Internet Based Technologies and Systems for the Support of Indirect Procurement

Diplomarbeit, die am 19.03.1999 erfolgreich an einer Universität in Deutschland im Fachbereich Wirtschaft eingereicht wurde. Table of Contents: |Table of Content |List of Figures |Abbreviations 1.|Introduction 1.1|Motivation 1.2|Methodology 1.3|Organization 2.|Identify different types of indirect procurement 2.1|Fundamentals of Procurement and Purchasing 2.1.1|Purchasing Objectives and Organization 2.1.2|Procurement Evolution and Development 2.1.3|Direct and indirect procurement 2.1.4|Indirect Goods and Services 2.2|Clustering different types of procurement 2.2.1|Criteria to characterize indirect goods and services 2.2.1.1|Tangibility 2.2.1.2|Accounting Rules 2.2.1.3|Product complexity 2.2.1.4|Transaction frequency 2.2.1.5|Risk 2.2.1.6|Value 2.2.1.7|Substitutability 2.2.2|Characterize indirect goods and services 2.2.3|Clustering indirect goods and services 2.2.3.1|Physical goods 2.2.3.2|Services 2.2.3.3|IT Procurement 3.|Analysis of different procurement types 3.1|Commodities 3.1.1|Product Characterization 3.1.2|Persons involved in the purchasing process 3.1.2.1|End-user 3.1.2.2|Purchasing department 3.1.2.3|Budget Holder 3.1.3|Purchasing process 3.1.3.1|Definition of need (information) 3.1.3.2|Requisitioning 3.1.3.3|Approval 3.1.3.4|Purchase order 3.1.3.5|Delivery 3.1.3.6|Payment 3.1.3.7|After Sales Support 3.1.4|Conclusion 3.2|Purchasing Services 3.2.1|Routine and complex services 3.2.2|Persons involved in the purchasing process 3.2.3|Purchasing cycle 3.2.3.1|Statement of work 3.2.3.2|Competitive bidding and negotiation 3.2.3.3|Selecting service contractors - proposal evaluation 3.2.3.4|Pre-award conference 3.2.4|Conclusion 3.3|IT-Procurement 3.3.1|Total value of ownership 3.3.2|Persons involved 3.3.3|Procurement of Hardware 3.3.3.1|Requirements and consideration of hardware purchasing 3.3.4|Procurement of Software 3.3.4.1|Requirements and consider