Conference 7.286::digital

2663.0. "Solutions for BID automation systems?" by MR4DEC::PKARSHIS () Fri Sep 10 1993 19:12

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                                        Date:     10-Sep-1993 04:14pm EDT
                                        From:     Paul Karshis @MRO
                                                  KARSHIS.PAUL
                                        Dept:     Oil & Gas IBU
                                        Tel No:   508-467-6165

TO:  Remote Addressee                     ( Mac McCreary @ HSO )

CC:  Remote Addressee                     ( Bruce Guthridge @ HSO )

Subject: BID Document Management                                     

	WHAT ARE BIG COMPANIES DOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF BID/PROPOSAL 
	DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT FROM THEIR SUPPLIERS?

	I would like to learn if Digital has a solution or if there is a 
	Business Unit that can provide consulting to develop one.

	PROBLEM .... 

	Big Oil Company with many projects and procurement's from very small to 
	very complex has difficulty managing bids and responses from suppliers.
 	This can lead to lost bids, bids received after deadline and the risk
	of project delays and contractual or legal problems.

	SOLUTIONS.....???????

	? a) Use Fax as standard proposal receipt and other tools like workflow
	     to send bids via e-mail?????
	? b) Re-engineer the process of bid receipt?
	? c) Design an application for automation of bids receipt?
	? d) Some combination of "all of the above" ?
	
	Please let us hear your ideas.

	Regards,

	Paul Karshis
	Oil&Gas Business Development
	Latin America/Caribbean Territory

	Note: Inquiry received from our rep (Carlos Hurtado) in Bogota for 
		"Empresa Colombiana de Petroleos"
 

In a nutshell.  Lots of stateside vendors ship documents such as orders 
etc. electronically using this product, which is an implementation of
of the standard bearing a similar name.

Good Luck -
Scott