Ioannis Filippopoulos PhD, MBA, MSc in ITAdjunct Assistant Professor

University Of Thessaly

Dept. of Computer Science

Digital Transformation in the Procurement Process

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Procurement Process

Contract Management

Purchasing

Quotation• Vessel

• Office

Requisition

• Suppliers

Order

• Port

• Goods received

Delivery

Business CasePurchasing Shipping Industry

Business CaseInventory

ROB (Remaining On Board)

Καλώς το μάγο με τα δώρα. Ψώνισες

αφεντικό?

Καλησπέρα.

Μάλιστα κύριε Ζήκο ψωνίσαμε.

Τι γίνανε; Τις πούλησες;

Τι λες ρε τρελάθηκες; Ένα τσουβάλι φακές

δεν έχουμε;

Α ψωνίσατε βέβαια. Πετάς τα λεφτάς στα παλιοκούτια και δεν κοιτάς να πάρεις ένα

σακί φακές να πουλάμε. Που ζητά ο κόσμος φακές και τους δίνω εγώ πέρα

ρουβύθια.

Μπα είχαμε, δεν έχουμε, φύγανε

οι φακές.

Δεν τις πούλησα φύγανε μαναχές τους.

Διότι σκάσανε οι φακές, βγήκαν τα μαμούνια, πήρε κάθε μαμούνι στην πλάτη από μια φακή και δρόμο τον

ανήφορο.

Trends in (Maritime?) IndustryRapid growth of emerging technological innovations

Business CaseTypes of products

Monitored

Speciality products

with unique

characteristics and

vendor identification

for which the

department is willing

to make a special

purchase effort.

Not every item is

the same. Products

have different

characteristics

therefore require

different purchasing

behavior. As a result

we differentiate the

way we mark and

label them.

Controlled

Products that the

department usually

compares on quality,

price etc. It needs

effort in gathering

information and

comparing

alternatives.

Rest

Products that are

bought frequently,

instantly and without

great comparison or

buying effort.

TAGS

Also known as electronic tags.

We can automatically

associate items based on

product tags which are then

suggested to people that are

ordering. Basically we are

assigning keywords or

phrases to products so that

they are easier to find during

their purchasing process

QR CODES

Contains information about

the item to which it is

attached. Its attributes are

quick readability and greater

storage compared to

barcoding. Can contain

information about product

tracking, type of product and

time tracking.

BARCODES

The most common system.

Can provide information

about the type of the

product. It needs a database

onboard in order to store all

info and usually a special

scanner to be used from

people onboard.

Business CaseMonitoring systems

Business Case

Cargo

Operations

Electronic

Systems

Port

Actions

Planned

Maintenance

Sensors

Weather

Route Optimization

R.O.Bs

Danger

Predictions

Monitoring

Operations

Internet Of Things

Business CaseGIS monitoring system

Business CaseExample

Thank you!“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”

Leonardo da Vinci

University Of ThessalyDept. of Computer Science