Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Successfully Scales Procurement and External Workforce Management to Support Rapid Organizational Growth
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has been at the forefront of science and innovation for 80 years. Their mission is to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear deterrent, reduce global threats, and solve emerging national security and energy challenges.
SOLUTIONS IMPLEMENTED
SAP Fieldglass Contingent Workforce Management
SAP Fieldglass Services Procurement
SAP Signature Management with DocuSign
SAP Services and Support
MAIN GOALS
- Keep pace with rapid operational growth
- Digitalize and automate manual processes
- Meet strict compliance requirement
- Establish a standardized, integrated digital foundation
- Provide comprehensive reporting
Manual processes can’t keep up with tremendous growth
Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) is expanding fast. The organization aims to grow its contingent workforce by over 250% in the next few years. Spend has already doubled in the last two years – and continues to grow.
To keep pace with this growth, LANL had to change that way it managed procurement and its contingent workforce. It needed to replace paper-based, time-consuming, manual processes with streamlined and automated digital workflows.
LANL sought an integrated, standardized technology foundation that would enable it to scale procurement operations quickly while also meeting the compliance demands of a highly regulated environment.
Automate processes and accelerate workflows, all while meeting strict security needs
LANL soon realized that SAP solutions could truly transform the way it manages procurement and contingent labor processes, while still meeting strict security protocols.
SAP Fieldglass® Contingent Workforce Management and SAP Fieldglass Services Procurement applications support LANL’s external workforce management with an emphasis on efficiency, security, and agility. SAP® Ariba solutions provide rich functionality for sourcing, contract, and risk management, as well as supplier performance management, and buying and invoicing.
Impressed by SAP’s road map and the comprehensive capabilities of SAP® Ariba® and SAP Fieldglass® solutions, the organization decided to implement the software with help from SAP Services and Support. In close collaboration with SAP experts, as well as with extensive consultation with employees and suppliers, LANL’s deployment went smoothly and adoption has been high.
Automated workflows moving 18x faster than before
With the implementation of SAP solutions, LANL can now rely on digitalized and automated processes to scale its operations, support its organizational growth, and meet strict compliance standards.
- Automated purchasing workflows are faster and more efficient, with an 18X improvement in transaction processing, and a reduction in processing time from 30 days to less than 8 hours.
- Accelerated invoice processing helps strengthen LANL's relationship with over 2,000 suppliers by providing faster payment.
- Advanced reporting options enable LANL to monitor and control procurement and contingent labor management more closely.
- SAP solutions aided LANL in meeting strict compliance requirements for public sector agencies.
In addition, the rich functionality of SAP Fieldglass solutions, such as the digitalized processing of field worker invoices using the SAP Fieldglass Contingent Workforce Management application, has laid the groundwork for LANL to realize its 250% growth in contingent labor over the next two years.
Continuous innovation with an ambitious roadmap
LANL looks forward to continuous innovation in SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass solutions based on an ambitious roadmap and SAP’s ability to easily customize and optimize software configurations according to changing needs. There is also an opportunity for future integration with SAP Concur® and SAP SuccessFactors® solutions to further support connected processes within an intelligent enterprise.
A significant planned expansion in the laboratory’s operations meant that it needed to streamline and accelerate procurement workflows. Learn about the key benefits that LANL has achieved with SAP Fieldglass and SAP Ariba solutions:
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