Sentence examples for electronic purchasing from inspiring English sources

The General Electric Company, already one of the top providers of electronic purchasing systems, said that it had formed an electronic-commerce unit that would compete with companies like Commerce One Inc. and Ariba Inc.

"They said, 'What the heck are you doing here, why are you going to create a third standard, and that encouraged us to think about it," said Peter Weiss, DaimlerChrysler's project manager for electronic purchasing, at today's news conference in G.M.'s car engineering center in this Detroit suburb.

Advertisements in the company's lifts and corridors tell people to click on this corporate portal which also offers a gateway to electronic purchasing.Special report Inside the machine Talking to each other Handle with care The inside story A little knowledge... Do you speak invoicing?

In the last decade, I have made six major electronic purchases that involved rebates.

He installed my stereo and advises me on all electronic purchases.

As the buyer's inventories become low, an electronic purchase order is generated.

Also, SocialVest relies on credit and debit card or electronic purchases, whereas CherryCard works even with cash or check purchases.

Although Canadians spend more time online, a 1998 study found that only 12 percent with Internet access had made an electronic purchase, compared with 39percentt in the United States.

The euro has already existed in a virtual form for three years, used in trading stocks and bonds, interbank transactions and electronic purchases like credit card transactions.

American Express has issued a Blue card meant for electronic purchases, but for the most part, American consumers have been slower than those in Europe and Japan to accept smart cards.

Unlike bigger businesses, second- and third-tier companies cannot be certain that their suppliers will have online electronic catalogs, be able to respond to electronic purchase orders or be willing to make online business proposals.