E-procurement involves conducting procurement activities electronically through the use of internet technologies and software applications. The e-procurement process typically involves identifying needs, evaluating suppliers, selecting suppliers and contracting, establishing online catalogs, requesting and approving purchase orders, budgeting, monitoring supplier performance, and analyzing spending. Estimating potential cost savings from e-procurement involves calculating the average procurement cost per item and multiplying by the number of requisitions, then subtracting the new costs under e-procurement from the original costs. Integrating supplier systems allows for collaboration between companies and suppliers on ideas, product development, production, and testing.
3. What is
E-Procurement
E-Procurement, also known as electronic procurement or
electronic purchasing, is the process of conducting
procurement activities electronically through the use of
internet-based technologies and software application.
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5. Step 1: Determine all business divisions’ needs for products and services.
Step 3: Work out contracts with the chosen vendor
Step 4: Create a purchase order and release it.
Step 6: Receive and inspect goods/services that were requested.
Step 7: KeSteep meticulous invoicing records..
Step 2: Make a list of potential providers and analyze them.
Step 5: After getting an invoice, finish the payment procedure.
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Presentation Topic: Types of E-Procurement, Advantages,
Disadvantages.
11. The existing purchasing process through
E-Procurement
Identifying Needs
Bid Submission
Specification and
Planning
Bid Evaluation
Vendor Registration
Negotiation (if required)
Publishing Tender
Notices
Contract Award
12. The existing purchasing process through
E-Procurement
Order Fulfillment Payment Processing Performance Evaluation Record Keeping
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The E-Procurement process
E-procurement tasks typically involve the following:
Identifying and anticipating the need for goods or services
Evaluating potential suppliers
Selecting suppliers and contracting
Establishing eCatalogs and Punchouts
Requesting, approving, ordering, and receiving purchase
orders
Budgeting for projects and cost centers
Monitoring and managing supplier performance
Reporting and analysis of spend
14. Estimating of E-procurement costs
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While cost savings are commonly cited as the key benefit of e-procurement, more than half the companies in the
Transmit (1999) survey (54 percent) did not know the procurement costs of their organization! This suggests that
calculating costs is not straightforward, but it is clearly an important part of the cost justification of introducing an e-
procurement system.
The general approach to estimating procurement costs is straightforward. First, we calculate the average
procurement cost per item, then we multiply by the average number of requisitions. The Transmit (1999) report
provides some illustrations – typical medium-to-large companies issue between 1,000 and 5,000 requisitions a
month and are spending between £600,000 and £3 million annually on the procurement process, based on the £50
median cost per item. In exceptional cases, the number of requisitions was between 30,000 and 40,000 per month.
In these cases, the annual cost of procurement could be between £18 million and £43 million!
To calculate cost savings from e-procurement we perform the following calculation:
Savings = No. of requisitions X (Original cost – New cost)
For Cambridge Consultants (Case Study 7.1) cost savings from orders placed with RS Components alone are as
follows:
Savings = 1300 X (£90 -£10) = £104,000
These are relative to a typical order value of £70, i.e. savings of £104,000 on purchase item costs of £91,000.
16. The impact of cost saving on
profitability
Cost saving can have a significant impact on profitability for businesses. Here are two
key points highlighting this impact:
Increased Margins:
Cost-saving measures directly contribute to an increase in profit margins. When
a company reduces its operating expenses or finds more efficient ways to produce goods and services, the cost of delivering
those products decreases. As a result, the company can sell its products at the same price or even reduce prices to gain a
competitive advantage.
Enhanced Competitiveness:
Cost-saving measures can also strengthen a company's
competitiveness in the market. In industries with tight profit margins, businesses that can maintain or
improve their profitability through cost-saving strategies are better positioned to weather market
downturns or economic challenges.
17. Barriers and risk of the e procurement adoption
Cybersecurity Threats:
Moving procurement processes to digital platforms exposes the
organization to potential cybersecurity risks. Cybercriminals may target e-procurement systems to gain
unauthorized access to sensitive data, such as financial information, supplier details, or confidential contracts.
Supplier Dependence and Reliability:
Relying heavily on e-procurement can create a significant dependency
on technology and external suppliers. If the e-procurement platform experiences downtime or technical
issues, it could disrupt the procurement process, delaying orders and affecting the organization's operations.
19. Integrating company systems with supplier systems
It is about connecting two or more processes in an effective way. Therefore,
supplier integration is the degree to which firms collaborate with their suppliers.
This collaboration includes idea generation, new product development, product
concept development, large-scale production, and market testing.
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20. B2B Marketplace
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A B2B marketplace is a type of eCommerce platform
that brings together B2B sellers and buyers and enables
them to do business in one place online. Just like its
B2C counterpart, businesses sell their products (usually
in bulk with B2B) and other value-added services, but
on a B2B marketplace, the sellers are brands,
manufacturers, suppliers, and wholesalers, and the
customers are other businesses. These transactions are
processed online by the marketplace operator.
21. Reason for adoption of e-procurement
Seven reasons your buying organization should utilize a comprehensive e-procurement system.
1. Save a lot of time
2. Easily qualify your vendor pool
3. Track vendor performance
4. Easily publish and distribute bid documents
5. Evaluate multiple bids, quickly
6. Reduce risk and improve collaboration
7. Create and manage custom contracts
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23. Types of marketplace
• Online marketplace
• B2B marketplace
• Global marketplace
• Local marketplace
24. The future of e-procurement
• Procurement teams have the potential to solve more complex problems in a quicker ,
more effective manner when using AI and machine learning .
Business can embed AI into applications to manage spend analysis ,strategic sourcing
and contract management.