Purchasing and supply management in restaurants and hotels: A constant challenge
Dependence on multiple suppliers: Variety of suppliers implies constant negotiations, price monitoring and delivery control.
Manual and uncoordinated orders – Many companies still rely on traditional methods such as calls, emails or even paper, which leads to errors and lack of control.
Lack of ERP integration – Without a direct connection to the enterprise management system (ERP), purchasing processes can become slow and error-prone.
Complexity in managing multiple locations: Hotel and restaurant chains must coordinate their purchases between different locations, ensuring that each receives the right products at the best cost.
How does IM E-Procurement 2.0 help solve these problems?
The news of IM E-Procurement 2.0
To offer a more agile and efficient system, we have redesigned the IM E-Procurement architecture:
Secure web access with username and password.
Connection with Business Central through Azure Functions, ensuring a quick integration with no impact on ERP performance.
Automatic license validation, checking that the user’s domain is registered.
Improved authentication, checking the E-Procurement database if the user has access permissions.
This new architecture not only improves loading speed, but also allows for centralized user management and more secure access from any device.
New functionalities for more efficient management
Order templates by supplier or order type: Customers can create order templates in Business Central and apply them on the web, streamlining the management of recurring purchases and ensuring order consistency.
Automatic separation of orders by supplier – Each order is automatically divided according to suppliers, facilitating logistics and inventory management.
Tenders: Allows you to group purchases from multiple locations to negotiate better conditions with suppliers.
Transfer orders between related companies: Optimizes stock management in business groups with multiple entities.
Improvements in email sending: Greater control in order notification and confirmation.
Advanced price inquiry options – Users can decide how to view product prices, improving cost and margin visibility.
Changing warehouses for premises: The need to create fictitious warehouses has been eliminated, facilitating management in companies with multiple points of sale.
Automatic integration with IM Kitchen: Now all IM Kitchen management also in IM E-Procurement 2.0.
IM E-Procurement 2.0 is now operational
The new version has already been installed in two clients in the sector and is 100% operational, demonstrating its ability to optimize purchasing management in restaurants and hospitality. As a certified extension in Microsoft AppSource, it guarantees maximum reliability and scalability, always with unique data.
IM E-Procurement 2.0, a step forward in the digitalization of the sector
With this new version, at IM Projects we reaffirm our commitment to technological innovation in the restaurant and hospitality sector. IM E-Procurement 2.0 not only improves efficiency in purchasing management, but also facilitates cost control, communication with suppliers and supply planning in restaurant and hotel chains.
