Industries
Aerospace & Defense
Overcoming Procurement Challenges
in Aerospace
The aerospace industry faces increasing procurement challenges, primarily related to supply chain administration, cost optimization, and risk management. While cost reduction is often prioritized, process and performance optimization are equally crucial. Both of these issues impact the relationship between manufacturers and suppliers, requiring a more efficient and structured approach.
Frequent exchanges of engineering data, technical specifications, and production instructions between buyers and suppliers introduce complexity. These communications often involve inquiries, change requests, waivers, and clarifications—many of which are handled through emails, phone calls, or in-person meetings. This manual process leads to miscommunication, delays, and costly errors.
Automated Supplier Collaboration
with Nipendo’s Q&A Module
Aerospace manufacturing requires strict quality assurance processes, but many companies still rely on manual methods, such as emails and hard-copy reports. Since invoices are only approved after QA confirmation—not just warehouse receipt—tracking the QA process manually leads to delays and inefficiencies in payment processing.
Nipendo’s Q&A module revolutionizes supplier-buyer communication by enabling structured, real-time collaboration. Suppliers can send inquiries, attach documents, track inquiry status, and receive built-in responses, ensuring that all exchanges are documented for future tracking and audits.
Maximizing Efficiency 89% of Invoices Processed Without Human Involvement
Nipendo’s Quality Management module automates communication around quality assurance, including defect messages and MRB (Material Review Board) processes. By leveraging Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Nipendo enforces process compliance and performs 4-way matching—automatically validating invoices only after QA approval. If an issue arises, the invoice is rejected or placed on hold, with clear guidance provided to suppliers on how to resolve the problem.
In the last 90 days, a Nipendo aerospace customer saw 6% of invoices rejected due to QA issues, while an impressive 89% of invoices were processed without any manual intervention. By automating procurement and quality assurance, aerospace
manufacturers can reduce errors, streamline processes, and ensure faster, more reliable supplier collaboration.
“By providing real-time visibility to receivable worthiness and partnering with non-bank capital resources, Nipendo is expanding the range of available trade financing options at a time of great need.”
David Gustin
President, Global Business Intelligence and Managing Editor, Trade Financing Matters.
“We deployed Nipendo back in 2017 and found the Nipendo team extremely helpful and professional. We were able to continue working in our ERP system as before but saw a 180-degree shift in the way invoices were managed and in supplier relations. Before Nipendo, we manually processed invoices and keyed in data, had piles of paperwork, lost invoices, and missed payment dates. We now have full transparency into invoice processing and payment status, better supplier relations and an associated improvement in supply chain, along with overall improved organizational efficiencies.”
Yehudit Alkobi
Head of Finance Departmentt
“Nipendo enables interoperability between different supplier communication solutions (for example, electronic data interchange [EDI], supplier networks and e-invoicing), allowing enterprises to rapidly achieve over 90% straight-through processing of all supplier invoices directly to their existing ERP systems.”
Gartner
Cool Vendors in Integration, 2014
“Nipendo is the real deal when it comes supporting both application capability in P2P, such as e-invoicing and the connectivity or network layer itself.”
Jason Busch
Cool Vendors in Integration, 2014
“Admittedly, we were initially reluctant to deploy Nipendo, fearing it would add to our work and possibly require the hiring of additional staff. We would likely not have done so had our customer not required us. However, after deploying the platform using a B2B connection, we realized significant benefit from it and now urge our customer to expand the platform’s utilization. We find ourselves spending far less time around invoice submission and, since we have full transparency into the process and into invoice and payment status, we no longer need to call the customer directly. Our business processes have improved significantly, and we’re better able to plan ahead.”
Yakir Dvir
Chief Information Officer
“Before moving to Nipendo’s digital platform, we had to manually process hundreds of thousands of physical documents… we were sometimes late paying our suppliers… Nowadays the Electric Company receives the vast majority of invoices through Nipendo’s digital platform, which automatically examines them and provides intelligent validations… Once we started using Nipendo our work processes shortened and became more efficient. The number of people required to handle invoices was reduced and the company’s ability to comply with payment obligations to suppliers improved significantly.
Masha Alony
Head of Accounting Division
“The Nipendo platform has enabled IAI to significantly improve supply chain efficiencies and supplier relations by creating transparency, and by automating the bulk of documentation along with the proper validations. This has freed up our team to address more value-add challenges, has eliminated data errors, and has enabled us to meet our SLA vis-à-vis suppliers and customers. Beyond the technology’s ability to address complex matters, the Nipendo team has demonstrated drive, flexibility, and creativity. All of this has encouraged us to move into new areas with Nipendo and to strive towards making it a one-stop-shop for IAI and its global suppliers.”
Eyal Morad
Deputy COO and VP Supply Chain
“By providing real-time visibility to receivable worthiness and partnering with non-bank capital resources, Nipendo is expanding the range of available trade financing options at a time of great need.”
David Gustin
President, Global Business Intelligence and Managing Editor, Trade Financing Matters.
“We deployed Nipendo back in 2017 and found the Nipendo team extremely helpful and professional. We were able to continue working in our ERP system as before but saw a 180-degree shift in the way invoices were managed and in supplier relations. Before Nipendo, we manually processed invoices and keyed in data, had piles of paperwork, lost invoices, and missed payment dates. We now have full transparency into invoice processing and payment status, better supplier relations and an associated improvement in supply chain, along with overall improved organizational efficiencies.”
Yehudit Alkobi
Head of Finance Departmentt
“Nipendo enables interoperability between different supplier communication solutions (for example, electronic data interchange [EDI], supplier networks and e-invoicing), allowing enterprises to rapidly achieve over 90% straight-through processing of all supplier invoices directly to their existing ERP systems.”
Gartner
Cool Vendors in Integration, 2014
“Nipendo is the real deal when it comes supporting both application capability in P2P, such as e-invoicing and the connectivity or network layer itself.”
Jason Busch
Cool Vendors in Integration, 2014
“Admittedly, we were initially reluctant to deploy Nipendo, fearing it would add to our work and possibly require the hiring of additional staff. We would likely not have done so had our customer not required us. However, after deploying the platform using a B2B connection, we realized significant benefit from it and now urge our customer to expand the platform’s utilization. We find ourselves spending far less time around invoice submission and, since we have full transparency into the process and into invoice and payment status, we no longer need to call the customer directly. Our business processes have improved significantly, and we’re better able to plan ahead.”
Yakir Dvir
Chief Information Officer
“Before moving to Nipendo’s digital platform, we had to manually process hundreds of thousands of physical documents… we were sometimes late paying our suppliers… Nowadays the Electric Company receives the vast majority of invoices through Nipendo’s digital platform, which automatically examines them and provides intelligent validations… Once we started using Nipendo our work processes shortened and became more efficient. The number of people required to handle invoices was reduced and the company’s ability to comply with payment obligations to suppliers improved significantly.
Masha Alony
Head of Accounting Division
“The Nipendo platform has enabled IAI to significantly improve supply chain efficiencies and supplier relations by creating transparency, and by automating the bulk of documentation along with the proper validations. This has freed up our team to address more value-add challenges, has eliminated data errors, and has enabled us to meet our SLA vis-à-vis suppliers and customers. Beyond the technology’s ability to address complex matters, the Nipendo team has demonstrated drive, flexibility, and creativity. All of this has encouraged us to move into new areas with Nipendo and to strive towards making it a one-stop-shop for IAI and its global suppliers.”
Eyal Morad
Deputy COO and VP Supply Chain