Cooperative Purchasing is a hosted service by STDI Consulting.
  • Application
        Description
  •  You are a Purchasing Agent who needs to share requirements, specifications, contracts and vendor details on goods and services. You join forces in a Purchasing Group to benefit from a greater economy of scale. We make sure your savings don't get lost in emails. The Cooperative Purchasing Service is a flexible project management system that streamlines your procurement process. Powerful collaboration tools support your decision making. Shared vendor list and member profiles keeps all contacts current.
    You manage the information - We provide the tools
    Together, we turn information into knowledge.
     
     
     Features Demo
    .Project Management
    Coordinate requirements and specifications, from information gathering to contract renewal. Always have the most current facts at your fingertips.

    Document Library
    An electronic representation of documents, contracts, spreadsheets, images and the comments that accompany them.

    Structured Repository
    All information is stored according to your established rules and procedures. Find your answers fast from ordered list, or search the full text index.

    Collaboration
    Ask questions, raise issues and participate in the solution finding process. Add a response or feedback if it needs clarification. Solve current issues and review them when a renewal is negotiated.

    Reports
    Generate Detail and Summary Reports by Goods and Services or by Members. Export key data and create reports with your desktop application.

    Supplier List
    Share your contacts and invite new suppliers.

    Notification
    Receive daily summaries of updates by email. Immediately alert members of urgent issues.

    Member Profiles
    Update your contact details and set your preferences.

    Security
    Access to the system is role based and requires authentication. The roles are:
  • Reader: Can read, but not add/change information
  • Author: Can post new information, but can not initiate a new project.
  • Coordinator: Can post new information and initiate new projects.
  • Administrator: Full permission to post and change any information. Also has permission to set configuration options.
  • See Cooperative Purchasing in action. Login with the demo id and view the features. Follow the instructions on the login page.
  • Login

  • Read the demo script that introduces the main features of Cooperative Purchasing.
  • Navigate
        the Projects
  • Navigate the
        Discussion + Library
  • Navigate the
        Profiles




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