This document discusses e-procurement and its benefits. It provides an overview of the procurement process and challenges organizations face in procurement. E-procurement can help drive efficiencies, reduce costs, and improve compliance. Benefits include reduced processing times, lower costs, improved data quality, and decreased maverick spending. The document also discusses e-procurement applications in the public sector and provides a case study of Denmark's National Procurement Limited which realized doubled productivity and 40-50% reduced administrative costs through an e-procurement solution. A case study of how IBM adopted holistic cost reduction approaches including strategic sourcing and e-procurement is also presented, achieving significant benefits and competitive advantage.