Christian Epp

Internet Based Technologies and Systems for the Support of Indirect Procurement Christian Epp

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