Baosteel Branches in Shanghai Realize "On-line" Purchase and Supply

Since it was put on-line at the end of November last year, Baosteel's purchase and supply system (PSCS) has now covered the main branches (subsidiaries) in Shanghai with nearly 10,000 users totally and close to 2500 users on-line each day averagely. It helps to realize the target of "drive integration with informationization and boost large-scale operation with integration" for the purchase and supply of Baosteel Co., Ltd., and it is of constructive significance to further improve the purchase efficiency, optimize resources allocation and lower purchase cost.

Baosteel Co., Ltd.'s PSCS system started its construction in 2004, and was put on-line officially in 2006, thus forming a complete set of information-based business processing system applicable to Baosteel Branch's purchase and supply. As the integration process of Baosteel speeds up, it is urgent to further optimize this system. In 2007, directed by Baosteel Co., Ltd. System Innovation Dept. and organized by Material & Spare Parts Purchase Dept., a project team joined by Finance Dept., Raw Material Purchase Center, main branches (subsidiaries), Baosight Software and Baosteel Development Warehousing & Distribution Company was set up rapidly. After demand investigation, code consolidation, process configuration, system adaptability adjustment and system training, etc. for one year, the optimization and extension of the system functions are smoothly completed.