Transforming Global Education Procurement: How CES and OneHub Streamline Resource Management and Budget Control

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OneHub by CES Holdings is the largest e-procurement platform designed to address the challenges schools face in their procurement process. With features that are optimised with input from educators like you to help you save time, money and choose the most appropriate educational resources to enhance student's learning experience.

In this blog post, we would like to thread on some of the most common challenges faced by international schools today with their resource procurement and how OneHub by CES can solve these.

Streamlined Procurement Process:
- Challenge: Schools often face a cumbersome and time-consuming procurement process, with multiple suppliers and complex approval workflows.
- Solution: OneHub's multi-level approval hierarchy simplifies the procurement process. Schools can set up an approval chain that aligns with their internal policies, ensuring that all purchases are vetted and authorized appropriately before finalization. This streamlines the workflow and reduces the administrative burden on staff.
Budget Management and Control:
- Challenge: Managing budgets across various departments and ensuring adherence to financial limits can be challenging.
- Solution: The platform’s multi-level approval system ensures that all purchases are within budget constraints and are approved by the relevant authorities. This allows for better tracking and control over spending, helping schools maintain their financial health.
Multi-Currency Transactions:
- Challenge: International schools often deal with multiple currencies, leading to complications in accounting and financial management.
- Solution: OneHub’s multi-currency feature allows schools to estimate prices in major currencies of their choice, simplifying international transactions and accounting processes. This feature ensures that schools can operate seamlessly in the global market without worrying about currency conversion issues. Supported currencies include GBP, THB, AED, EUR, QAR, SAR, HKD, SGD
Access to a Wide Range of Resources:
- Challenge: Schools need access to a diverse range of educational materials that cater to various curricula and student needs.
- Solution: With over 600,000 resources and book titles from top UK suppliers and publishers globally, OneHub provides a comprehensive catalogue. This extensive selection ensures that schools can find the materials they need to support their educational programs, all in one place.
Enhanced Supplier Relationships:
- Challenge: Building and maintaining relationships with multiple suppliers can be resource-intensive.
- Solution: By consolidating resources from top suppliers and publishers, CES acts as a single point of contact for schools. This can enhance supplier relationships, provide better negotiating power, and potentially offer better deals and discounts.
Customization and Flexibility:
- Challenge: Different schools have varying needs and processes, requiring a flexible solution that can adapt to these differences.
- Solution: OneHub can be tailored to meet the specific needs of individual schools, allowing for customization in approval hierarchies, user permissions, and procurement workflows. This flexibility ensures that the platform can effectively support diverse operational requirements.

By addressing these common challenges, CES along with OneHub not only simplifies the procurement process but also enhances overall operational efficiency for international schools.

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