Bürklin Elektronik Quarterly # 02/2021 Englisch

E-PROCUREMENT
In our purchasing department, you
currently only find electronic data
interchange - but increasingly so - in
order to optimize and streamline
purchasing processes. There are
various reasons for this. The most
important reason is that we have
fixed suppliers for all products - sometimes
several per product - stored
in our material master. This makes
the search for suitable articles or
suppliers for certain articles mostly
superfluous.
A specific feature here is our special
purchasing department, which takes
care of finding suitable suppliers for
special product requests from our
customers. For this department, the
connectivity options that we already
Von: ROBERT MATTHEUS
E-Procurement Manager
at Bürklin Elektronikk
CONCLUSION .
provide to our customers would
certainly also be useful and would
probably make the work easier.
Should new technology be introduced
here in the future, you will of course
be informed again in your Bürklin
Elektronik Quarterly.
As already mentioned, our purchasing
department particularly benefits
from a working EDI connection to as
many suppliers and manufacturers
as possible. Since many partners
usually order several items on an
almost daily basis, it is an important
support for both sides if manual processes
are eliminated. This means
that our suppliers do not have to type
out paper or PDF orders, which saves
time and also means active
In conclusion, it remains to be said
that both our customers and we
ourselves, as well as our suppliers,
can benefit from the different technologies
we offer. There are advantages
for both partners involved and an
optimization of existing processes.
Both sides are therefore equally
important and must not be neglected.
A temporary focus on a specific
(sub-) area can make sense, whereas
a complete separation into e-sales
and e-procurement would not make
sense, at least not today at Bürklin
Elektronik. The main reason for this
is that in both areas the main focus
is on EDI connections, which can be
time-consuming to implement in
some cases, while the other
error prevention. As a result, we
also receive the ordered goods more
quickly and, above all, the right goods
in the correct quantity. Thanks to the
automated import of order confirmations
on our side, our colleagues in
purchasing have more time for the
really important things - price negotiations
and delivery date queries. In
addition, the confirmed delivery dates
are also visible more quickly in the
online store and for our sales department.
Ultimately, all our customers
benefit from this.
technologies are implemented
comparatively quickly. Due to the
ultimately remaining distinction in
EDI connection to a customer or a
supplier, which also only corresponds
to the different perspectives
mentioned at the beginning, a hard
distinction does not make sense
here. This means that our team can
always work more intensively where
there is the biggest need, without
being prevented from doing so by
hard boundaries. In other companies,
however, this can be quite different,
of course.
TRADE FAIR
BÜRKLIN ELEKTRONIK AT THE
ALL ABOUT AUTOMATION
IN CHEMNITZ AND ESSEN
The all about automation presents systems, components,
software and engineering for industrial automation
and industrial communication. Manufacturers,
distributors and service providers network with users
from all over Germany at all about automation.
Visitors and exhibitors can talk to each other quickly and
easily at the stands and work together to find the right
automation solution for their individual needs.
The Safest Place To Meet stands above the protection
concept of all about automation. With this certified,
tried-and-tested concept, the trade fair is controlled
and safe for all participants.
This year Bürklin Elektronik is presenting itself to the
interested public with a stand at all about automation in
Chemnitz and at all about automation in Essen.
Dates:
22 + 23 Sept 21 AAA Chemnitz
27 + 28 Oct 21 AAA Essen
Visit us, we are looking forward to your coming.
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