| Purpose and (strategic) orientation |
| Process name | Final negotiation and order placement |
| Objectives | Objective of this process is a purchase order placement with respect to a given offer selection. |
| Description of basic activities | The process starts with - usually manually performed - negotations on terms and conditions. After the contract conditions are agreed on the order can be placed in various ways: manually via Fax, e-Mail, or Telephone, using sell-side product catalogues and corresponding Web interfaces, or using buy-side information systems with an electronic interface to the supplier (such as desktop purchasing systems). |
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| Required Resources |
| Technological infrastructure |
| MIS
| Merchandise Information Solution |
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| Meta-Type / -Typ |
Type / Typ |
Comment / Kommentar |
| Function |
Managing of product related data |
Can be part of an ERP-System |
| Human Resource |
Operational Employee, Administrator |
These are roles not specific persons |
| Computing Device |
Server, Workstation |
Number of workstations depends on the number of associated employees. |
| Persistent Media |
a)Backup storage: WORM or RW, b) Fast and safe RW storage |
A possible instance for a) would be a streamer, for b) a RAID system |
| Transient Media |
Cable Based Medium |
Cable based networks recommended due to minimal mobility needs and lower costs |
| Network Access |
Intranet |
e.g. Ethernet |
| Software |
Merchandise Information System Suite |
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| License |
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Depends on selected software |
| External Partner |
Specialized vendor |
Usually a maintenance contract is made with a specialized vendor |
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| | | Modeler | Carola Lange | | Creation date | 09/03/2004 16:00 | | Last update | 31/03/2004 14:00 |
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