Procurement Success Stories
About Varian Medical Systems
Varian Medical Systems is a world leader in cancer therapy machines, x-ray tubes, and diagnostic imaging. With $1.6 billion in sales in the last year, Varian has 3,200 employees in the US, UK, Switzerland and Germany.
Varian was looking for a feature-rich, web-based solution that would allow them to collaborate with their 150 worldwide suppliers. This solution had to be flexible, enabling future enhancements and have SAP-certified integration.
The FusionOps AMS Solution
Varian was in production with FusionOps AMS within ten weeks, using their business rules to enable a paperless, two-way collaboration system providing a single point of access for all activities, as well as the ability to edit purchasing documents on the fly. The entire application, implemented without any product or code changes, allowed for easy administration of Requests for Quotes (RFQ's) and clear audit trails.
Varian Medical Systems Results…
- Automated 95% of procurement transactions
- Achieved 100% compliance with quality procedures
- Saw a 2X improvement in change order responsiveness
- Reduced material exceptions by 72%
- Improved delivery performance 30%
- Reduced the per transaction handling cost from $5 to $0.15
Supplier Testimonials
“I love the system. It appears to be very easy to work with. The RFQ's were a breeze. We wish all accounts would go over to this system.”
“I just wish other customers of ours would start using systems like this. The daily notification emails greatly reduce the chance of forgetting something needs to be done. I'm sure it will be a great tool for us all.”
