Venice 5 Shopping provides a convenient, automated method for those in the field to request the materials they require. From any connected workstation, users can search the catalogs and/or inventory sites that are open to them, view detailed information and images for each available item, and add those items to their current shopping basket until they are ready to submit their requests. Alternatively, users can request items by simply entering in their requests manually through the Quick Buy feature.
Venice 5 Shopping can greatly reduce the amount of paperwork your organization generates by allowing remote and local users to create "lists" of items over time that can be sent electronically to Purchasing or Inventory for fulfillment. Once shopping is completed, items in the cart will be electronically routed through an approval process or direct to the user who has the authority to create a requisition, purchase order, or inventory issue document for those items.
Capabilities Overview
Users can request items online by adding items to a shopping cart without being familiar with the organization's purchasing rules and processes.
Shopping cart items can be selected directly from existing catalogs and/or inventory sites. Alternatively, requested item information can be manually entered.
Users can search for available items using various criteria from many screens.
Users to request items online without having to know the organization's purchasing rules and processes.
Utilize a variety of descriptions/item information fields, including images, to help your users acquire the right items they need to do their jobs.
Track order status of shopping carts in real-time online, from request through receipt, without picking up the phone.
Combine multiple shopping carts onto one requisition to reduce work load.
Allow users to shop from multiple types of catalogs to find the items they require, including available inventory.
Distribute workload by assigning shopping carts to purchasers.
Create shopping baskets over an indefinite period of time without encumbering funds. Once shopping is completed, items in the cart are electronically routed through the organization’s specified approval process or direct to the user who has the authority to create a requisition or purchase order using those items.
Benefits
Greater efficiencies with reduction in data loss inherent in paper-based purchasing processes.
Helps reduces maverick purchasing by offering users a streamlined method of acquiring the exact items they require.
Reduced time responding to inquiries with a self-serve model that allows users to make requests and view status on their own timeline, without interrupting the work of others.
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