Automated product sourcing

Your assignment: records and assessment

Automated sourcing needs approved rules. For pharmabuyer.TIGER, suitable PZNs, suppliers, quantity limits and order approvals are agreed before operation. An availability reply is not itself an order; triggering and processing the response require defined controls.

• Approved products and supplier access
• Quantity limits, stock and ordering rules
• Monitoring, exceptions and escalation

From findings to implementation

A limited pilot checks enquiries, orders, responses and exceptions. Ongoing responsibilities are then assigned. Automation does not replace professional judgement or oversight of unexpected order and inventory changes.

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Automated PZN search

Required products are checked against defined suppliers, quantities, prices and availability, reducing manual searching during shortages and for high-cost medicines.

• PZN-based availability enquiries
• Price, quantity and lead-time rules
• Recurring searches at configurable intervals
• Priority for critical and margin-relevant products

Rule-based ordering

Orders can be prepared automatically or, where the process and approval permit, triggered directly. Boundaries remain transparent and controllable.

• Approval or automation mode
• Price ceilings and quantity ranges
• Supplier and assortment priorities
• Logged hits and ordering decisions

Independent integration

pharmabuyer.TIGER can complement existing pharmacy and procurement systems. Interfaces are designed around the system landscape and data availability.

• Use alongside the pharmacy system
• API and file-based integration
• Import and export of PZN lists
• Roles, permissions and monitoring

Procurement control beyond headline discounts

Availability, price, fees, payment terms and delivery performance are assessed together, showing the real commercial contribution of each supplier.

• Comparison of sourcing routes
• Hit-rate and order-rate analytics
• Transparency over actual euro contribution
• Evidence for commercial negotiations