Lawson - Creative Procurement                        

The Lawson process suite gives you much more than effective tools for materials management. It provides a comprehensive, fully integrated client/server environment.

Tailored materials management processing is a necessity in today's highly competitive business environment. Every management company seeks to pay less for supplies and expedite the delivery of products to customers. These steps are key to gaining a competitive advantage and improving profitability.

To meet these goals, manufacturers must streamline the materials management process, order and track raw materials in a timely fashion, and efficiently process purchase orders, invoices and other vital data. The Lawson Procurement Process Suite does all this.

More than Materials Management

The Lawson Procurement Process Suite gives you much more than effective tools for materials management. It provides a comprehensive, fully integrated client/server environment by:

• Extending the process to your suppliers, simplifying purchasing techniques and reducing common errors
• Virtually doing away with paper invoices and, if chosen, with paper requisitions and purchase orders
• Being fully Web-deployable, allowing you to establish materials management networks with your suppliers, storerooms, requesters and customers
• Incorporating a workflow system to automate requisition, purchase order and invoice approvals
• Automating time-consuming repetitive tasks, and streamlining process at all levels

The Lawson/Velocity Connection

As a Lawson partner, Velocity Technology Solutions has worked with a broad cross-section of clients and built up a wealth of experience in all aspects of Lawson methodology. This, combined with many years of practical business experience, gives Velocity the unique ability to provide successful Lawson implementation, training, and product consulting support. A case in point is Velocity's efforts at a large manufacturing company with facilities across the United States.

Leading the Pack

As part of the materials-acquisition project, a culmination of years of process re-engineering and strategic vision development, Velocity Technology Solutions assisted by:

• Providing business expertise in purchasing, receiving, materials management, and requisitioning
• Offering product expertise and consulting on Lawson Purchase Order, Requisitions, and Matching modules
• Training the team and employees on Lawson applications
• Acting as liaison between the client and Lawson's COE
• Assisting in the development of security by training the administrator in establishing security classes and outlining the entire security process.

The Benefits to the Client

As Velocity's Lawson team continued the engagements, Velocity realized they were delivering the best practices in the use of Lawson software. Velocity also resolved a number of software "fit" issues by developing process workarounds and generally "pushing the envelope" of Lawson core functionality.

Ultimately, the client had an improved knowledge of its Lawson Materials Management System, and its application and processes. They are able to track and manage their entire process better. Also, the client can improve cycle times by paying bills upon delivery, thereby being in a position to negotiate discounts. Management can streamline supplier and purchase order reporting, and end up with a greatly simplified centralized process.

All of this helps Velocity's clients save valuable time and improve overall profitability. That's creative procurement at its very best!