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GEP SMART
What Is GEP SMART?
GEP SMART is an AI-powered, unified source-to-pay (S2P) procurement software that brings end-to-end procurement functionality for both direct and indirect spend management into a single, cloud-native platform. It features a range of procurement tools built into one unified procurement system; eliminating the need for separate, stand-alone software, modules, or tools for managing specific functions.
Who Uses GEP SMART?
Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprise organizations across industries, including: Retail, CPG, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Oil & Gas, BFSI, Telecom/Media and others
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Reviews of GEP SMART
Ecolab's MyBuy+ a.k.a. SMART by GEP
Comments: Ecolab is pushing digital. SMART by GEP feeds right into that.
Pros:
The adaptability of a SaaS solution. One size does not fit all and your willingness to bend is a great selling point.
Cons:
Several basics features in the P2P modules weren't working and still aren't working, causing work-around solutions for us.
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Satisfied customer
Pros:
The software has all the basic features we need as a multinational enterprise. We’ve been using it for years in the contract and sourcing space, and are now deploying procurement. GP has been very engaging in supporting future product development requirements
Cons:
As with any configurable software, it takes a fair amount of time to configure, test, and deploy.
GEP review
Pros:
Flexibility so far in configuring and UI
Cons:
Lots of scrolling over to see things and not able to mass approve
Bang for your buck procurement software
Comments: invoice automation, eProcurement, eSourcing, spend analysis etc
Pros:
GEP is an integrated procurement solutions and services firm that offers managed services, transformation services and its own internally developed source-to-pay technology suite. SMART by GEP is a source to pay cloud platform from GEP, which was released in 2014. With full integration capabilities into back-end systems, built and hosted on the Microsoft Azure infrastructure, SMART by GEP gives bang for your buck.The entire GEP platform is Microsoft-native, which theoretically means tighter integration into the Microsoft ecosystem of products like SharePoint, Office,Outlook etc.
Cons:
SMART by GEP's P2P functionality isn't market leading relative to other P2P specialist software providers. However Smart by GEP is an integrated suite some great capabilities.
Great Product, better team
Comments: The GEP customer success team listens to their customers and creates enhancements based on the feedback of their customers. Software is always improving.
Pros:
All modules integrated, spend is accurate, reports are easy to generate
Cons:
navigation within the dashboards, screen loads within the Sourcing and Contracts modules. The areas of information do not all open and when scrolling down the widgits all bounce around which can be frustrating.
Smart
Comments: Fantastic
Pros:
Ease of use, GEP team engagement, speed of tool
Cons:
Lack of connection between data insights and market intel by category
GEP platform review
Comments: We had a good implementation and were able to launch on time and on budget. As we find issues, GEP has been open to adding new ideas to the roadmap.
Pros:
Easy to use and quick to learn. One unified platform.
Cons:
Spend module was not connected to other modules.