Iasta's spend analysis solution is designed to provide users with instant, comprehensive and
detailed access to the entire organization's purchasing data. SmartAnalytic's real-time user
control delivers access to the right spend information, at the right time, at the right price.
- Expediency - SmartAnalytics provides a single, centralized repository for spend
data regardless of its original data system - ERP systems, accounting software,
purchasing cards and many more. Companies and users can organize and
analyze their spend information based on their own unique needs. The user
decides how and when data can be refreshed, re-classified and re-analyzed -
as well as by whom, Iasta, the customer, or both.
- Faster Decision-Making - SmartAnalytics lets companies improve decision making
by providing better visibility into information about goods, services and suppliers by:
- Consolidating spend information from one or multiple data systems
- Helping identify and prioritize sourcing projects, resulting in quicker savings
- Aiding alignment with leadership and people inside and outside the sourcing team
- Ensuring contract compliance of past sourcing projects
- Speed - SmartAnalytics is the fastest spend visibility tool available to Sourcing Professionals. Speed affects users in many ways:
- Changes to the data set are effective immediately. Users do not need to wait hours or days to access
new data, new reports, new dimensions or new data hierarchies.
- Analysis can be done on a real time basis. Adjustments to reports or dimensions are reflected immediately - so users can make faster decisions that impact sourcing priorities and projects.
Iasta's goal is to improve the effectiveness of every team member who uses the SmartAnalytics platform by providing world-class support and service. Designed to be flexible and easily assessable for large or small sourcing teams, Iasta offers Application Support and Sourcing Support Center to upgrade user's skills and organizational processes they can benefit from advanced technology.
Iasta's Silver level support provides users with access to:
- Application Support
Application Support offers assistance with technical error resolution, password resets, navigation and how-to assistance. Application Support is available via telephone and email.
- Sourcing Support Center
Iasta's Sourcing Support Center allows users to contact Iasta's team of sourcing professionals to guide them through current and future projects. Iasta will evaluate the project's specific needs and provide coaching and mentoring support for sourcing best practices. Such issues may include auction tactics, lotting strategies, event set-up and planning, and supplier communication strategies, optimization strategy & mentoring, supplier communication strategies, survey/questionnaire planning, formula/offline bidding tactics. Admin-users can request this service through phone or email.
- Online Tutorials
Online Tutorials provide easy to follow instructions on how to use the different features of the software. These online training videos include step by step instructions, along with screen shots and tips, to assist users in learning how to make the most of the platform.
Establishing a solid foundation for a company's spend analysis initiative is a critical first step. An integral part of that process is building custom spend cube that reflects the true data profile of the organization. So, whether a company has a simple or complex data profile with one or 100 data systems, one currency or several currencies, Iasta's custom Launch program that will meet each company's needs.
- Custom Launch - The Custom Launch program is for companies with simple or complex data profiles who need additional project management, data enrichment and quality control support from Iasta. Iasta works with the organization to articulate goals and determine how best to collect and enrich spend data to achieve those goals. At that point, Iasta manages all aspects of building and launching classified spend data. Organizations can choose to either manage their own Refresh cycles internally, or if desired, request Iasta to manage them. Iasta also provides user training and ongoing user support.
- Consolidate and normalize data
- Validate data files
- Cleanse suppliers
- Categorize transactions
- Supplier data augmentation (optional)
- Review and validate data classification structures (data workshops)
- Develop spend reports and views
- Launch SmartAnalytics
- Data Passport Service - The Data Passport Program can instantly improve your company's reporting ability. Iasta transfers and loads your spend data into SmartAnalytics with its classification structure. The SmartAnalytics dashboard and custom reporting can help you drive better category management decisions.