What Is E-Procurement?

E-procurement is a kind of purchase behavior initiated by the purchaser. It is a kind of online transaction that does not meet, such as online bidding, online bidding, and online negotiation. People define such bidding, bidding, and negotiation activities on the Internet as B2B e-commerce. In fact, this is only a component of e-procurement. E-procurement has more concept extensions than ordinary e-commerce and general procurement. It not only completes the procurement behavior, but also uses information and network technology to manage all aspects of the procurement process, effectively integrating the enterprise. Resources to help supply and demand sides reduce costs and improve the core competitiveness of the enterprise.

E-procurement

(Online Trading Behavior)

Refers to the electronic purchase process of goods and services, including the entire process from the identification of procurement needs to the payment of purchase loans, and also covers activities such as delayed payments, such as contract management,

E-procurement first emerged in the United States, and its original form was one-to-one

1. There is a risk that sensitive or private information will be stolen or leaked.

2. E-procurement lacks emotion, because interpersonal communication is replaced by machine transactions.

There is a fundamental difference between electronic procurement and general e-commerce and traditional procurement. It is not only pure procurement, but scientific management of all aspects of procurement using information and network technology, which can effectively

In the electronic procurement process, from the release of bidding information by the bidder to the final signing of the contract between the two parties, the main implementation links are as follows:

1. To conduct procurement analysis and planning,

The collaborative bidding management system is a collaborative, integrated bidding and procurement management platform, enabling all types of users (including organizers, purchase owners, bidders, approval agencies, etc.) to be in the same and personalized information portal Work together to get rid of time and geographical constraints. Collaborative bidding management system, based on the bidding method, integrates the practical experience of bidding in China, realizes the electronic management and operation of the entire bidding process, and can realize bidding, bidding, bid opening, bid evaluation and final award online The entire complex bidding and bidding process perfectly integrates the concept of bidding and Internet technology, and completely breaks through the traditional bidding methods in terms of time, price, and quality to maximize the benefits of the bidder. The collaborative bidding management system takes the domestically developed domestic leading workflow system as the core of the system, and can help customers quickly and efficiently implement various complex bidding and bidding processes, including various internal approval processes.

The enterprise bidding procurement platform is an online bidding procurement management platform that does not meet between suppliers and between suppliers and buyers, so that suppliers can participate in purchasing bidding remotely. Bidding procurement, also known as anti-auction procurement technology (RAT), is a procurement method that combines the two parts of procurement bidding and online bidding. It replaces previous negotiation and public relations with e-commerce, helps buyers to find sellers to the maximum extent, and triggers competition between suppliers, greatly reducing procurement costs, and at the same time, it has effectively changed the procurement process. Risk-free purchasing aids. In traditional bidding and procurement, suppliers always strive for the highest price while ensuring a low price, and because the ratio, price comparison, bidding process is long, suppliers meet each other and other factors, it is easy to generate prices between suppliers. Alliance, therefore, it is not possible to provoke repeated bidding by bidders within the maximum scope, thereby reducing the price reduction space, resulting in insufficient price reduction of purchases; and RAT technology is based on the different characteristics of industrial purchases, the buyer sets product quality standards, The bidding rules, through the B2B method, enable buyers to better find sellers and provoke competition from suppliers. The transaction price can be one or a group. For the supplier, only the competitive price is transparent, and the game lineup is not transparent to it. This has strengthened the price reduction competition and reduced the purchase price greatly. After a fierce price reduction competition between various sellers, a price reduction curve will be automatically output, and the bidding results will be objective and open, and no artificial bidding process will be required.

The electronic catalog procurement system is a set of integrated solutions based on domestic leading workflow technology, integrating office automation, product catalog management, supplier management, and electronic procurement. It can help customers quickly and efficiently implement any business operation process and business rules of the internal procurement and supply system, and build an online procurement platform that meets their own needs, including multiple procurement methods including bidding procurement, bidding procurement, and business negotiation. Manage supplier and product catalogs. The main functional modules include workflow engine, visual process definition tool (WFVISIO), process monitoring tool (WFMONITOR), process node definition, information publishing system, view definition, comprehensive query statistics definition, automatic document generation, electronic document management, and organizational structure management , Rights management, supplier management, expert management, product catalog management, online bidding, bid opening hall, online bid evaluation, bidding hall, negotiation hall, contract management, procurement effect analysis, project task management, log management, online editor, etc.

