Inhaltsangabe: Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: Table of Content List of Figures Abbreviations 1.Introduction 1.1Motivation 1.2Methodology 1.3Organization 2.Identify different types of indirect procurement 2.1Fundamentals of Procurement and Purchasing 2.1.1Purchasing Objectives and Organization 2.1.2Procurement Evolution and Development 2.1.3Direct and indirect procurement 2.1.4Indirect Goods and Services 2.2Clustering different types of procurement 2.2.1Criteria to characterize indirect goods and services 2.2.1.1Tangibility 2.2.1.2Accounting Rules 2.2.1.3Product complexity 2.2.1.4Transaction frequency 2.2.1.5Risk 2.2.1.6Value 2.2.1.7Substitutability 2.2.2Characterize indirect goods and services 2.2.3Clustering indirect goods and services 2.2.3.1Physical goods 2.2.3.2Services 2.2.3.3IT Procurement 3.Analysis of different procurement types 3.1Commodities 3.1.1Product Characterization 3.1.2Persons involved in the purchasing process 3.1.2.1End-user 3.1.2.2Purchasing department 3.1.2.3Budget Holder 3.1.3Purchasing process 3.1.3.1Definition of need (information) 3.1.3.2Requisitioning 3.1.3.3Approval 3.1.3.4Purchase order 3.1.3.5Delivery 3.1.3.6Payment 3.1.3.7After Sales Support 3.1.4Conclusion 3.2Purchasing Services 3.2.1Routine and complex services 3.2.2Persons involved in the purchasing process 3.2.3Purchasing cycle 3.2.3.1Statement of work 3.2.3.2Competitive bidding and negotiation 3.2.3.3Selecting service contractors ¿ proposal evaluation 3.2.3.4Pre-award conference 3.2.4Conclusion 3.3IT-Procurement 3.3.1Total value of ownership 3.3.2Persons involved 3.3.3Procurement of Hardware 3.3.3.1Requirements and consideration of hardware purchasing 3.3.4Procurement of Software 3.3.4.1Requirements and considerations of software purchasing 4.Internet based Technologies & Systems for indirect procurement 4.1Electronic Catalogs and Catalog Management 4.1.1Electronic Catalog Options 4.1.1.1Sell-Side Electronic Catalogs 4.1.1.2Buy-Side Electronic Catalogs 4.1.1.3Third Party Managed Electronic Catalogs 4.1.1.4XML and Catalogs ¿on-the-fly¿ 4.1.2Content Management 4.1.3Conclusion 4.2Buy-side Applications 4.2.1Desktop-purchasing systems (DPS) 4.2.1.1System functionality 4.2.1.2Target customers 4.2.1.3Strengths and weaknesses 4.2.1.4Overlap with enterprise resource planing (ERP) systems 4.2.2Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems 4.2.2.1System functionality 4.2.2.2ERP procurement [...]