ORACLE DATA SHEET The Issue: Strategic Procurement The role of buyer haschanged dramatically from dealmaker tostrategicpartnership manager. Companies that establish collaborative working relationships with their key suppliers have a tremendouscostand lead-time advantage over theircompetitors. Effective suppliermanagement requires timelyandaccurateinformation to keep thepurchase-to-deliverycycle short, orders easy to track, and contractcompliance simple to verify. Withoutautomated, integrated procurementsystems, buyerscanend up spending themajorityof their time on nonstrategic processes, suchas tracking order statuses, entering POs, and maintaining their own spreadsheetsforanalysis. As a result, they may miss opportunities for mutuallybeneficial supplier negotiations andprocess efficiencies. > The Solution:Integrated Procurement Management Oracleגs JD Edwards World Procurement Management facilitates supplier relationship management with integration of all purchasingactivitiesҗ from replenishing strategic components to subcontracting outside services to buying spareparts and operating supplies. You gain end-to-endvisibility of the procurementprocess and extensive flexibilityto define procurement order types and workflows that fit your business requirements. Automated Processes For items that do not requirea bid, automatic purchase order generation savessubstantial time.All relevantinformation isavailable online to validate item status and make necessary changesto quantities,dates,or suppliers. When items must go out for bid, Procurement Management streamlines the process. You have thecapability to: Combine requisitioned items on a single request for quote. View supplier performance ratings for rapid selection of those eligible to receive bid opportunities. Print quote requests for submission to preferred suppliers. Track status of open quotes and bids to a particular supplier,account, or buyerfor targeted procurement decisions. Once suppliers have been chosen,you canimprove transaction accuracyand accelerate orders through your organizationwith: Designated approval routingand requiredaction messages. Consolidation of multiple items on an ordertoa single supplier. Simultaneous creation of purchase and sales orders for each direct shipment. > 1 size="-1">

ORACLE DATA SHEET System counting and trackingofall changes made to purchase orders andpurchase orderlines. Rebate management toapply purchases automaticallytowardthe appropriate rebate agreements. Rapid ReceiptsRouting The Procurement Managementautomated purchase order receiptsroutingcontrolsthe sequence ofmaterial handling. You establishthe rules for theitemsyou wantinspected, how oftento inspect them, and the tolerance limits for acceptance. You keep stock moving with: Online review of material inspection status for immediate resolution of qualityissues. Automated monitoring of material routing...

ORACLE DATA SHEET Supplier pricingand catalogs. UCC-128 compliance. Supplier part number cross-reference. User-defined receipts routing. User-defined qualitytolerance rules. Variable unit-of-measure receiving. Landed cost management. Lot processing. Transfer order management. Drop-ship management. Supplier releasescheduling. Kanban processing. Evaluated receipts settlements. Blanket order release. Budget checking. Substitutions/replacements. Change order management. Commitments/encumbrances. Subcontracts. Tax processing. Two- and three-way matching. EDI ANSI X.12and EDIFACT. Web enabled. Solution...

ORACLE DATA SHEET JD Edwards World Advanced Cost Accounting JD Edwards World Quality Management JD Edwards World Capital Asset Management JD Edwards World Loadand Delivery Management > Copyright 2004, 2005 Oracle. All Rights Reserved.This document is providedfor information purposes only, and thecontentshereof are subject to change without notice.Thisdocument is not warranted to be error-free, nor is it subjectto any other warranties or conditions, whether expressed orally orimplied in law, including implied warranties and conditions of merchantability orfitnessfor a particular purpose.Wespecifically...