SIMPLIFIED PROCUREMENT
Plan, Procure and Manage Technology
From one central portal, configurable for relevance, you can simplify the ordering process, access industry knowledge and collaborate with technology experts to take more informed actions on your investments.
Streamlining the Procurement Process
Simplified procurement benefits businesses by reducing purchasing complexity, cutting costs and speeding up access to essential IT resources. We’ll help you streamline your workflows, minimize administrative tasks and foster strong vendor relationships, allowing your IT teams to focus more on mission-critical tasks and strategic business outcomes.
Keep It Simple With Simplified Procurement
Standardization of Products and Services
We’ll help you establish pre-approved lists or catalogues of hardware, software and services that meet organizational requirements, minimizing the need for repeated evaluations and ensuring compatibility.
Automation of Procurement Processes
We’ll show you how to implement software tools that will automate key steps such as approvals, purchase orders and contract management. This reduces your IT staff’s workload, improves accuracy and accelerates purchasing cycles.
Self-service Procurement Portals
We’ll help you set up a centralized self-service portal where internal teams can select and purchase approved IT products directly, decentralizing purchasing without having to sacrifice control or compliance.
Simplified Approval Workflows
We’ll help you design approval workflows that minimize bottlenecks by granting decision-making authority to a smaller number of people or using tiered approval processes based on purchase amount.
Meet Rubi, Your Trusted Digital Adviser
Rubi represents the evolution of CDW’s customer portal and the digital enablement of our customers. It gives you visibility into your technology history and streamlines the planning, procurement and management of your technology, reducing the guesswork involved when it’s time to upgrade. Rubi also helps you uncover new opportunities for technology implementations based on your unique business needs.
Simplified and Centralized IT Management
All in One Place
- Place orders
- Search order history
- Manage assets
- Administer order approval workflows
- Define and govern technology standards
- View contract pricing
Take Action
- Manage subscriptions
- Manage quotes
- Streamline repeat purchases (bundles and favorites)
- Approve orders
Insights
- Plan implementation with ETA/inventory/supply chain insights
- Track orders
- View order status
- Know when items are back in stock
- Keep current with the CDW Research Hub