Automating procurement for SMEs

Regional plan: Oh hopes to grow Supplycart into a regional brand for e-procurement.

PROCUREMENT is seldom seen as an area that needs to be automated. For years, companies have purchased their supplies and services through long-standing relationships and a manual process that has stood the test of time.

But as the need for better efficiency increases, Supplycart chief executive officer Jonathan Oh says this is an area that small businesses can explore to improve cost – and in the longer run, to digitalise their procurement supply chain.