How can controlling the spending process support a group’s growth?
Customer description
Since 2018, Cyrias has been supporting the digital evolution of a major mutual group operating in the health and social protection sector in France. In a context marked by regulatory changes, this group has decided to strengthen the control of its expenses and the management of its relations with its suppliers. To achieve this, it chose to adopt the Ivalua solution and entrusted its implementation to the Cyrias teams.
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+1000 internal users
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+11,500 suppliers
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+20,000 orders per year
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26 incoming and outgoing interfaces
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+30,000 invoices processed each year
Customer challenges
Originally initiated in 2016 for one entity, the project took on a new dimension with the creation of a group in 2017. The creation of this new organization enabled 1/ the use of the Ivalua platform to be confirmed as the reference tool for the management of spending for all subsidiaries, and 2/ the confirmation of the roll-out strategy for business processes common to all subsidiaries in the group (Core Model approach). This was the context in which the Cyrias teams came into play. The combination of our consultants’ business and Technical.
expertise of our consultants allowed us to secure the implementation of the Core Model, its roll-out to users and to meet the following challenges :
Answers provided
- Business and technical support from Cyrias consultants: workshop facilitation, specification writing, platform configuration, change management.
- Activation of the following Ivalua modules: catalog, purchase requisition, reception, invoices, contracts, tender management and reporting.
- Support for customer teams during Ivalua platform version upgrades: gap analysis and support during acceptance testing.
- Upgrade maintenance: implementation of upgrades required by the business and imposed by the legal environment.
Benefits
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Better control of the purchasing process and secure spending commitments.
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Reinforcement of purchasing and expenditure management.
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Save time and unify invoice processing.
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Improved collaboration between buyers and suppliers.
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Optimized budget tracking.
TESSIER Tiphaine
Cyrias
Project Manager
Working closely with the customer, Cyrias teams worked on process optimization to build the solid foundations needed to implement the Purchasing Information System. Cyrias’ sectoral, business and technical knowledge enabled the successful deployment of this project.
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