Purchasing Within most organisations there are three key aspects to purchasing the goods and materials needed to conduct business. Firstly there is the internal selection of purchasing requirements and their authorisation. Then there is the placement of the order with a supplier (internal/external). Finally there is the fulfilment of the order. Your enterprise resource planning system (ERP) and/or EDI may fulfil certain aspects of this process. AKAS can be used to create a solution to the purchasing process which can be extended over the cost effective Internet medium and reducing the cost of ownership of the system. In addition, AKAS can replace the need to send faxes, letters, e-mails or make phone calls to place orders. AKAS can provide one single efficient means to place orders.