Prevent costly mistakes with a simple process to plan and make purchases. Allow multiple users to request products in a single platform, reducing email clutter and providing visibility to the entire team. Perform a cost analysis to compare supplier pricing before submitting a request for approval.
Quickly and easily create new requests from prior orders, inventory, or catalogs. Method auto-fills product details to minimize manual entries and save time.
Annotate requests using notes and attachments, both internally with your team and externally with suppliers.
View all of the documents related to a request including orders, receipts, invoices, and payments.
Track the status of all requests from a common screen to see what has been approved and ordered.
Review an audit trail of each request from beginning to end to see the full story behind every purchase.
Save in-process requests while details are finalized before submitting to your team for approval.
View all requests and up-to-date statuses in one place.
Compare quoted or current web pricing to lower your total cost.
Quickly create a request by adding products and selecting suppliers.
Use notes and attachments to communicate internally with your team and with suppliers.
View the insights and details you need to guide the purchasing process. Method allows you to review and control purchases before they occur, regardless of the supplier. With full transparency, everyone stays in the loop and no requests are lost or forgotten. The approval process reduces unnecessary, incorrect, and duplicate purchases by simplifying collaboration across your team, saving money as a result.
Review and take action on requests via email from any mobile device.
Decline certain items on a request while approving the others.
Generate and send purchase orders to suppliers automatically upon approval. No delays, no mistakes.
Select a reason for a declined request, or write your own, and return to the submitter.
Avoid expensive mistakes by viewing the full details of each request including quotes, specifications, billing method, and a cost analysis prior to purchase.
Easily collaborate with team members by viewing comments, quotes, purchase notes, and attachments related to each request.
Receive supplier responses and compare pricing and availability in a single process.
Perform periodic audits of your stock levels to ensure accuracy and re-calibrate stock levels.
View requests and their approval statuses without searching your email box
Review and take action on requests with email reminders to your mobile device.
Approve a portion of a request by removing unneeded items.
Decline a request by indicating a reason, which is then sent to the submitter.
Automated, electronic ordering makes it easy to purchase the supplies your practice needs.
Method automatically converts approved requests into purchase orders and sends them to each supplier without delay.
It's easy to see which products have shipped and when you can expect them with online shipment tracking. As transactions proceed, you can view the receipt and invoice status for each order in a single location regardless of supplier.
Quickly create an order from prior orders, pending requests, inventory, or catalogs.
View all orders and their transmission, confirmation, and shipment statuses from a common screen.
Send orders to suppliers automatically, once requests are approved, without the need for a purchasing department to perform a final step.
Order products from multiple suppliers with a one-click process. Once approved, Method will convert a request into individual orders and send them automatically.
Electronically submit an order directly to a supplier, reducing the chance for errors and delays.
Easily view all documents related to a purchase including requests, orders, receipts, invoices, and payments.
Review an audit trail of each order from beginning to end to keep everyone on the same page in a controlled way.
View up-to-date information on the receipt of goods as well as invoicing information for each order.
Monitor all important details of each order from a single screen
Communicate with suppliers by adding notes and attachments to an order.
Track critical information about each order including shipments underway.
See the receipt activity of each order and remain aware of any missing items.
Method Procurement Technologies gives independent dental practices and DSOs the inventory management and procurement capabilities they need to succeed. With our full, end-to-end solution, ordering dental supplies is straightforward and hassle-free.
Learn how Method Procurement's spend management solutions can improve your bottom line. Get in touch with our team today or request a demo to see it for yourself.