Method for an online community of a purchasing management system

摘要

The invention provides a Purchasing Management System to an online Web site called YOURSHORTCUT.COM™, the system comprising a transactional database of registered consumers and vendors for organizing purchasing transactions by a buyer from multiple vendors into a database for reporting, analysis and business process control. The system's transactional database further comprises a software program to facilitate purchasing management decisions, reporting and process control. YOURSHORTCUT.COM uses the invention in an online consumer member portal with a business model that leverages low pricing from online vendors and provides the consumers with free e-mail accounts that are used for order confirmation.