Procurement

Procurement —
the right price, at the right time

Control the entire purchasing process from requisition, supplier comparison and approval to ordering, delivery and payment. Transparent, efficient, cost-optimised purchasing for construction businesses.

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300+Purchase requisitions
95%Order traceability
-8%Optimised purchase prices
24/7Supply tracking
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Procurement overviewApril 2024
Purchase requisitions
328
↑ 12% vs last month
Purchase orders (PO)
186
↑ 18%
Purchase value
12.8bn
↓ 8% vs plan
Orders in delivery
27
↑ 4%
Purchase value trend

Key benefits of Procurement

Purchase requisitions

Receive and manage purchase requests from sites and departments.

RFQ & quotations

Send requests for quotation and receive quotations from multiple suppliers.

Supplier comparison

Compare prices, terms, delivery times and supplier capability.

PO approval

Flexible approvals, permissions by approval limit, full history.

Delivery tracking

Update delivery progress and delivery records, check against actual receipts.

Contracts & suppliers

Purchase contracts, supplier profiles, performance evaluation.

Purchasing workflow in ERPCons

1. Purchase requisitionCreate requisitions (PR) from sites and departments
2. Request for quotation (RFQ)Send requests and collect quotations from suppliers
3. Compare & evaluateCompare prices and terms, choose the right supplier
4. ApproveSubmit and approve POs by workflow and approval limit
5. Order / DeliveryCreate POs, track delivery, acceptance and payment

Data & evidence in purchasing

QuotationsStore and manage supplier quotations
Purchase contractsContracts, terms, appendices
Purchase orders (PO)Status, linked payments
Delivery recordsAcceptance records, photos
Approval historyFull trace of the approval chain

Procurement in practice (sample data)

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Sample data
Nguyen Van A · Procurement manager
Purchase requisitions (PR)
New request
All (32)Pending (8)Approved (18)Ordered (6)
PR no.CreatedProjectsDescriptionValue (VND)Status
PR-2024-03212/04/2024Riverside Urban AreaD16 rebar520.000.000Awaiting approval
PR-2024-03110/04/2024Long An FactoryPC40 cement180.000.000Approved
PR-2024-03008/04/2024An Phu ApartmentsPlastering sand95.000.000Ordered
PR-2024-02905/04/2024Riverside Urban AreauPVC pipe120.000.000Approved
PR-2024-02803/04/2024Tan Binh SchoolWater-based paint75.000.000Cancelled
Quotation comparison — D16 rebar
SupplierUnit priceDeliveryTerms
An Phat Co.255.0005 daysGood
Minh Phat Co.262.0007 daysGood
Hoang Long Co.248.00010 daysTB
Recommended: Hoang Long Co.8.5% saving vs estimate
Purchase order (PO) status
186
Total POs
142
In progress
27
In delivery
17
Completed

Interface shown with sample data — not real customer data.

In practice

Purchasing materials for sites

Meet site material needs fast and keep construction on schedule.

Purchasing equipment and machinery

Purchase major equipment, track delivery and acceptance.

Long-term suppliers

Build and evaluate strategic suppliers, optimising cost and quality.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Site managers or storekeepers create PRs directly on mobile, tagged to project work items with site photos; requisitions go straight into the approval flow.

Quotations from multiple suppliers are brought into one table per material: unit price, delivery time, payment terms, delivery history — so you choose suppliers on solid grounds and keep a record of the reasons.

Yes. You configure approvers by PO value, material type and project; every approval step has a history and processing time.

Yes. When delivery is confirmed, received quantities update in Warehouse & Logistics, commitment and actual values update in Cost, and payables flow to Finance.

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