Digitizing and Automating the Process to Dispose of Surplus Material
ScottMadden has worked with a number of organizations to develop intelligent automation solutions throughout their supply chains. Contact us to learn how we can help support your digital solutions projects.
At a Glance
Sox-Compliant
Delivered a fully automated SOX-compliant process
Fully Automated
Eliminated need for manual audits through automated notifications to inventory accounting
Customer-Tested
Designed, prototyped, developed, and tested solution in collaboration with customer to maximize product effectiveness
Challenge
A large public power entity was seeking to digitize and automate a paper-based, SOX-controlled process to initiate the sale or disposal of surplus materials no longer required by a business unit.
Process
- Identified and assembled key stakeholders to document the existing process and desired enhancements
- Designed an end-to-end fully automated digital process for request intake, document management, approvals, and required notifications
- Prototyped the solution in a development environment, and conducted functional and technical reviews
- Built the solution in the client environment
- Conducted step-by-step user acceptance testing of the solution across all process paths
- Supplied detailed administrator and user documentation for ongoing solution use and maintenance
Result
- Delivered a fully automated SOX-compliant process with time stamped approvals linked to individual accounts in Microsoft Active Directory
- Automated request notifications to inventory accounting, eliminating the need for manual audits which were required to support the necessary periodic accruals
- Structured data capture to enable visibility and real-time reporting into the investment recovery approval process
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Case Study
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