Mission
To provide the University community with an efficient, effective, and user-friendly electronic system for
purchasing that satisfies Commonwealth mandates, integrates tightly with the Integrated System, and improves the
University’s procure-to-pay operations.
Objectives
- Support and participate in the Commonwealth's Electronic Procurement Program in a way that meets the business needs of the University as well as the requirements of the Commonwealth.
- Process orders faster by
- sending orders electronically, with no manual intervention
- decreasing the volume of purchase orders that require Central Buyer approval
- using electronic invoicing from large volume vendors, thus decreasing the number of invoices that are manually handled by Accounts Payable
- Obtain better pricing through use of solicited vendors and their catalogs
- Offer users a more diverse supplier base from which to shop, while increasing dollars spent with certified SWAM vendors.
Benefits
In addition to the project objectives defined above, UVA hopes to achieve the following immediate end-user benefits:
- Single sign-on to access multiple web catalogs and other Integrated System functionality
- Easier access to contract pricing
- Easier access to preferred suppliers
- Easier access to featured DMBE-certified vendors
- Access to line item purchasing detail
UVA also hopes to achieve the following long-term benefits for end-users:
- One stop, on-line shopping experience
- Fast efficient order delivery
- Improved accuracy of encumbrance and available funds data
