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Defense Logistics Agency's SRM Initiative: Procurement Support for Defense Worldwide
White Papers Defense Logistics Agency to meet the procurement needs of defense organizations around the world. This webcast examines how SAP solutions for ERP and SRM enable the U.S.
[January 17, 2005, 23:00]
Procurement Effectiveness at NATS
White Papers This paper summarises the range of measures taken to improve CAPEX procurement at NATS. A recent procurement improvement programme has taken a very broad look at all supply chain management practices at NATS, including those relating to...
[June 24, 2005, 3:00]
Bracknell Forest Borough Council - Procurement Strategy 2005
White Papers Procurement in the wider sense encompasses the whole process of acquiring external goods and services, from determining and specifying the requirement, reviewing the market, sourcing suppliers, obtaining and evaluating bids, negotiating and...
[June 17, 2005, 3:00]
Procurement Services Company Reduces Costs, Expands Market Scope
White Papers An innovator in procurement business-process outsourcing, Xpress Source offers effective procurement practices and skilled negotiations that saved its Fortune 1000 customers more than U.S.million in procurement costs in 2003.
[November 22, 2006, 0:00]
Ford dumps Oracle procurement for old system
News Auto giant Ford Motor confirmed on Wednesday that it is abandoning its Oracle-powered online procurement system in favour of technologies it had used previously. Ford representatives said the company has been evaluating all of its product-related...
[August 19, 2004, 11:00]
DK Corporation Improves Productivity by 12%, Cuts Procurement Time by More Than 50%
White Papers DK Corporation wanted to integrate information, improve efficiency, streamline procurement, and maintain tight financial control. The company selected a range of Oracle Financials and Oracle Supply Chain Management modules to manage accounting...
[July 1, 2008, 1:01]
Irish Public Sector Procurement Portal
White Papers As a central source, the Irish Public Sector Procurement Portal provides electronic access to all Irish public sector procurement opportunities advertised in the OJEC and in the national and local press as well as hosting opportunities made...
[May 20, 2005, 0:00]
Avnet, Inc. Leverages IBM Expertise to Reduce Procurement Costs
White Papers The challenge was to reduce the total cost of ownership of procurement solutions, including lowering both the cost of managing the process and the cost of items procured. The solution implemented was the IBM Leveraged Procurement Services from IBM...
[April 27, 2005, 0:00]
Government IT procurement slammed
News In particular the IT framework agreements of the trading arm of government procurement body the Office of Government Commerce have come under fire for excluding SMB suppliers. A spokeswoman for OGC Buying Solutions said the procurement process for...
[February 22, 2005, 8:05]
University of Pennsylvania Streamlines Procurement, Saving $7.8 Million
White Papers The university collaborated with Oracle Partner SciQuest, Inc.to install two Oracle procurement modules - Procurement and iProcurement - streamlining the buying process for Penn faculty and staff and increasing use of targeted suppliers.
[October 6, 2006, 0:00]
Process Mapping - CSU Chico Information Technology Procurement
White Papers In fall 1999, a self-directed team of individuals involved in various aspects of technology procurement activities realized that Chico's procurement process - a process that had been in place for over 15 years - was in need of change.
[April 27, 2005, 0:00]
Fertilizer Co-Operative Speeds Development, Performance of E-Procurement System
White Papers IFFCO had developed an e-procurement system that enabled members to complete the entire procurement process online. In just five months, a four-person developer team learned a completely new technology and released the next, faster, and more secure...
[December 2, 2008, 23:00]
AMS Advantage Procurement
White Papers The public sector procurement process is multifaceted and complex. AMS Advantage Procurement was built with these complexities in mind. Designed specifically for the public sector, AMS Advantage Procurement helps you streamline the procurement...
[August 30, 2005, 3:00]
ABB Controls Billions in Procurement Spend With SAS Supplier Relationship Management
White Papers As a rule of thumb, such companies spend close to half of their revenues on subcontractors, creating very large procurement expenditures that must be handled effectively and efficiently. During the last couple of years, ABB has enhanced its...
[January 20, 2009, 1:47]
Two firms withdraw from ID card procurement
News BAE Systems and Accenture have withdrawn from discussions on the procurement framework for the National Identity Scheme. Competitive dialogue for the National Identity Scheme framework procurement is continuing apace," the spokesperson said.
[January 24, 2008, 13:09]
Complete Turnaround - Giant Step Into the Digital Economy With mySAP E-Procurement
White Papers KirchMedia, one of Europe's leading media groups, was keen to streamline the effort and cost involved in its indirect procurement activities. It turned to mySAP E-Procurement to convert a predominantly manual, paper-based system to a highly...
[September 28, 2007, 1:00]
e-Procurement - Strengthening the Indirect Supply Chain Through Technology Globalization
White Papers e-Procurement focuses on several innovative solutions with a single global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system as a foundation. This paper outlines the challenges, improvements, and results for the e-Procurement program that transformed the...
[January 4, 2006, 0:01]
Scotland signs up to e-procurement
News The First Minister for Scotland, Jack McConnell, has announced an out-sourced e-procurement service for the Scottish Executive, the devolved government for Scotland, potentially worth £15bn in public sector transactions.
[March 27, 2002, 11:23]
Case Study Schiesser: Outsourcing of Procurement Logistics
White Papers Schiesser outsourced the complete management of its procurement process from the purchase order through to delivery to the factory to the logistics provider Gebruder Weiss. Schiesser AG, headquartered in Radolfzell, is Germany's leading underwear...
[April 28, 2005, 0:00]
Sap Solutions for E-Sourcing : Enabling Procurement Transformation
White Papers Under pressure to deliver constant profitability, procurement organizations must effectively manage and increase visibility into expenditures and streamline the process of selecting suppliers. With the SAP solutions for e-sourcing, the procurement...
[December 22, 2006, 0:00]
