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Corporate  governance . Boehringer needed a solution that would enable it to securely store purchase 

orders, quotations and invoices, all held as computer records accessible only to those with the appropriate 

authority.  

  

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Spend visibility and data compatibility . The software needed to enable Boehringer to capture data easily, 

and in a format that would be compatible with other procurement and financial systems in use across the 

global  organisation.   

 Source:   www.proactis.com/resources/case‑studies/pharmaceutical‑spend‑under‑management‑at‑boehringer‑ingelheim.aspx  

 Figure 7.1 

 Key  procurement  activities  within  an  organisation       

Supplier

Purchase

order

Purchase

order copy

Requisition