A big thank you to all users who completed the PurchaseControl.com support survey, as always it helps us to provide the best service possible and gives us a chance to work on any issues you tell us about. The winner of the Kindle was Lizzie Pratt from Chapel Down Wines. Chapel Down Wines are a [...]
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3 Ways that Purchase Order software pays for itself
09/28/2011 – 10:06 am
If your attending the Southern Energy and Facilities Management expo today, don’t forget I’ll be running a seminar how all purchase order software pays for its self. The 20 minute talk will cover the 3 main areas that a loss can occur in: direct purchasing control, incorrectly receiving goods and catching mistakes during invoice reconciliation. [...]
Will SaaS make you more efficient?
09/21/2011 – 9:15 am
TheRegister.co.uk is doing a webinar on whether or not SaaS can make you more efficient and free up resources within your IT department. Its taking place on 28th September 2011 at 1400 BST, if you’re in the process of looking into SaaS Solutions or want to get the most from your current SaaS suppliers it’s [...]
EFM Expo in Cork this September
09/05/2011 – 9:42 am
EFM Expo in Cork this September This year we’ll be taking part of the Energy and Facilities Management expo in the Silver Springs convention centre in Cork on the 27th and 28th of September. We’ll be on stand A10, just next to the main entrance. If you’re interested in how PO software can help save [...]
3 Reasons For Using Purchase Order Software
08/08/2011 – 9:54 am
I recently answered a question on the CIMA web forum about reasons for using any kind of PO system, and thought it a good idea to include them here: 1. Reduce costs: once a system is put in to control expenditure you will see a decrease in spending, when used across a large company this [...]
User Survey 2011
07/22/2011 – 2:12 pm
Thanks to everyone who completed the 2011 PurchaseControl.com User Survey. As always the survey gives us a chance to find out what additional features you’d like to see in the application, but also gives you a chance to tell us things we might not know (such as the satellite DSL in the gulf of Mexico [...]
Interesting Question From A Potential Customer…
07/12/2011 – 8:53 am
“It would also help if you explained in details how the system works out approvals, e.g: individual limit, dep limit, PO rules limit, number of approvers…” It’s worthwhile understanding that the system has been developed by looking at the real life purchasing scenarios that happen in most organisations. From our own experience over the past [...]
Interesting Question From A Potential Customer…
05/27/2011 – 2:32 pm
“It would also help if you explained in details how the system works out approvals, e.g: individual limit, dep limit, PO rules limit, number of approvers…” It’s worthwhile understanding that the system has been developed by looking at the real life purchasing scenarios that happen in most organisations. From our own experience over the past [...]
How to Evaluate SAAS vs. Traditional Software Pricing
05/12/2011 – 8:41 am
How to Evaluate SAAS vs. Traditional Software Pricing A general way to get a value is to look at cost on a monthly basis and then start to compare the prices of a SAAS solution against a traditional software solution. This isn’t going to help with any additional benefits that either solution may have but [...]
Most common support questions
05/11/2011 – 12:12 pm
Over the past 3 months we’ve been looking at the most common support issues received by the help desk, to help everyone out I thought I’d put together a quick article on what they are and how to resolve them: 1. The system says “there are no current users who can authorise the purchase” but it [...]
