Strategic Sourcing
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
"You can use this business scenario to process all your
requirements and optimize your source of supply for each individual item. You
can identify saving opportunities and evaluate suppliers in their ability to
provide materials and services at low cost, high quality, and according to
schedule. Once you have determined the best source of supply for your
requirements, you can collaborate in project teams both internally and with your
suppliers, and establish on-going relationships based on contracts and global
outline agreements." SAP Online Help
The business processes run as follows:�
1.
Processing local
requirements
2. Negotiating contracts�
3.
Sourcing requirements in SAP
Bidding Engine�
4. Submitting bids�
5.
Determining winning
bids�
6. Creating follow-on documents
Processing Local
Requirements
You can use this business process to handle your
requirements by:�
- Automatically assigning the sources proposed by the
system to the items. This applies, for example, when there is one single
contract for the item being procured.�
- Creating a bid invitation or an auction within
SAP Bidding Engine�
- Creating global outline agreements or contracts in
SAP Enterprise
Buyer
Negotiating Contracts
You use this process to negotiate a new contract or renew an
existing contract with a supplier. This process is triggered in the contract
application of
SAP Enterprise Buyer
and then moves to SAP Bidding
Sourcing Requirements in SAP Bidding Engine
You can use this business process to
invite suppliers to submit bids in response to a bid invitation or an auction.
You can use the functions offered by SAP Bidding Engine to exchange
detailed information with potential suppliers. For example, you can use dynamic
attributes to prompt specific product data from suppliers, and create a collaboration area where each party has access to technical
specifications.
Negotiating Contracts
You use this process to negotiate a new contract or renew an
existing contract with a supplier. This process is triggered in the contract
application of
SAP Enterprise Buyer
and then moves to SAP Bidding Engine, where the supplier updates the contract details, such as target value
or conditions.
Sourcing Requirements in SAP Bidding Engine
You can use this business process to invite suppliers to submit
bids in response to a bid invitation or an auction. You can use the functions
offered by
SAP Bidding Engine
to exchange detailed information with
potential suppliers. For example, you can use dynamic attributes to prompt
specific product data from suppliers, and create a collaboration area where each
party has access to technical specifications.
Submitting Bids
Suppliers can use this business process to submit
bids in response to a bid invitation or auction. Suppliers must register
themselves to obtain permission to participate in a public bidding process. They
submit bids in response to a bid invitation directly in SAP Bidding Engine and they submit bids in response to a live auction using the Live Auction
Cockpit.
Determining Winning Bids
You can use this business process to select one or
more suppliers to fulfill your requirements. You can use the report-to-report
interfaces and analysis functions provided by SAP Business Information Warehouse to
compare bids and bidders.
Creating Follow-On Documents
You can use this business process to create a
purchase order, a contract, or a global outline agreement from the winning bid
or bids.
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