Requests get stuck
Missing specs, or nobody in charge, means the same questions again and again.
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Purchasing
Every purchase linked to a real need on the ship.
Purchase requests from the ship, technical details, prices, approvals, purchase orders, files and status history, all in one place.
Fleet data · updates when online
RequestsItems and services
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Approvals
Checked before ordering
Records
PO and attachment history
Altonaut PMS
Why tracking purchases matters
An urgent request with missing details leads to delays and overspending.
Teams waste time when technical need, quote, approval, order, and receipt sit in separate messages or files.
A cheap quote may not fit
The lowest quote may not match the item, the service work, the ship or the timing you need.
Nobody knows the status
Ship and office teams chase updates when the order history is in pieces.
From request to order
See who did what, and when, for every purchase.
Keep the reason for each request and every step of the decision.
The ship makes a request
Ask for an item or service with the ship, department, quantity, work needed and files.
Check and get prices
Clear up technical details, get vendor prices, and keep the comparison with the request.
Approve and order
Send for approval, create the purchase order, and record each status change.
Follow up
Ship and office both see delivery, receipt, files and history.
Inside Altonaut
Purchase requests from every ship, with current status.
From the office, search and filter requests by ship, urgency, who asked, date and stage.
Altonaut software screen
What you can do
The technical need and the purchase stay together.
Buy both parts and services, and always see where the request came from.
Requests for items and services
Record parts, quantities, service work needed, ship and department.
Prices and vendors
Keep the quotes and the chosen offer with the request.
Approval and PO flow
Record the review, the decision, the purchase order and the current status.
Attachments and history
Keep files and status changes to check later.
What to measure
Measure how fast you buy, without skipping approvals.
See where and why requests wait, not just the total time.
Request-to-order time
Median days from complete request to approved purchase order.
Emergency orders
Urgent purchases and freight cost per ship, per month.
Requests sent back
Requests returned because technical details, quantity or the work needed were incomplete.
Make the next urgent request easier to explain.
Try it with real requests for parts and services. Then compare how long orders take, emergency spending, and requests sent back.
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