Understanding JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Homebuilder Management Procurement Programs

Managing costs in a construction environment is important for achieving desired profitability. Central to those costs are the many suppliers that provide labor and materials. Suppliers often have different costs for each community, plan and elevation, and option.

To help you manage the different costs associated with production building, the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Homebuilder Management system includes a group of builder-specific procurement programs that enable you to enter and maintain purchasing information and manage the costs that are associated with production building. These procurement programs, which include programs for bid and takeoff processing, integrate with the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement system. The procurement programs provide features and functionality for:

• Bid contracts, which contain detailed commitment information.

• Budget-only bid contracts, which enable you to create budgets at the lot, plan, or elevation level without creating a commitment.

• Area-specific records, which include bid, item, item price, takeoff master, and supplier assignment records.

  An area can be associated with a single purchasing department that covers many communities.

• Phase commitments, which enable you to classify bid contracts, takeoffs, item pricing, and supplier assignments by phase.

• Copying existing records, which enable you to efficiently enter bid contracts, takeoffs, items, and item pricing information.