Re: [ebxml-dev] Quote Negotiation

[Mike Rawlins <mike@rawlinsecconsulting.com>]

There are various ways in the BP modeling methodology to deal with the situation that you describe, but it doesn't seem as if that is what you are asking.  Is it?

It seems more that you want to know specifically how to do it with messages.  If that is the case, then you can't do any of it yet with eBXML since there are as yet no standard messages for RFQ, quote, etc.  Various things are in development.  If you need
an XML solution right now you might look at xCBL.

Regards,

Mike

Darren Fehrmann wrote:

> If a supplier, in response to a RFQ, sends a quote to a purchaser, how does the purchaser negotiate the quote with the supplier using EBXML?
>
> For example:
> 1. Purchaser A sends a RFQ to Supplier B for 10 widgets to be delivered before the 15th of the month.
> 2. Supplier B sends Purchaser A a quote for 10 widgets at $4 apiece with delivery on the 15th.
> 3. Purchaser A would like to send a response to Supplier A indicating a willingness to make the purchase if the price can be dropped to $3.50 apiece.  The delivery date and/or quantity could be adjusted as well. How would this be performed using EBXML?
>
> Darren Fehrmann
> Storefront.com
> dfehrmann@storefront.com
>
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