UKprocure Systems ARTICLE

February 2008

Suppliers go from Strength to Strength

Over 90% of UKprocure Systems supplier memberships were renewed in 2007and many new suppliers have joined UKprocure Systems in 2007, for example Dell Computers, Newey and Eyre, Greenhams, Terumo, Radiometer, Calmed and Medical Access.

Electronic Purchase Orders sent through the UKprocure Systems eMarketplace in XML format increased by 27% year on year! Suppliers can choose to receive their POs in one of eight formats from PDF attachment to an email through to full XML integration, at their option.

The immediate benefits of trading electronically for Suppliers are:

* Reduced labour costs, since POs do not have to be typed in
* Elimination of human keying errors
* Faster document processing and payment by your customers
* Fewer invoice and pricing queries
* Reduced consumable and document storage costs
* Instant document retrieval and audit trail
* No reliance on the post

With over 35 NHS Trusts and a number of Local Government organisations including Liverpool City Council with which to trade in volume, there has never been a better time to be a supplier member of UKprocure Systems. For further information please contact Chris George, Supplier Account Manager on 020 7202 7286 or email chris.george@ukprocure.com.