[Execution] How do you use an ERP or procurement system as a control tool instead of just an admin tool?

I try to use the system as the clean source of truth for commitments, approvals, and risk signals. If the ERP only becomes a place to type information after the real decision already happened somewhere else, then the company loses control very quickly.

A good system discipline helps procurement spot late approvals, weak master data, supplier slippage, invoice mismatches, and...