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Notes on sourcing and procurement in the UAE.
What we have learned building a voice agent that buys things in the UAE — written for the people who do the ringing round. Each post takes one part of sourcing, puts a number or a method on it, and says what we would do differently.
3 posts
Procurement5 min read
The real cost of ringing round
Calling eight suppliers for one price is not a small job done often. It is a large job disguised as a small one.
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Product6 min read
Four languages on one phone line
A UAE supplier call can start in English, turn into Hindi and end in Arabic. Here is how our agent decides which one to speak.
Read itProcurement5 min read
Five things a quote leaves out
Two prices for the same product are almost never comparable. These are the questions that make them comparable.
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Who writes these posts?
- The team at Nextoria that builds PurchoSmart, in Dubai. Each post is something we learned running a voice agent that phones UAE suppliers, written for the buyers who still do that ringing round by hand.
Where should I start?
- With The real cost of ringing round: it puts a number on the hours a manual quote round takes. The other two posts cover what a supplier quote leaves out and how the agent decides which language to speak.
Can PurchoSmart do this for my business?
- Yes, if you buy from suppliers in the UAE. You submit one request, the agent calls up to 20 suppliers at once, and a ranked comparison comes back in about twelve minutes. See how it works or book a demo.