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- E-procurement
- (Electronic-PROCUREMENT) Purchasing online. E-procurement systems are used to obtain materials and parts via the Web or using traditional EDI standards either for internal manufacturing direct procurement or office...
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- On-demand software squared: Coupa launches SaaS e-procurement system running on Amazon's EC2 service
- On-demand software squared: Coupa launches SaaS e-procurement system running on Amazon's EC2 serviceIt's not going to be pretty for awhile ...The Amazon S3 SLA is a good move, but note that for Coupa to work for a customer S3 must be up, EC2 must be up, the network access to...
- Tags: Service level management, Software as a Service (SaaS), Purchasing & Procurement, Coupa, S3 Inc., SLA, Amazon.com Inc., e-procurement, software-as-a-service, on-demand
- Discussion threads 2007-10-19
- On-demand software squared: Coupa launches SaaS e-procurement system running on Amazon's EC2 service
- Coupa will launch an on-demand e-procurement software suite on Monday that is built on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud Web service. For those keeping score at home that makes the Coupa suite an on-demand service running on an on-demand service. The launch also makes Coupa one of Amazon's early corporate...
- Tags: Software, SLA, Software-as-a-service, E-procurement, On-demand, Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, Service, Coupa, Enterprise Class Uptime, Purchasing & Procurement, Service Level Management, Business Operations, It Operations, It service Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- The Forrester Wave: eProcurement Solutions, Q2 2007
- eProcurement solutions play a key role in improving purchasing processes in enterprises through automating requisitions and purchase orders for goods and services, decentralizing buying, connecting to suppliers directly, and improving employee compliance with preferred supplier policies. Using a combination of vendor surveys, product demos, and client references, Forrester evaluated 14...
- Tags: E-procurement, Supplier, Forrester Research Inc., Purchasing & Procurement, Channel Management, Business Operations, Marketing
- White papers 2007-04-20
- Coupa: Can e-procurement apps tackle the midmarket?
- Can two Oracle alumni hit bring e-procurement applications to the midmarket? Coupa, a Foster City, Calif., startup sure hopes so. Coupa, founded by Dave Stephens and Noah Eisner after years in Oracles advanced procurement group, will announce Coupa eProcurement Express on Monday. The software...
- Tags: Coupa, Stephens, e-procurement
- Blog posts 2007-03-26
- Coupa's Midmarket plan
- Coupa is launching its e-procurement system for the midmarket. A look at key details.
- Tags: Coupa, e-procurement
- Image galleries 2007-03-23
- Government E-Procurement System Leads to Greater Transparency, Lower Prices
- The Government of Romania replaced its paper-based public acquisitions procedures with a government-wide e-procurement system running Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft SQL Server 2000. The system supports online reverse auctions for standard high-volume products and electronic tendering processes for more complex contracts. There is now greater transparency in public procurement,...
- Tags: E-procurement, Microsoft Corp., Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations
- Case studies 2006-11-07
- Functional Assessment of Document Sciences xPresso
- Global organizations are increasingly focused on e-procurement solutions as a way to drive additional savings associated with the procurement process. While these solutions can manage the electronic procurement of many standard maintenance, repair and operational items, they are typically unprepared to manage traditional paper-based invoices required for handling products and...
- Tags: E-procurement, Procurement, Doculabs Inc., Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers 2005-08-22
- e-Procurement - Strengthening the Indirect Supply Chain Through Technology Globalization
- e-Procurement focuses on several innovative solutions with a single global Enterprise Resource Planning ERP system as a foundation. An Internet negotiations tool was introduced to achieve additional cost savings and negotiation efficiencies. This paper outlines the challenges, improvements, and results for the e-Procurement program that transformed the Intel IDM organization...
- Tags: Supply Chain, E-procurement, Globalization, Negotiation, Intel Corp., Purchasing & Procurement, Free Trade, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Business Operations, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-08-03
- eProcurement
- The eEurope initiatives have made online government a European priority. ICT can effectively make government more accessible and remove existing administrative and commercial barriers across the Union. Public procurement is one of the key areas where these new technologies can improve and simplify the way government operates and help remove...
- Tags: E-procurement, Procurement, European Union, Government, Purchasing & Procurement, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2005-04-06
- Cable & Wireless: The mySAP Supplier Relationship Management Application Helps Global Telecom Drive Purchasing Efficiency, Compliance, Savings
- Cable & Wireless is a global telecommunications provider that is leveraging the functionalities of the mySAP Supplier Relationship Management mySAP SRM application to: Drive e-procurement Enforce compliance Reduce costs The company looked at a number of e-procurement products before choosing mySAP SRM...
