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F&A / Supply Chain verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Procurement Process & Compliance Standardization

domain Client: A multinational telecommunications company handshake Provider: Celonis schedule Deploy: Q4 2019 (Maturity)
95 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 5/10
Strength: Very High

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

To optimize a massive global supply chain ($20B+ spend), the telecom giant used process mining to analyze Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) execution. The insights revealed high rates of 'Maverick Buying' (purchasing outside contract) and retrospective POs. The tool was used to enforce the 'Perfect PO' metric, driving compliance and automation.

rate_review Analyst Verdict

"Process Mining as a governance enabler. The 'Perfect PO' metric became a board-level KPI. By visualizing the cost of non-compliance (lost discounts, manual rework), the procurement function successfully argued for stricter controls and successfully automated the 'happy path' transactions."

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warning The Challenge

With thousands of employees buying goods, 'Maverick Spend' was rampant. POs were often created *after* the invoice arrived, defeating the purpose of approval workflows. This led to lost negotiated savings and higher processing costs per invoice.

psychology The Solution

Ingested P2P data from SAP and Ariba. The system flagged every instance of a retrospective PO or price change. Dashboards ranked operating companies by their 'Perfect PO' rate. Root cause analysis identified specific vendors or departments causing the most rework.

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Integrations
SAP, Ariba
Deployment Model
SaaS
Data Classification
Financial
Estimated TCO / ROI
High
POC Summary (2017-01-01 to 2018-01-01)

"N/A"

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
User Pushback Medium Gamification of Perfect PO scores between regions.
Data Accuracy Low Direct connection to SAP tables.

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Audited value realization curve

Analysis of >$20B in spend Verified Outcome
Primary KPIPerfect PO rate improvement to >90%
Audit CycleReduction in retrospective POs

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: SOX
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 5/10
  • Data Class: Financial

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