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What Heizen would build
Four workflows, one per part of the operation, covering 12 findings between them. Everything sits on top of SAP ECC 6.0: no new ERP, no module to license, no plant downtime.
One per part of the operation, in the order the money is in them. Each covers findings that already have evidence behind them, and each runs on top of SAP ECC 6.0.
| Workflow | What it does | What changes |
|---|---|---|
| Invoice capture and matchingPaying for what they buy | We read every supplier invoice as it arrives and match it against the order and the receipt before anyone touches it, routing only the exceptions to your team. | Nine people stop keying 96,000 invoices a year, the first-time match rate moves off 58%, and the early-payment window stops closing while paperwork moves. |
| Supplier master and contract routingBuying it in the first place | We clean the vendor master against tax number and bank account, then route indirect buying to a contracted rate by default so off-contract purchases become the exception rather than the norm. | Duplicate records stop splitting your spend, onboarding drops from three weeks, and category managers negotiate against a volume that is actually visible. |
| Stock and freight visibilityMoving and holding stock | We put demand planning and freight tendering into one view, with rates compared against the last award and cover tracked by product and location rather than in a spreadsheet. | Thirty-eight days of finished-goods cover comes down, lanes stop running on a single hauler, and goods receipts stop reaching the system days after the goods. |
| Claims and deduction recoveryGetting money back | We reconcile distributor claims and scheme deductions automatically, flagging the ones that do not match what was agreed. | What is owed back stops depending on somebody having time to check it. |