Patent ID: 8612300

Claim:
A computer-method of a buyer/supplier network aiding supplier enablement through creation of a requisition between a buyer and a supplier, comprising: receiving, by the buyer/supplier network, a collaboration request for information about a good or service being purchased by a buyer; identifying, by a buyer/supplier network procurement engine, that the buyer is attempting to purchase a complex product or service based on tracking the buyer's behavior; pushing by the buyer/supplier network, descriptive information of the complex product or service to the buyer based on identifying the buyer is attempting to purchase a complex product or service; identifying by the buyer/supplier network, at least one supplier from an approved supplier list that has the requested information, and pushing a filtered list of approved suppliers to the buyer based on identifying the buyer is attempting to purchase a complex product or service; creating an account for each of the identified suppliers on the buyer/supplier network; sending an invitation to each of the suppliers to join the buyer/supplier network; and allowing each of the invited suppliers to log into the buyer/supplier network through the invitation, and address the request for information.