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The web-based procurement revolution is underway, as a walk through the exhibit area at the NAPM 85th Annual International Purchasing Conference quickly showed. Additionally, an onsite Visa USA survey of conferees revealed that 67% currently engage in some form of e-purchasing, up 10 percentage points from last year. Of those who don't, 80% said they would in the future-up 26 percentage points from just two years ago. The interest is obviously there, as the attendees jammed the narrow aisles and often strained to take a look at the new e-purchasing solutions. The following is SSMR's summary of the top products for purchasing pros to consider.
Agile Sourcing from ShareMax.com. The eprocurement model uses proprietary information and technology to identify and reduce the total costs of externally purchased goods and services while offering the flexibility of e-procurement strategies like electronic strategic markets, spot buying, auction and catalog buying. Its comprehensive Spend Analysis service provides information to increase purchasing leverage and negotiating positions. The database includes extensive RFI data and supplier information. The Agile Sourcing technology infrastructure also supports online RFIs and RFQs.
Contact: ShareMax.com, 600 Parsippany Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054; 973-884-6000; fax, 973-884-6007,- www.shareMax.com.
details Online from Bank of Montreal/Harris Bank. A web-based e-commerce purchasing solution combines corporate procurement, purchase management, information access and control in one online environment. The multi-user, multiaccess drill-down applications include purchasing, fleet, and travel and entertainment line item viewing, standard and customized reporting, transaction splitting into multiple accounts, cardholder transaction viewing, and allocation and supplier list management. The next release, scheduled for mid-2000 will bring buyers and sellers closer together through a front-end purchase order management system. Enhancements...