Okano Valve Manufacturing x Alter Booth officially launches the procurement support system "IoM Procurement" for the manufacturing industry.

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Okano Valve Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, President: Takeharu Okano, hereinafter referred to as "Okano Valve Manufacturing") officially launched the procurement support system "IoM Procurement," developed in collaboration with its group company, Alterbooth Co., Ltd., on Friday, October 16, 2026. After approximately four months since the start of the alpha version in June, the system has been refined into a form that can withstand actual operation, reflecting the feedback from about 100 companies that were interviewed and those that used the system as monitors. The manufacturing industry is currently facing increasing challenges due to rising raw material costs and the closure or suspension of suppliers. Meanwhile, procurement operations still rely on paper and fax, resulting in a dependence on individual workers, who are overwhelmed with daily tasks. IoM Procurement semi-automates the entire series of procurement operations from quotation to delivery. It not only improves the efficiency of the staff's work and alleviates the dependence on individuals but also promotes the development of new procurement sources as a "procurement support system."

A press conference was held to announce the launch to the media.

After the press conference, we also held a briefing for the manufacturing industry.

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Cases where estimate requests and ordering operations are decentralized in IoM procurement.
Ideal for environments with a variety of products and small quantities, and for individual orders! This is a system that transforms procurement operations that tend to become dependent on specific individuals.

【Three Pickup Features】 ■ Business support function that allows you to proceed without hesitation ■ Chat function that allows you to keep a history by project ■ Data management function for accumulating and reusing know-how *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.
Cases that depend on the experience and know-how of specific personnel in IoM procurement.
Transform personalized tasks into organizational knowledge! Achieve strategic time allocation with up to 70% efficiency improvement.

【Three Pickup Features】 ■ Business support function that allows you to proceed without hesitation ■ Chat function that allows you to keep a history on a project basis ■ Data management function for accumulating and reusing know-how *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.
Cases where we want to streamline procurement practices before and after IoM procurement.
We will support operations that can be seamlessly integrated with existing internal systems and easily incorporated into the field.

【Three Pickup Features】 ■ Business support function that allows you to proceed without hesitation ■ Chat function that allows you to keep a history by project ■ Data management function for accumulating and reusing know-how *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.
IoM procurement
Procurement support system born from the manufacturing site.

**Product Overview** "IoM Procurement" is a platform that integrates direct material procurement for the manufacturing industry. It allows for the management of the entire procurement process from request for quotation to comparison and selection of quotes, ordering, delivery, and inspection, all in a seamless manner on a project basis. **Key Features** - Centralized management of progress/status updates - Consolidated chat for each project (saving interactions as history) - Streamlining of standard procurement through price and standard delivery time master data - Documentation of supplier information (performance evaluation based on quality, price, and delivery time) - Price validity assessment and supplier consideration using proprietary AI, along with automatic search for similar performance/master data - Visualization of procurement challenges and improvement opportunities through historical data, with automatic risk detection - Assetization of response history (knowledge database creation) **Integration** Data integration with internal systems (order requests/BOMs, drawings, accounting systems, etc.). Completion of processes with suppliers via the web.
Case where we want to analyze procurement data and use it strategically.
Support for smooth decision-making with minimal confusion! This leads to the establishment of a procurement foundation that takes the entire supply chain into account.

【Three Pickup Features】 ■ Business support function that allows you to proceed without hesitation ■ Chat function that allows you to keep a history by project ■ Data management function for accumulating and reusing know-how *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.
Cases where information is not accumulated or organized in IoM procurement.
Search for past similar cases and manage master data for agreements and repeat items! We will make procurement decisions reproducible.

【Three Pickup Features】 ■ Business support function that allows you to proceed without hesitation ■ Chat function that allows you to keep a history by project ■ Data management function for accumulating and reusing know-how *For more details, please download the PDF or feel free to contact us.