PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY
B2B / PROCUREMENT
Request, approval and supplier in one process. We design procurement that does not get lost between emails, spreadsheets and people.
A Fermi & Frost product concept
CONTEXT
An employee needs a tool, a manager needs budget control, and a buyer needs a complete specification. In the usual process, everyone runs a separate email thread. The request exists in several places at once, and somebody has to chase its actual status manually.
The problem is not the number of approvals. It is that responsibility for the next step disappears after each approval.
02 / PRODUCT DECISION
Every request has an owner, a deadline and a next action. Discussion, documents and decision history stay with it.
OUTPUT → One procurement record and a clear approval route
Start with one department and one purchase type. Automate routing after checking that the process is clear.
KONTUR / NEXT MOVE
NEXT STEP / IN PROGRESS
Buyer’s workspace · All departments
INTERFACE CONCEPT / SCENARIO PARAMETERS
INSIDE THE SOLUTION
01
A new request only needs the task, deadline and budget. The buyer helps refine the specification.
02
Replace a vague “in progress” with who is making the decision and when an answer is needed.
03
Changing the supplier or amount does not erase earlier agreements.
VALIDATION
Test a chain of real requests: can an employee find the status without sending a chat message, and can a buyer continue without hunting for context? Track waiting time at each handover and the number of clarification requests.
Start with one department and one purchase type. Automate routing after checking that the process is clear.
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