Business Chief Europe Magazine March 2017 | Page 121

SUPPLY CHAIN
Virtual assembly of the tunnel boring machine in the pilot project Tunnel Rastatt
Photo credit : Deutsche Bahn AG
Development of the construction volume using the 4D model in the pilot project Filstalbrücke
our customers ’ companies ( e . g . innovation partnerships , start-up management , lean purchasing , purchase of new technologies , such as cloud services etc .).
The following are just some examples of procurement digitalisation schemes that have already been implemented in practice :
• E-contract award Electronic contract award refers to an IT solution which handles the inquiry management process in all product sectors of corporate purchasing for the DB Group . With the help of this software , contract award can be announced electronically in compliance with legal contract award regulations and offers accepted electronically .
E-contract award provides the DB Group with auditable documentation of all communications with bidders throughout the contract award
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