Overview:

The eProcurement – How to Achieve the Benefits course addresses both the application of eSourcing for the initial, tactical procurement process, from specification to contracting, and of eProcurement for the day-to-day ordering process, from PO to invoice and payment.

Benefits:

The eProcurement – How to Achieve the Benefits course would benefit:

• Procurement staff involved in placing contracts with suppliers
• Supplier sales staff involved in servicing customer contracts
• End user staff in departments such as Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, who specify equipment & materials
• Purchasing department’s back office staff involved in processing requisitions and PO’s
• Accounts payable staff involved in invoice processing

Course details:

Course details of the eProcurement – How to Achieve the Benefits course:

• Initial procurement from specification to contract: topics covered are eSourcing, eTendering, eAwarding and eAuction (reverse auctions), Public procurement and eProcurement. What are the benefits and how to secure them?
• Operational day-to-day purchasing, from Purchase Order to Invoice and Payment: topics covered are: Procure-to-pay (P2P), electronic ordering, eInvoicing, eTrading, eHubs, supplier portals. What are the benefits, who receives them and how do I achieve them?
• Catalogue and contract management: Master data synchronisation, Supplier enablement, Supplier connectivity, eHubs and exchanges, Marketplaces.
• Management support: Spend analysis: what do we buy and from who? Analysis in need of data quality. Buy a system or use an on demand service?

Usual duration: Five days

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