PROCUREMENT & COST CONTROL

Stop waste before it becomes another purchase order.

Better stock visibility. Tighter issue controls. Smarter purchasing decisions.

WHERE SPEND LEAKS

Good supplier prices are only half the story.

Even organisations that negotiate excellent prices lose money through poor consumption controls, duplicate requests, excess stockholding, missing equipment and fragmented records. AssetWave brings control to the whole journey — from request and approval to issue, return and replenishment.

TEN WAYS TO SPEND LESS

Control at every step.

  1. Fewer unnecessary issues

    Uniform, PPE and consumables are issued against named people and recorded every time, so unneeded issues become visible and avoidable.

  2. Check stock before you buy

    See what is already held in every store and location before a new purchase order is raised.

  3. Entitlements and approvals

    Set who can receive what, and route requests through the right approver before anything leaves the store.

  4. Avoidable replacements reduced

    Equipment held against named people is easier to recover, so fewer items are written off and bought again.

  5. Repeat requests highlighted

    Issue history shows excessive consumption and repeat requests by person, team and product.

  6. Less surplus stock

    Slow-moving and surplus lines are identified so they can be redistributed instead of sitting on shelves.

  7. Clear accountability

    Every issue, return and transfer is linked to a person, a time and a location.

  8. Better information for finance

    Procurement and finance teams see stock value, consumption and stockholding by site in one place.

  9. Less manual administration

    Digital records replace spreadsheets and paper forms across purchasing and stores.

  10. Informed replenishment

    Reorder decisions are based on actual consumption and current balances across sites.

PROCUREMENT INTELLIGENCE

See consumption, stockholding and returns in one view.

Choose an area to see what it shows and why it matters.

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Procurement & Consumption Intelligence

Example figures
Total inventory value£1.24m
Consumables issued£186k
Outstanding returns37
Approvals pending12

Issue & approval trend

Consumption by department

Emergency department
Theatres
Community teams
Estates
Outpatients

Highest-usage categories

Gloves & PPE38%
Uniform24%
Clinical consumables21%
IT accessories10%
Tools7%

Stockholding by site

Distribution centre£512k
North Hospital£318k
City Hospital£247k
South Hospital£163k

Slow-moving inventory

Hi-vis jacket (XXL)214 days
Safety boots (size 13)187 days
Ear defenders162 days

Repeat issue patterns

Nitrile gloves (M)4 issues / 30 days
Fleece jacket (L)3 issues / 60 days
AssetWave Procurement Intelligence — example figures
LET’S MAKE THINGS CLEARER

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