Process: Select RFQ responses

 

Flow

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Objective

To evaluate RFQ responses, and select winners.

 

Description

Once sellers have responded to an RFQ, the buyer closes the RFQ and evaluates the responses to select a winner, or multiple winners. Once the RFQ response is accepted by the buyer, the seller is notified.

 

Features

• Once the response is accepted, the response is a winning response.
• Once the response is rejected, the response is a losing response.

 

Edition

Enterprise

 

Tasks

Task	Description	Role
Accept entire RFQ response	Accept all items in the RFQ response.	Buyer (buy-side)
Accept only some items in response	Accept only some items in the RFQ response, if the seller specifies that some items can be accepted.	Buyer (buy-side)
Evaluate RFQ responses	Evaluate the responses received before the RFQ is closed.	Buyer (buy-side)
Reject entire RFQ response	Reject the entire RFQ response.	Buyer (buy-side)

 

Business artifacts

• In-evaluation RFQ responses
• Losing RFQ responses
• RFQ closed notification
• Winning RFQ responses

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