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PURCHASING

SRM RapidProcure
Non-catalog based procurement needed for special projects such as engineering R&D. RapidProcure solution provides improved workflow capability, simple UI, and visibility into non-catalog spend process.
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Major Business Process
- Employee creates purchase requisition.
- Buyer receives Requisition in his/her Inbox.
- The Buyer validate requisition and select suppliers.
- Buyer creates RFQ by creating a vendor questionnaire based on the key performance criteria specified in the purchase requisition.
- Buyer checks Inbox status after sending RFQ.
- Supplier 1 responds.
- Buyer checks Inbox status.
- Supplier 2 responds.
- Buyer checks Inbox status.
- Buyer compares Quotes, and Finalizes Vendor.
- Shopping Cart Created.
Key Features
- The Solution allows creation of rich vendor evaluation questionnaire which can incorporate "soft" parameters beyond pricing or delivery terms.
- Ability to evaluate supplier responses based on product performance characteristics, and meeting the project urgencies.
- Supplier uses Adobe interactive forms to provide detailed responses, and emailing them to the Buyer.
- Buyer is able to evaluate suppliers beyond the lowest price criteria. The final procurement decision is documented for future auditing purposes.
SAP RELEASE REQUIREMENTS
- SAP SRM 3.0 and above.
- SAP NetWeaver 04s and above.
- SAP Portals.
- SAP Java WebDynpro.
- SAP CAF GP / SAP BPM.
- SAP Adobe Interactive Forms.