Purchase Request with RFP Scenario

Jack, a workshop specialist, needs MRO service engineers for plant shutdown operations scheduled from Dec 1 to Dec 15, 2025. The procurement involves creating a requisition, initiating a request for proposal process, and finalizing a purchase order.

Steps

  1. Select the Relevant Organization Unit. See Home: Organization unit Selector.
    • Jack begins by choosing the appropriate organizational unit for the requisition.
  2. Create a Purchase Requisition (as a Free-Form Request). See Purchase Request: Create.
    • Jack creates a requisition within the application.
  3. Enter Requisition Details:
    • Due Date: Enter the expected delivery date.
    • Purpose: Specifies the reason for the purchase.
  4. Add Line Items:
    • Item 1: MRO Plant Maint and Shutdown Operations Engineers
      • Expense Type: MRO
      • Quantity Ordered: 5
      • Unit of Measure: Resource per day
  5. Submit for Approval. See Purchase Request: Details.
    • Jack submits the request for approval.
  6. Manager Approval.
    • Jack’s manager, Tim, approves the requisition.
  7. RFP initiating by RFP Manager. See RFP: Create.
    • Mark, RFP Manager, manually creates an RFP based on the details from the PR and submits it for vendor review and proposal submission.
    • Note: Uploading a file with the proposal is required during this step.
  8. Select Vendor and Upload Proposal:
    • Vendor: Mark selects Protekt Engineering Services as the vendor.
    • Proposal Document: Mark uploads the proposal document received from the vendor.
  9. Purchase Order Creation. See Purchase Order: Create.
    • Markus, the buyer, creates a Purchase Order (PO) based on the selected proposal details from the RFP, enters the supplier's information, and sends the PO to the supplier.
  10. CFO Approval.
    • Michael, a CFO, reviews and approves the purchase order, changing its status firstly to synchronizing, then to ordering.
  11. Warehouse Acknowledgment. See AP Invoice: Create and Good Receipt: Create.
    • The warehouse manager continues with the AP Invoice and Good Receipt until all products are delivered and the status is transferred to delivered.
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