In the Internet era where supply chain competition is gradually dominating, a good electronic procurement management platform not only provides enterprises with convenient and efficient Internet procurement management technology, but also provides industry information and information services, thereby achieving the high-speed and smooth operation of the entire procurement industry chain. , Promote healthy cooperation between procurement and supply, and create a shared and win-win market environment. Extend the company's core business processes and customer relationships to the Internet, and make full use of the advantages brought by converged communications to create a collection of procurement management concepts, procurement management software, procurement resources (supplier resources, price information), and management Consulting services and other new e-commerce platforms. include:

Price management: It is the process of determining the purchase price of the enterprise, establishing and managing a unified price system for the items purchased by the enterprise, standardizing the scope of implementation of the purchase price and the pricing method, and establishing a complete price management system for user enterprises.

· E-procurement · procurement plan

: It is formulated by the enterprise according to the production plan and according to different planning stages. It supports the import of multiple format files. The imported production plan can be viewed and modified. The system provides a data verification mechanism, through the purchase directory in the procurement network and the materials in the plan to automatically screen out unqualified data, effectively ensuring the accuracy of the planned data.

· Electronic procurement · Purchasing pricing

: Enterprises can choose multiple procurement modes according to business needs: bidding, bidding, and inquiry. Give full play to the market leverage effect, reduce the cost of materials and procurement process of purchased goods, and improve the efficiency of procurement, so as to achieve the purpose of reducing corporate procurement costs.

· Electronic procurement and contract management

: It is the embodiment of the procurement pricing results, and also the basis for the implementation of procurement, including the main information such as the price information of the purchased goods, delivery conditions, and payment methods. The contract can be entered manually, or the contract can be directly generated based on the bidding result of the procurement pricing item.

· Electronic procurement and order coordination

: Enterprises need a complete supply chain management in order to dynamically and quickly respond to customer needs. Provides a complete set of order coordination functions, including the order, receipt, return and other processes.

· E-procurement · Purchasing Statistics

: Mainly set statistical query methods, which are divided into two types: purchase statistics by item and statistics by purchase price. It can automatically collect historical records of supplier quotes, order response, timely delivery rate, qualified rate of goods, transaction data, etc. Provide strong support for purchasing decisions.

· Electronic procurement , management and evaluation

: The supplier applies for registration as a supplier company through online registration. The supplier registration information is verified and verified. The supplier is truly registered as a supplier on the procurement network. The buyer can authenticate the supplier and make it a potential supplier. ; Suppliers with supply qualifications are called formal suppliers; buyers can evaluate formal suppliers and select qualified suppliers.

· Electronic procurement · Catalog maintenance

: The procurement catalogue is the foundation and fundamental of the entire procurement system. It has the characteristics of unified classification and unified coding, and each buyer maintains it according to the characteristics and needs of its own enterprise.

E-procurement case study

1. Maifu.com electronic procurement system platform ,

The platform mainly builds eight blocks of content, and realizes the "cloud" processing of procurement + supply chain management in electronic procurement, and realizes traditional procurement content such as tendering, bidding, inquiry, order tracking, supplier management and contract preparation in electronic procurement. And means integration, network processing, mainly has the following characteristics:

1) Bidding : According to the relevant bidding regulations, electronically network the traditional procurement bidding process to make it more standardized and streamlined, save bidding costs, and simplify the bidding process. It has three characteristics. First, it supports multiple forms of bidding such as open and invitation; second, it supports single and multiple rounds of bidding; and third, it supports expert evaluation, unit price determination and total price determination. Awards and other awards.

