Press
Release: December 16, 2003
As part of the SA Local Government E-procurement
Initiative, Wattle Range Council has adopted the StraightBUY
e-procurement product which will allow them to purchase goods
and request quotes online.
“StraightBUY has the potential for
significant cost savings to Council through time savings and
better, more accessible purchasing decisions, coupled with
improved internal control of the purchasing process. Council
staff were very impressed with the simplicity of use and advanced,
integrated features of the system,” said CEO Mr Frank
Brennan.
We see this initiative as having benefits
for our region. Suppliers that set up online to supply Council
will also be able to trade online to a diverse range of buyers
throughout Australia. It should be added however that Council
are not moving solely to online purchasing and existing suppliers
are not required to participate. Major cost savings and marketing
opportunities can be achieved by suppliers who choose to offer
their goods for sale online, but it is their decision whether
to take on this opportunity.” Mr. Brennan concluded.
Many other organisations, especially SA
Councils, have now followed Wattle Range Council’s lead
in implementing StraightBUY, which was developed by SA based
e-procurement software specialist, Strategic Ecommerce.
Strategic Ecommerce’s Chief Executive
Officer Andrew Sendy said that Wattle Range Council was demonstrating
leadership and initiative by adopting a cost effective e-procurement
solution.
“StraightBUY has also been fully integrated
into Wattle Range Council’s financial management system,
IT Vision,
which will see a seamless flow of data between both solutions
resulting in the reduction, and in the future, elimination,
of current manual processes at Council”, said Mr Sendy.
"By facilitating online trading with
its suppliers, Wattle Range Council will have better purchasing
information on which to base its purchasing decisions. The
flow on effect to online suppliers is that they are gaining
access to a national market of online buyers added Mr Sendy..
For further information:
Mr Andrew
Sendy
Chief Exceutive Officer
Strategic Ecommerce
Ph: 1300 136 456
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