Abstract:

In recent years, the rule engine technology has been widely applied to the fields of finance, manufacturing and Ecommerce. Nowadays the purchase patterns of large enterprises are more diverse, so the way of traditional reverse auction program is unable to meet the new demands. This paper discusses mainly the application of the rule engine technology to the reverse auction, which divides the codes with business rules. This purchase system helps the company to configure different purchase rules according to different needs. The rule engine controls the whole procedure of auction. After auction, the system automatically gives the evaluation results with the rule engine and helps the company to choose the best supplier. So the company can reduce cost, improve efficiency and increase success probability in the entire procurement process with this system.

Key words: rule engine;electronic purchase system;reverse auction;drools