Those people are delivered through Managed Service Center s run by the major staffing firms. Software can make it cheaper and faster to for employees to shop. Ariba 's ORMS and other eProcurement systems slash the transaction costs, speed routing and approval, and create delightful users experiences when compared to ERP fat-client tools. My term for a type of vertical marketplace system. Companies X, Y, and Z direct their eProcurement systems to a single application service.
Vendors direct their customer systems and catalog engines to that network.
Some eProcurement Networks, like CommerceOne , have partnered with niche aggregators. Together with the network, aggregators replace the Managed Service Center . A broader pool of suppliers and, presumably, candidates. Single billing and payment system. Unified time capture and reporting.