Online Procurement

The Procurement application is a browser-based application that uses a simple web browser interface for communication between:

• Business Buyers,
• An e-Marketplace, and then on to
• Their Suppliers

The application allows professional and casual corporate users to:

• Access an online, multi-supplier catalog of products and services they need in their work,
• Search the Catalog for a specific item, or Browse the Catalog for categories of purchasable items,
• Make a RoundTrip to a suppliers web site to order specialized or customized products,
• Compare alternative Suppliers for an item,
• Quickly re-order recurring items using lists of Favorite Items, or Shopping Cart Templates,
• Make online checks of item availability and current price from a number of Suppliers.
• Check Out a Shopping Cart containing an assortment of needed items and quantities,
• Submit the Shopping Cart to be processed according to the business rules of their Buying Organization, and monitor the Shopping Cart Status,
• Users with the Approver Role may also monitor Order Status, and issue Change Requests to suppliers, and
• View Advance Ship Notices from suppliers, and perform Desktop Receiving of shipments.

The Procurement application may also offer access to other Services, installed at your site, such as:

• Submitting and tracking Online Forms,
• Bidding in Auctions,
• Invoice Payment, and
• Other Commerce One or third-party products and services.

Contact your Procurement application Administrator and the applicable documentation for more information about the services available at your site.