Engagement focus
Policy · MRP · PO Maintenance · Intercompany
One purchasing framework spanning policy, MRP, PO maintenance, and intercompany execution.
Project SnapshotsBimeda
Bimeda · Animal Health
iApprove™ Purchasing
Accelerating PO Approvals and MRP Buys at Bimeda
Bimeda standardized purchasing across North America and EMEA with iApprove™ Purchasing, strengthening approval controls, simplifying QAD MRP-driven buying, and reducing manual steps.
The Client
A global animal-health company standardizing purchasing across regions.
Bimeda develops and manufactures veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and related products. It employs 1,000+ people and operates 9 manufacturing sites and 8 R&D facilities worldwide.
Opportunity / Challenge
Bimeda wanted a more consistent, controlled purchasing process across regions and business units.
The project centered on standardization, approval governance, PO maintenance, MRP-driven buying, easier user access, and the elimination of unnecessary manual entry.
01
Multiple Purchasing Processes
Replace varied methods with one process spanning direct, indirect, and service purchases.
02
Complex Approval Requirements
Reflect policy limits and approval matrices across departments and purchase types.
03
PO Change Management
Make PO updates easier while preserving oversight and control.
04
QAD MRP Utilization
Use QAD MRP more effectively for direct material purchasing.
05
User Experience & Access
Provide browser screens and email approvals without full QAD user setup.
06
Intercompany Duplication
Eliminate duplicate NA PO and EU Sales Order entry and reconciliation risk.
Project response: Standardize the process without disconnecting it from QAD. Users gain a simpler requisition and approval experience while approved purchasing transactions continue to execute in QAD.
Solutions Implemented
One requisition and approval framework integrated with QAD.
Bimeda implemented iApprove™ Purchasing (formerly iPurchase™) in North America and EMEA for requisition management, data-driven routing, QAD PO creation/update, PunchOut, MRP integration, supplier communication, and audit history.
01 · iApprove™ Purchasing
Standardize the process without disconnecting it from QAD.
One process supports direct, indirect, and service purchasing, aligns approvals to policy, and carries approved transactions into QAD while preserving oversight and audit history.
- Request
- Route
- Approve
- Create / Update QAD PO
Key Capabilities
Purchasing capabilities implemented around QAD.
Select any capability to expand the approved supporting detail. PunchOut is also included in Bimeda's implemented iApprove™ Purchasing scope.
EU intercompany automation: Synchronizes items, quantities, pricing/markup, ship-to data, currency, and Incoterms while reducing duplicate entry.
01Uniformity+
One process for direct, indirect, and service purchasing.
02Financial Controls+
Approvals align to policy, expense, fixed-asset, and inventory rules.
03Email Approvals+
Approvers can act without logging into QAD.
04Automatic QAD PO Creation+
Final approval creates or updates the Purchase Order directly in QAD.
05Visibility & Self-Service+
Users can review requisitions and locate PO information without QAD access.
06QAD MRP Integration+
The MRP Action Center supports direct-material buying.
07Supplier Communication+
Approved POs can be generated and emailed to suppliers.
08Complete Audit History+
User, date, time, approval, and change history are retained.
09Simpler Reuse+
Requisitions can be copied to reduce repetitive entry.
10Intercompany Automation+
A North America PO can create the matching EU Sales Order.
Results / Benefits
Benefits enabled by a standardized, policy-driven purchasing framework.
Bimeda did not provide formal quantified outcome metrics in the approved source material. The benefits below are qualitative and tied to the implemented process and capabilities.
Supported qualitative benefit
One Process, One Policy
Supports standardized, policy-aligned purchasing across regions and categories.
Supported qualitative benefit
Approve & Convert Faster
Email approvals and automatic QAD PO creation reduce processing steps.
Supported qualitative benefit
Buyer Efficiency & MRP Synergy
MRP-driven requisitioning and browser screens reduce manual effort.
Supported qualitative benefit
Built-In Governance
Rules-based routing aligned with approval matrices strengthens accountability.
Supported qualitative benefit
Lightweight Access
Casual users can participate without full QAD provisioning.
Supported qualitative benefit
Cleaner Intercompany Execution
Automated NA PO-to-EU Sales Order creation reduces discrepancies and rework.
Source discipline: Qualitative benefits only — no unsupported quantified results are asserted.
The Takeaway
Human-directed approvals with automated transaction creation.
Request → Approve → QAD PO → Supplier / Intercompany Execution. See how ISS Group can standardize purchasing workflows while keeping approved execution connected to QAD.
