With the recent proliferation of proven, commercial
e-procurement applications, there’s no need to build your own. However, consider
the following factors when choosing your own solution:
Does it support the
full e-procurement cycle?
Does the application
take advantage of your organization’s current Internet environment?
Does the e-procurement
application provide ease of configurability and scalability?
How secure is the data
going across the Internet?
Are catalog
content-management services provided?
How easily will the
e-procurement solution integrate with your existing back-office ERP or legacy systems?
What support is
provided to bring suppliers on board, as per the requirement of the situation ?
Does system
administration lend itself to adding and changing routine system information on users, bill-to and ship-to addresses, cost centers and
organizational attributes, suppliers and related information?
Does it support extended business
services
such as auctions, reverse auctions, and
exchanges?
Does it support
value-added services such as bill payment, logistics, and taxation?
Will the vendor provide
regular updates and software support?
