Attender
Case Study

Overview:

Attender is a groundbreaking industrial services marketplace specifically designed for the maritime, offshore, and wind industries. The platform seamlessly integrates AI-powered tools and market intelligence with Business Spend Management and Source-to-Pay solutions, creating a unified ecosystem where buyers and vendors can connect, collaborate, and thrive together.

Business Value:

• Optimizes operational efficiency through streamlined purchasing processes
• Reduces procurement costs and administrative overhead
• Enhances vendor relationship management and collaboration
• Provides data-driven decision making through AI-powered insights
• Increases transparency and accountability in the service procurement process
• Enables faster service delivery through efficient vendor matching
• Facilitates seamless digital transformation of traditional procurement processes

Core Features:

1. AI-powered vendor profile generation and intelligent matching system
2. End-to-end digital project management with real-time collaboration tools
3. Automated job categorization and skills matching using machine learning
4. Centralized workspace for buyer-vendor interaction and document management
5. Built-in trade financing capabilities with paperless processing

Business Need:

The maritime, offshore, and wind industries lacked a centralized platform for connecting qualified service providers with buyers. Traditional procurement processes were time-consuming, paper-heavy, and inefficient. There was a critical need for a solution that could streamline vendor discovery, verification, and project management while ensuring optimal matches between service requirements and vendor capabilities.

Solution:

Broadifi revolutionized the platform by implementing:

• Advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) for intelligent job description analysis
• Entity extraction system for identifying key service requirements
• Qdrant vector database integration for precise vendor matching
• RAG-based approach for enhanced recommendation accuracy
• Automated notification system for seamless workflow management
• Real-time collaboration tools for efficient project execution

Full Story:

The journey of Attender began with a vision to transform how industrial services are procured in the maritime sector. Traditional methods were fragmented, involving multiple communication channels, manual paperwork, and time-consuming vendor selection processes.Broadifi stepped in to create a comprehensive solution that leverages cutting-edge technology. The platform's sophisticated AI engine analyzes job descriptions to extract crucial information about service types, equipment specifications, brand requirements, and part types. This data is then matched against vendor capabilities stored in a Qdrant vector database using a RAG-based approach, ensuring highly accurate vendor recommendations.

The platform's success lies in its ability to create a seamless experience from initial job posting to final payment. Through features like real-time collaboration tools, automated notifications, and centralized document management, Attender has significantly reduced procurement cycles and improved project outcomes.

The impact has been substantial - companies using Attender have reported improved vendor selection accuracy, reduced procurement times, and significant cost savings. The platform continues to evolve, incorporating user feedback and emerging technologies to better serve the maritime, offshore, and wind industries.