EMRO, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based supply chain management software company, will build the next-generation procurement system for Doosan Enerbility, a leading plant engineering company in Korea.
On June 5, EMRO announced that it had signed a contract with Doosan Enerbility to establish a next-generation procurement environment and has begun the project.
The goal is to integrate the previously dispersed procurement processes?spread across enterprise resource planning (ERP) and electronic contract systems?into a single platform based on EMRO's latest supply chain management software, SMARTsuite v10.0, and to maximize the productivity of Doosan Enerbility's procurement operations by leveraging AI and data.
Due to the characteristics of the EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) industry, which primarily handles high-value, customized equipment and materials required for plant and power plant construction, procurement items are highly diverse, and contract scales are large and complex. In particular, since the unit price, delivery schedule, and quality of key items?which account for more than 60 to 70 percent of the total project budget?are directly linked to project profitability, strategic supply chain management is essential.
Based on best practice know-how accumulated through numerous procurement system implementation projects in the EPC sector, EMRO will implement an integrated procurement process optimized for Doosan Enerbility. From preliminary quantity and cost estimation, main quotation, order placement and contracting, receipt of goods, to partner registration and evaluation, all procurement tasks can be handled within a single system. This is expected to significantly improve the efficiency and convenience of procurement operations.
As Doosan Enerbility secures more large-scale project orders, the company plans to actively utilize its procurement-related database (DB) to ensure visibility into increasingly complex and extensive procurement processes and to support strategic procurement decision-making. Through dashboard functions, the status and performance of procurement activities can be monitored in real time, and by utilizing past quotation and order histories, as well as similar item data, in supplier evaluation and development, the rapidly expanding supplier pool can be managed systematically.
The next-generation procurement system will also lay the foundation for applying various AI technologies specialized for procurement, enabling the automation and advancement of procurement tasks. EMRO plans to complete the construction of Doosan Enerbility's next-generation procurement system in the second half of 2026, following system design, development, and integrated testing.
An EMRO representative stated, "In the EPC industry, which is characterized by large-scale projects, long lead times, and high cost structures, 'strategic procurement' is a core element for successful project execution, going beyond simple cost reduction. Through this project with Doosan Enerbility, which has been securing large-scale contracts and expanding its presence in the global market, EMRO has secured another key reference that demonstrates our procurement expertise and technological capabilities in the EPC sector."
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