2) Bid / auction : The online bidding in this set of electronic procurement platform realizes the price from high to low. It solves the problem of price reduction in "off-site, multi-supplier, simultaneous, back-to-back, short time", which is most suitable for "Class B and C" And "branded product trade agents" and other raw material pricing; online auctions have achieved low to high prices, which are most suitable for the transfer of waste, used equipment and plant buildings.

3) Inquiry and price comparison : The main purpose is to liberate traditional purchasers' telephone and fax inquiry and manual comparison and comparison. After the inquiry price comparison information is released, the supplier estimates the inquiry price of the purchaser (including the total price and the detailed price), and the purchaser can negotiate online and compare the price. It is most suitable for pricing new products and verifying whether the purchase price of some products is reasonable.

4) Supplier management : complete the management of supplier selection, certification, and supplier daily rating, etc. You can customize different processes and forms according to each company process.

5) Single-source agreement procurement cloud management : It not only implements one-to-one procurement and sales cloud management, but also can be used as a buyer's execution status control tool for purchase orders that reach the supplier. Production and logistics information query.

6) Joint Procurement : Through the online implementation of "bucket" purchases by various buyers, in order to achieve a cloud procurement method that improves economies of scale and reduces procurement costs.

7) Supply and marketing contract : resolve the mutual notification of changes in terms of negotiation between the two parties to the contract. Contracts edited in the editor can be marked with every modification, and printed without marking.

8) Price Quotes : One-click online to understand the fluctuations of raw materials, and to follow the market price fluctuation trends in real time.

2. Chinese bidding ,

China Bidding Online is a full-process online online bidding, bidding, bid evaluation, and supervision and supervision operating system platform. The core product is the " 86ztb e-bidding pass " online operation platform, which mainly provides online e-tendering services for government procurement agencies, bidding agencies, the majority of procurement owners, and suppliers to help users realize the entire online e-tendering process. This system platform covers the entire process of remote online bidding transaction management functions, including electronic bidding (standard bidding, independent bidding), electronic inquiry, electronic bidding, electronic procurement, electronic investment, and electronic exhibition.

The biggest advantages of this platform:

It can perform the entire electronic operation of the bidding process, and can realize the processes of bidding, bidding, bid evaluation, supervision and supervision, and bid opening on the network. It also has functions of information management, process management, transaction management, government supervision, and collaborative operation. After testing and appraisal by domestic authoritative organizations, the system functions are in compliance with the "full-process electronic operation" requirements of electronic procurement mentioned in the State Council's Document No. 35 of 2009.

The core competitiveness of the platform:

1. Patented technology. The Internet online electronic bidding operation method method with independent invention patents. The electronic bidding system developed based on this method has gone through various software tests and identifications, obtained invention patents, has independent knowledge products, and obtained software copyright, Software Product Registration Certificate. At present, very few companies in China can provide full-process online online bidding, bidding, bid evaluation, and supervision and operation systems.

2. Business model. This project uses this system as the core product and launched a third-party electronic bidding platform-China Bidding Online. At the same time, the concept of cloud computing is introduced, and electronic bidding is promoted in an online operation platform mode, so that more users can obtain valuable services and are happy to pay for them.

This platform is positioned as China's most influential third-party electronic bidding system platform.

Electronic procurement business analysis

E-procurement methods mainly include open bidding, invitation to bid, competitive negotiation, inquiry procurement and single-source agreement procurement. E-procurement is not only an important form of e-commerce, but also an inevitable development of procurement. It is not only a change in form and technology, but more importantly, it has changed the processing method of traditional procurement business, optimized the procurement process, improved procurement efficiency, and reduced The purchase cost. Through the electronic catalog, you can quickly find more suppliers; according to the supplier's historical procurement electronic data, you can choose the best source of goods; through electronic bidding, electronic inquiry and price comparison, etc., form more effective competition and reduce procurement Cost; shorten the procurement cycle, improve procurement efficiency, and reduce manual operation errors through electronic procurement processes; through supplier and supply chain management, you can reduce the circulation of procurement, achieve end-to-end procurement, and reduce procurement costs; through electronic information Data, you can understand market conditions and inventory conditions, and scientifically formulate purchasing plans and purchasing decisions.