An MIT partnership agreement with major suppliers for purchasing goods and/or services. Four of the preferred partners have online catalogs that now interface with SAPweb, including Office Depot and NECX.

With Preferred Partner requisitions, using the electronic catalogs adds an additional initial layer of steps, but ultimately many timesaving advantages as well. If it is your first time using NECX, you will need to provide the vendor with some basic information. Other vendors will ask you to fill out shipping information before you order.

You will then select items directly out of the online catalog creating an electronic shopping basket full of your selected items.

• Access vendor's online catalog and fill out required information;
• Select items from catalog, or use existing lists to create new order;
• Submit order to SAP;
• Complete the SAPweb screen;
• Submit the SAPweb requisition;
• SAP requisition number is assigned;
• If required, requisition is routed to departmental approver for release;
• Requisition turned into PO electronically.