Inficon, an international company in the semi-conductor industry, recognized very early on that the seamless functioning of the procurement chain is an important factor for success. We at io-market have been providing efficient solutions for the ordering process since the start of the 2000s.
The challenge was to be able ensure a seamless process with each of the very different suppliers. In us, Inficon found a partner which enabled them to optimize the use of the potential in the procurement process. We were able to significantly improve the performance of the supply chain through the setup of a Vendor Management Inventory system as part of numerous subsequent orders.
- The Vendor Management Inventory system enables suppliers to plan the order independently and in the long-term using prognoses.
- Individual supplier and company catalogues simplify and accelerate the order process at Inficon, for example, conditions are always stipulated as they are from the supplier and the orders are carried out within seconds.
- Employees now place orders with the suppliers determined in the system according to the individually agreed conditions.
- Orders are released directly in our system. The released orders are then automatically transferred into the SAP system at Inficon.
- The incoming invoices are digitally signed by us as unaltered and directly entered into the SAP system via an interface.
- Thanks to our solutions, Inficon was able to reduce the costs of the ordering process by between 50 and 70 per cent.
- We created an individual web interface for Inficon for the fast and simple processing of customs documents.
