Parsia joins ECI’s PO Processor Platform

March 21, 2022

UK-based Parsia Managed Supplies Services is the latest supplier to join ECI Software Solution’s PO Processor platform.

ECI e-automate’s PO Processor, integrates MPS businesses’ purchasing process with their central ERP, automating ordering. Providing users with benefits including automatic price updates, real-time stock availability and the functionality to select preferred vendors to stay ahead of trends. In 2021 there was more than a million transactions on the platform.

For ECI’s MPS customers, it reduces costs and removes time-consuming ordering processes so they can speed up purchasing and boost supply to meet demand. For each dealer who uses the platform it saves them hours of manual labour every year,

Parsia supplies MPS businesses with a vast range of consumables for all the major manufacturers including Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Sharp, Canon, Olivetti, Kyocera and Xerox. Its entire product range will be available for ECI customers to access on PO Processor.

“Automation continues to grow in importance and the role it can play for businesses has been highlighted in the last 12 months,” said Laryssa Alexander, President, Field Service Division at ECI: “Once time-consuming tasks like purchasing no longer have to be – MPS businesses can use our PO Processor platform to automate purchasing to ensure they have stock to meet demand and that they are getting the best prices possible for products as all businesses aim to reduce costs. Our PO Processor platform is a bolt-on to our e-automate software and is a key part of our strategy to help dealers save time and money.”

Glen Constable at Parsia Managed Supplies Services said: “By joining the ECI PO Processor platform, we are extending our support for MPS businesses and dealers in the EMEA region. It means businesses can access our products and services 24 hours a day, every day – so they are always able to make considered purchasing decisions.

“We are pleased to become an ECI PO Processor partner. This partnership will enable us to continue our strategy to help distributors stay ahead of their competitors and continue to improve service for their customers.”

Across the globe, there are more than 40 vendors on the PO Processor platform.