- Tags: mySAP, Supplier Relationship Management, Compliance, E-procurement, Telecommunications, mySAP SRM, Cable And Wireless Plc., Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Purchasing & Procurement, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations
- Case studies 2005-03-01
- Innovation in E-Procurement: The Italian Experience
- This project looks at the e-procurement platform managed by CONSIP, a firm owned by the Italian Government and its impact on: public spending at the central administration level, spending procedures and, the organization of relations between public administration and businesses supplying good and services. The Italian experience is striking in...
- Tags: Innovation, E-procurement, Procurement, National Electronic Commerce Coordinating Council, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers 2004-11-01
- Helping Your Organization Reduce Spend and Increase Operational Efficiencies
- This white paper describes strategic sourcing and reverse auctions within the context of buy-side commerce. Starting with a quick analysis of the strategic sourcing market, the paper then examines the main processes of strategic sourcing and the main features of online reverse auctions. It also discusses the vital role an...
- Tags: Sourcing, E-procurement, IBM Corp., Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- White papers 2004-02-01
- What You Need to Implement an E-Procurement Solution
- Procurement is the purchasing of product components, standard raw materials, customized supplies, and other goods needed to conduct business operation. E-procurement applies Internet technologies to the buying process in the supply chain. As businesses seek to improve cash management and reduce administrative costs, e-procurement is more than just an attractive...
- Tags: E-procurement, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- White papers
- Avnet, Inc. Leverages IBM Expertise to Reduce Procurement Costs
- Avnet, Inc. (www.avnet.com), based in Phoenix, is one of the world's largest business-to-business distributors of semiconductors; interconnect passive and electromechanical components; enterprise network and computer equipment; and embedded systems from leading manufacturers. The challenge was to reduce the total cost of ownership of procurement solutions, including lowering both the cost...
- Tags: AvNet Inc., E-procurement, Procurement, IBM Corp., Purchasing & Procurement, Business Services, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Saks Automates Purchasing With Advanced e-Procurement System
- Saks Incorporated purchases more than $900 million in non-retail merchandise from more than 5,000 suppliers, which can be an inefficient and costly process. Saks wanted to automate its manual system with an Internet-based e-procurement system that would simplify purchasing, facilitate new business processes and save money. IBM provided an on-demand...
- Tags: Saks Inc., E-procurement, Supplier, IBM Corp., Saks, Purchasing & Procurement, Channel Management, Business Operations, Marketing
- Case studies
- e-Procurement Case Study: Leading European Food Manufacturer
- ABC Foods Ltd is part of a world leading food manufacturing group and is Europe's biggest food manufacturer of it's kind. They have four state of the art production sites and Europe's largest distribution centre. ABC Foods had identified that their, spend on sundry products, £56m, was at an unacceptable...
- Tags: Food, E-procurement, Food & Beverage, Purchasing & Procurement, Manufacturing, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Case Study: eProcurement in the NHS - NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency
- The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency works with around 400 NHS trusts and health authorities and manages 3,000 national purchasing contracts, influencing around half of the £7 billion spent in the NHS on purchasing goods and services in the health service in the UK. More than 100 NHS organisations and...
- Tags: Agency, E-procurement, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
- Case studies
- Sweden: Public e-procurement System Saves Taxpayers' Money
- Accepting the common wisdom that a lot of taxpayers' money can be saved by coordinating public procurement procedures, the Swedish government established a coordination function for public procurement in 1998. The task was to coordinate the procurement of all 300 authorities operating directly under the government and its more than...
- Tags: E-procurement, Procurement, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Sentteri-Finland's Web-Based Solution Links All the Steps in e-Procurement
- Sentteri is an e-procurement solution developed by Trading House Hansel, the government-owned company responsible for government procurement and purchasing in Finland. Sentteri covers the entire e-procurement process, starting with notification, through tendering, evaluation, ordering, logistics management and electronic payment procedures. Its electronic systems for ordering and for tendering are regularly...
- Tags: Web, Initiative, E-procurement, Logistics, Sentteri-Finland, Sentteri, Supply Chain, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Case Studies on E-procurement Implementations
- Electronically enabled procurement has been a part of the Western Australia Government for many years. Gem Tendering is generally considered successful, and Gem Contracting is relatively new. Gem Purchasing, however, has had limited impact based on its usage and perception of usability. The Government has been an early adopter of...
- Tags: E-procurement, Government, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations
- Case studies
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