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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2004
Markus Welter, Ottweiler, DE;
Holger Wittmer, Riegelsberg, DE;
Markus Welter, Ottweiler, DE;
Holger Wittmer, Riegelsberg, DE;
SAP AG, , DE;
Abstract
A method of generating a purchase order includes receiving purchasing data for the item to be purchased in a computerized system and generating the purchase order based on received purchasing data for the item to be purchased, determining whether a sufficient amount of funds is available for the purchase order, submitting the purchase order for a remedial action to obtain the sufficient amount of funds if the sufficient amount of funds is not available, determining a supplier for the item to be purchased from a plurality of potential suppliers using an automated auction system if a sufficient amount of funds is available, and modifying the purchase order to include data from the automated auction regarding the supplier.