e-Procurement is hot. And no wonder: companies are reporting that e-Procurement systems are saving them millions of dollars annually -- in some cases, billions. GE's Jack Welch claims that GE will save $10 billion dollars from e-procurement. Cisco Systems's John Chambers says it is Cisco's #1 priority. Now, there's a start-to-finish guide to implementing e-Procurement in any enterprise. Dale Neef covers it all -- from making the business case to architecting the solution, managing the risks to reaping the benefits. Neef begins with an up-to-the-minute overview of the promise of B2B e-procurement in supporting globalized, extended enterprises. He reviews the options for deploying e-Procurement, including internal solutions and e-Hubs; then identifies key issues associated with e-procurement in the enterprise. Learn how to make the business case for (or against) e-Procurement, and how to architect the optimal solution. You'll find detailed coverage of today's leading e-procurement technologies, including XML; and today's leading approaches, from ERP-based solutions to enterprise application integration. Neef covers the entire lifecycle of the e-Procurement initiative, identifying key pitfalls and areas of risk -- and proven solutions.

电子采购很热门。这也就不足为奇了：公司报告称，电子采购系统每年为他们节省了数百万美元——在某些情况下，节省了数十亿美元。通用电气的杰克·韦尔奇声称，通用电气将从电子采购中节省100亿美元。思科系统公司的约翰·钱伯斯说，这是思科的首要任务。现在，在任何企业中实施电子采购都有一个从头到尾的指南。Dale Neef涵盖了这一切——从制定业务案例到设计解决方案，从管理风险到收获收益。Neef首先对B2B电子采购在支持全球化扩展企业方面的前景进行了最新概述。他审查了部署电子采购的备选方案，包括内部解决方案和电子中心；然后确定与企业电子采购相关的关键问题。了解如何制定支持（或反对）电子采购的商业案例，以及如何构建最佳解决方案。您将看到当今领先的电子采购技术的详细介绍，包括XML；以及当今领先的方法，从基于ERP的解决方案到企业应用程序集成。Neef涵盖了电子采购计划的整个生命周期，确定了关键陷阱和风险领域——以及经验证的解决方案。