Current Practices in E-Procurement

Course Objectives

To bring delegates up to speed with the current issues in e-procurement including a survey of the current tools in place, current thinking regarding their use, value added and means of deployment.

Course Contents

An overview of e-procurement as a product/industry
 
Trends in product deployment and use in the marketplace
Who are the main players and how are they using procurement?

Automating supply chain management, logistics, information and transaction flows
Managing low value purchases
Driving cost transparency into the supply base
Repositioning the role of procurement as market managers
 
How e-commerce works in practice
Systems deployment
Security / confidentiality of data
Portals - the theory
Marketplaces - horizontal and vertical
 
E-tools for the procurement professional
Task and workflow management
E-databases - contract documentation and engineering
E-tendering
E-evaluation
E-bill payment
 
Other e-commerce practices
Co-sharing of information
Joint buying
Joint stocks
Co-vendor rating
Joint Quality Assurance
Outsourced procurement
Reverse auctions

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Who Should Attend

Teams interested in updating or framing their e-knowledge into a coherent practical framework for use in their procurement practice. Teams that are considering the use of e-procurement in their business process and want to gain some knowledge of this key area of business.

Duration

A 1-day single manned course.
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