Menu Path: Sourcing Management >> Auction Evaluation
Choose to Evaluate the bids.
Expand the supplier information to view the details of the supplier, expand the Item Information section to view the item details and choose the best bid. Also, expand the questions section to review the answers provided by the supplier during auction bit submission.
Once the bids are selected, provide the rationale for each of the suppliers.
Also, several actions can be performed at the sourcing selection level, such as you can view the hidden suppliers if you had previously hidden them for ease of sourcing.
MeRLIN also provides the facility to provide the Supplier wise Bid Allocation , in which you can specify the percentage of allocation you would like to give to each supplier, followed by providing a detailed rationale for the supplier.
As you continue with the supplier selection, you will be taken to the summary page, where you get to see a dashboard with details that help you analyze and make modifications to the supplier selection if required.
The following displays the supplier-wise summary
The following displays the item-wise summary
Once the selections are made you can submit the selection for approval.