Extended process of P2P (Procure-to-Payment) concept, which starts with the User’s Requisition or supply request by the user, until the end of the business relationship with the supplier’s payment. This process called Supply Chain Management is an integrated function including the following services (sub-processes):

Requests for Quote

1. Safe automatic sending of quote requests and notice to all suppliers chosen by the buyer.

Benefits:

1. Reduction of manual registration and follow-up activities
2. Integration of new suppliers/providers into database.

Quote Sending

1. Quote Sending in response to quote requests received with notice to the buyer. Suppliers can answer by Web, b2seller (e-commerce mail), or integrate into platform.

Benefits:

1. Reduction of sales representatives’ administrative activities
2. Follow-up by user’s record.
3. Business cycle reduction.
4. Loyalty by customer service level increase.

Comparative Table

1. Client application, integrated into a purchasing company ERP. It receives suppliers’ quotes from ebiz, suppliers’ offer table, and personalizes fields to display. It also compares local with foreign offers, automatically generating Purchase Orders.

Benefits:

1. Reduction of manual activities regarding comparative table preparation.
2. Reduction of decision-making time by application ease.
3. Record of decision factors for internal audit purposes.

Purchase Order Sending

1. Automatic sending of purchase orders, once the best offer is chosen. This process can generate a document by taking the information from the requisition approved, the material supply report, or manually. Once the purchase order is created, the supplier is notified.

Benefits:

1. Elimination of manual tasks.
2. Acceptance follow-up by ebiz Call Center.
3. Notice message to the supplier and automatic confirmation.

Goods Delivery

1. Process planned to verify the product information that will be sent by the supplier, taking as a basis the Purchase Order.

Benefits:

1. Elimination of manual tasks.
2. Automatic generation from purchase order.
3. Avoid double entry.
4. Invoice Status Display

The purchasing company publishes the status of invoices submitted by suppliers in ebiz portal, so it can be also displayed by them.

Benefits:

1. Reduction of suppliers’ calls and visits to query the invoice status (received, scheduled to be paid, cancelled).
2. Supplier’s access to know the schedule payment date.
3. Withholding and Deduction
4. Display and printing of Withholding and Deduction Statements. The purchasing company publishes suspensions and withdrawals in ebiz portal, so these can be displayed and printed by suppliers.

Buyer’s Benefits:

1. Reduction of inventories by suppliers’ stock availability.
2. Better supply/production schedule by delivery confirmation.
3. Increase of internal customer service level.

Supplier’s Benefits:

1. Loyalty by customer service level increase.
2. Better supply/production schedule by demand information.
3. Warehouse and Inventory Management and Replacement System
4. The warehouse and inventory management and replacement system allows the supplying companies to manage their inventory in their customers’ warehouses.
5. Suppliers will be able to access their virtual warehouses from anywhere to verify the updated status of their goods, movements and replacement notices in order to provide a better customer service.

Benefits

1. It allows suppliers to manage their inventory in their customers’ warehouses.
2. Remote access to their virtual warehouses to verify the updated status of their goods, movements and replacement notices.