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Amazon Business Assistant Will Now Chase Approvals For You; Procurement Team Unsure What To Do With The Free Afternoon
New features aim at approvals, reconciling invoices and spend visibility. The three-way match has asked for a moment alone.
Based on real news: Amazon Business targets procurement efficiency with new AI and reporting features (Digital Commerce 360)
NASHVILLE—Amazon Business said its Business Assistant can now handle account-specific tasks such as chasing approvals and reconciling invoices, alongside a new Amazon Business Value Intelligence experience, according to Digital Commerce 360, which reported the news from the company's Reshape event on Oct. 27.
"I have chased one approval since March," said a fictional procurement manager in Ohio. "It was for a stapler. If a computer finishes that, I will not know who I am."
said a fictional procurement manager in Ohio.
Several fictional finance teams said they would use the time saved to schedule a meeting about the time saved.
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Riffing on: Amazon Business targets procurement efficiency with new AI and reporting features, Digital Commerce 360