Advanced Procurement

Overview
 Oracle Advanced Procurement
Footprint

iProcurement iSupplier Portal

Services Purchasing Sourcing

Procurement

Procurement Contracts BI for Procurement

 Oracle Sourcing - Introduction
To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of
strategic sourcing.
Traditionally sourcing is a time consuming
process
Online collaboration and negotiation
Professional buyers, business experts, and
suppliers exchange information online for a more
agile and successful sourcing process.
Reduces sourcing cycle time
Complete audit trail of supplier commitments.
 Sourcing Key Features
Auction/RFQ/RFI Bidding
Multiple negotiation types [open, blind, sealed] Proxy bidding/power bidding/surrogate
Negotiation templates bidding
Procurement professional internal collaboration Supplier registration
Procurement professional security Supplier user management
Reverse Auctions
Scoring rules
Pricing analysis
Reusable invitation lists
Enhanced supplier search
Offline spreadsheet support
Spreadsheet Upload

Analysis & Award Integration

Response comparisons using graphical interface Auto generate POs, Blanket Agreements
Analysis scenarios Contract procurement
Award approvals employee supervisor, position
Multiple awards auto award, award by response,
award by line
Intelligence reports
 Procurement Contracts - Introduction
Oracle Procurement Contracts is the enterprise
application that creates and enforces better
purchasing contracts.
Authoring often remains a manual process
without meaningful controls.
Take control of your contract lifecycle, from
authoring and negotiation through
implementation, enforcement, evaluation and
closeout.
Procurement Contracts Key Features
Contract Library
Negotiation
Multiple contract template
Workflow driven clause approvals Negotiate contract terms with
suppliers online
Expert rules
Repository contracts Enable suppliers to propose changes
and fill-in contract variables as part of
MS Word Integration
their bids
XML Clauses Upload
Localisation
Clauses Security Manage Deliverables
Manage contractual deliverables
Author Contracts Automatic escalation process
Related clauses
Automatically populate clauses based
on business rules , questions
Manage contract documents [incl Integration
Branding information] iSupplier
Manage supplier authored contracts
Purchasing
Author Intelligence
Sourcing
Electronic signatures
 Vendor Offerings in this Space
There are other vendors [other than below] who are also highly recommended
e.g. Emptoris Software,
Bravo Solution Highly compliant for UK, Italy Public sectors Gartner,
although both have very little market presence.
 Oracle Vs Competitors
- Gartner Research 2010
Ariba, Emptoris leaders of the pack, better user
experience
Oracle Oracle E-Business Suite and SAP nudged
ahead of the remaining products due to broad
functionality, superior analytics for key performance
indicators (KPIs), and support for global enterprises.
Other vendors - Overall, there was little to broadly
differentiate among the 11 products, which are all
proven solutions with loyal customer bases and
talented product management teams.
 Key Considerations
Suitability of the broader suite for your needs - Shortlist
vendors with strength in the applications that are on your
road map
Spending Analysis
Strategic Sourcing
Contract Management
Other customer experiences
Integration
Appropriate architecture for scale - Larger organizations
may run hundreds of events simultaneously and/or conduct
reverse auctions that attract dozens of prospective
suppliers and thousands of bids.
On-premise/Hosted/SaaS