Industrial Services
BIS specialises in sourcing and supply-chain fulfilment solutions, established in 1973, Our solutions are tailored to the unique requirements of each customer. A focus on technology enables simplicity at the best overall cost of acquisition. Our services are provided through a committed team of professionals with extensive experience in best practise solutions.
Our customer base ranges from SME’s to large Multi-National Corporate Clients, many who have been loyal customers for 30-years and more.
Source
BIS offer technical advice on product specification utilising our qualified global supply network.
Our sourcing team negotiate preferential supply terms to achieve the best total cost of acquisition. By utilising BIS’s global supply network we guarantee product quality and price stability through our consolidated spend .
Our sourcing team work with our partners to ensure product continuity and lifecycle management.
BIS continually monitor obsolescence, cost and commodity price index to offer alternative products that are technically fit for purpose and economically suitable to ensure continuity of supply and price.
BIS has built its reputation, responsibly sourcing products, no matter how challenging they may be, so that you get what you need, when you need it, on time and in full from a single source.
Supply
BIS offers the complete fulfilment service. Our supply solutions are designed to offer maximum flexibility tailored to your specific needs.
Our purpose is to provide you with supply solutions which are carefully selected to drive performance, maximise flexibility and reduce costs.
Our supply chain solutions are designed to cater for your fluctuating demand, deliver material in the most efficient way possible and significantly reduce your administration activities to further reduce your costs.
Our solutions include
- E-Procurement (Punch out/in)
- Direct line feed
- Customer site managed inventory
- Vending solutions
- B2B order app
- Van stock supply (mobile engineer)
- Vendor managed inventory
Using our data driven ordering system, we assure you, we will always be focused on your organisation’s individual needs and strive to be one step ahead assisting you in your immediate demands.
Technology
BIS have developed software platforms to seamlessly integrate customer data with our sourcing and supply chain solutions.
BIS has developed a leading-edge e-procurement capability that simplifies the process of requisitioning, ordering, and exchange of purchase documents via digital communication lines to our customers to significantly reduce the cost of each transaction. Our robust analytics capability enables customer visibility through customisable reporting to drive improvement, mitigate risk and consolidate spend to reduce cost.
Our technology allows operational sourcing to create demand in the most efficient way possible within the confines of the contract/SLA. Approval limits can be defined in authorisation hierarchy (supervisor, manager, director) to control spend. Your bespoke portal will include an e-catalogue loaded with your predetermined items and supporting technical information i.e COSHH data, product specification, technical drawings and manuals.
Analysis
BIS’ robust analytics capability enables customer visibility through customisable reporting to drive improvement, mitigate risk and consolidate spend to reduce cost.
We have created a centralised data and analytics capability that generates customisable reports and data sets through a secure repository that allows a self-service data provision. Our systems collect a substantial amount of data which is reported down to a granularity to help you make informed decisions ie User, Item, Location, Value, Authorised by etc. This gives you transparency and visibility of your spend.
Our account management team conduct four main types of data analytics.
Descriptive – Addresses basic questions of how many? When, where and what?
Predictive – Identify trends, correlation and causation
Prescriptive – AI and big data – what if, try this
Diagnostic – Examining data to understand cause
Our aim is to Inspect from the past to understand seasonal trends, Project future demands and select the most appropriate supply-chain option going forward.