Introduction to E-Procurement
- Course provides introduction to e-procurement systems, strengths, and difficulties.
- Delegates learn about E-Procurement and its impact on organizations.
- Focus on understanding E-Procurement capabilities and jargon.
- Participants explore case studies on online auctions and supplier relationships.
- Course aims to integrate e-procurement systems into business processes.
Overview
This 1-day course on E-Procurement aims to introduce delegates to the practice of E-Procurement, explaining various systems and current issues. It covers topics such as the capabilities of E-Procurement, understanding e-procurement, case studies, integrating systems into business processes, and E-Procurement's relation to contract law. The course targets teams looking to update their E-Knowledge and implement E-Procurement in their business processes.
Who should attend
Procurement Teams
Course Content
Course duration: 1 Day
Course running order
What is E-Procurement?
· The capabilities of E-Procurement
· The impact on organisations and on your own role
· Understanding the jargon
Understanding e-procurement
· Is E-Procurement the same as e-commerce?
· What can an E-Procurement system do?
· Using a catalogue procurement system
· Setting up a catalogue, the costs and the choices of portal sites
Case studies of E-Procurement
Online auctions
· The uses of on-line and reverse auctions
· The strengths and pitfalls of auctions
· The impact on supplier relationships
Integrating e-procurement systems into the business process
· Integration issues
· The implications of ‘open architecture’
· Integrating hardware
· The current use of e- procurement, some examples
E-Procurement and contract law
· Contracts and electronic signatures
· Contract formation and e-trading
Course Objectives
To provide delegates with an introduction to the practice of e-procurement explaining the main types of systems that can be used. The programme will bring delegates up to speed with current issues in E-Procurement outlining the strengths and difficulties commonly experienced in organisational procurement
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 / Fees
A 1-day single manned course
