Accenture calls for action on the digital procurement revolution

Accenture is a company passionate about digital procurement. In a recent report, the global management consultancy made no bones about the disappointment it feels at what it perceives as an almost industry-wide failure to embrace the technologies available for digitising procurement. It states that "procurement organisation has been largely left behind in the digital revolution. The report looks at how bots can be used to automate and streamline manual or routine procurement tasks, how making use of available expertise such as speaking to buying agents and advisors will help people make the best purchasing decisions and deliver optimal value to the business. Accenture specialises in helping procurement companies to digitise their business operations, and the report shows confidence that the familiar frustrations surrounding procurement today will give way to a simple and intuitive buying experience for users to enthusiastically embrace. Kristin Ruehle, Global Procurement Business Process Services Lead at Accenture, happily outlined the reasons behind the report and why she believes the future of procurement is "truly digital". "We published the report to help cut through industry buzzwords to help businesses understand how next-generation capabilities can transform their procurement organisations," she explains. "Businesses are not standing still.