Flexible tailored e-Procurement
December 1st 2005

Premier Farnell subsidiaries, Farnell InOne and BuckHickman InOne, have won three supply framework agreements with UKAEA thanks to their ability to tailor e-Procurement solutions using the organisation's SAP system.

The contracts cover high volume, low value purchases across three procurement areas: electronic and electrical equipment supplied by Farnell InOne; and PPE and tooling, both supplied by BuckHickman InOne.

Using SAP and the tailored e-Procurement catalogues allows UKAEA to monitor spend across different areas.

Reports can be produced covering departmental or individual spend, by product area or individual product.

The system allows managers to manage the purchasing process and framework agreements rather than getting involved in the details of individual low value items.

The agreements cover five UKAEA sites: Harwell, Dounreay, Cullham, Winfrith and Windscale. Employees, generally engineers, can access product through e- Procurement using punch out catalogues, via UKAEA's SAP system, by printed catalogues supplied by Premier Farnell, by telephone or via the Internet.

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