1. Scope
Will need to cover
- Buyer requests and procurement (/procurement)
- Recurring requirements
- EMPAWAD Collaborate (collaborative fulfilment) — currently an early module
2. Buyer requests and supplier offers
Will need to cover
- What a request must state (product, quantity, quality, location, dates)
- Offer validity and versioning; each submitted offer version is kept unchanged
- Confidentiality of buyer requests and offers
3. Comparison and award
Will need to cover
- Buyer chooses; EMPAWAD may suggest but never awards automatically
- Split awards across several suppliers where the buyer allows it
- When an award becomes a binding order
4. Supply aggregation
Will need to cover
- Allocation and traceability records when several suppliers fulfil one request
- Responsibility for quality and delivery per supplier
- Privacy-safe demand aggregation (no inference of individual buyers' volumes)
5. Collaborate
Will need to cover
- Opportunity owner's and participants' roles and responsibilities
- Scope of work, milestones and acceptance
- Payment splits between collaborators
- Liability between collaborators and toward the end customer
- Confidentiality and non-circumvention (if any — to be decided)
6. Disputes and termination
Will need to cover
- Resolving disagreements between collaborators
- Withdrawal from a collaboration
- Interaction with Seller Terms and Terms of Use
Questions about this draft? Contact EMPAWAD support.