Fully automated, requisition-driven, competing authorized suppliers, web site-based, real-time, reverse-auction, centralized e-procurement system for government, with bifurcated internal and external modules, requisition pooling, order formulation and management, consolidated in-bound shipment and distributed J.I.T. delivery, procurement-needs prediction, centralized catalog management and numerous additional features

摘要

A fully automated, requisition-driven, "J.I.T."-based, centralized e-procurement system, suitable for governments or entities with similar procurement needs. A Web site-based reverse-auction among competing authorized suppliers is employed for purchases of all goods and services, except those that must be procured by other means. Automated processes for: requisition handling and pooling; order formulation, processing and tracking; consolidated, distributed, and other shipping arrangements; procurement accounting and payment authorization; supplier-relations administration; centralized procurement catalog management; procurement data analysis and report and alert generation; procurement needs analysis; and inventory management are included. A structure of separate internal and external modules is created for security. To the extent possible, all communication from and to and within the system is preformed digitally.