VRM: Your Interactive Vendor Portal Solution

Without Asimilate

Purchase orders are initially faxed, or phoned to the vendor. Hand written notes on distorted faxes with pages missing are used to dispense critical information back and forth between vendor and customer.

With Asimilate

An interactive purchase order is sent via email to the vendor. When the vendor approves, modifies, or views a PO, Asimilate records the date and the time of the transaction. Asimilate is used by vendors to enter promise dates, correct pricing, notes, and update their contact information. Asimilate keeps track of which employee of the vendor made the modification or approval to the Purchase Order. Asimilate will put open Purchase Orders into the following categories.

Waiting on Customer: Action is required from the customer.

This status indicates that the vendor made changes to the Purchase Order, and is awaiting the customer’s approval. When the customer clicks on the PO, the vendor changes are highlighted, and remain highlighted until they are approved.

Waiting on Vendor: Action is required from the Vendor

This status indicates that the PO is brand new, or the customer made modifications, and is awaiting the vendor’s approval.

Approved: All aspects of the PO have been approved by both parties, and the customer is awaiting delivery.