businesses, schools & colleges, and even some large companies – continue to email Excel sheets to approve purchase requests and issue a purchase order. While that’s better than paper, Excel still has numerous disadvantages particularly in today’s mobile-centric, data-driven world. You need a fully digital solution.

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Purchase Requisition vs Purchase Order: What’s the Difference?

Purchase requisitions and purchase orders (“POs”) are both key documents in an efficient procurement process for any business. They allow teams to plan purchases adequately, plan budgets, and provide proof of spending in case of financial audits.

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Purchase Orders vs Invoices – What You Need to Know

People often confuse purchase orders (also known as POs) and invoices or use them interchangeably. In fact, they are two different documents that each serve their own purpose. Both are key elements of the procurement process for any business.

But what’s the difference between the two – and when would you use a PO vs an invoice?

And, how can you use workflow automation to streamline invoice processing as well as purchase order as well as invoice processing in your organization through workflow automation?

Read on to find out.

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