External Purchases Application (EPA) is concerned with external purchases.

• Monitor and controlling all external purchase activities & operations. EPA works on an integrated basis with other applications.
• Identify the procured items and the items of individual vendors or a group of vendors.
• State shipment countries, shipment methods and cost centres.
• Define the contractual terms of each purchase transaction.
• Display the agreements concluded with vendors and the agreed conditions (vendor number – purchase department number – shipment period – payment method – required items).
• Follow up each phase of shipment.
• Execute external purchase invoices, specify items and determine costs, through purchase orders.
• Invoice any expenses incurred or paid during the purchase transaction.
• Produce a stock receipt note for a shipment or purchase based on purchase invoice, and link the same to the warehouse where the relevant items are stored.
• Calculate purchase cost via invoices, shipment documents or credits.
• Generate comparative reports on vendor prices.
• Show reports on individual purchases or groups of purchases, stating: Shipments, Invoices and Items
• Create reports on purchases and purchase activities over a given period,
• Produce reports showing total expenses and costs of shipments.