Simplification through the automation of processing is at the top of the business objectives targeted by companies during a project to digitize Purchases, according to the new edition of the Acxias Barometer on the subject. Cited by 78% of respondents, this issue increases 16 points and two places compared to the 2015-2016 edition. The same is true for putting expenses under control and improving visibility on purchases made, now in second place (68% of citations) after a gain of 11 points. On the other hand, the ease of access to and sharing of information on the one hand, and the harmonization of processes on the other, have the opposite dynamics. Among the eight main objectives proposed, the search for additional purchasing savings or the reduction of administrative costs remain a lower priority for respondents. More unexpectedly, the structuring of processes, to frame and secure operations, loses two places and slips into last position.