Managing a multi-supplier environment

1. A method for managing a multi-supplier environment, comprising:

in response to at least a request for an enterprise transaction, identifying a multi-supplier model configured to identify information for executing different aspects of the transaction associated with different enterprise departments and a primary supplier from a plurality of selectable third-party suppliers, the model configured to identify methodologies for executing the different aspects of a transaction;

generating a plurality of requests for the different enterprise departments and the primary supplier based, at least in part, on the supplier model and the transaction request, each of the different enterprise departments and the primary supplier associated with at least one of the plurality of requests;

identifying a document for an aspect of the transaction associated with one of the different enterprise departments;

automatically populating said identified document with data associated with a corresponding transaction aspect; and

automatically transmitting each of the plurality of requests to at least one of the associated enterprise departments or the primary supplier in accordance with the multi-supplier model.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an indication of acceptance of services provided by one of the plurality of selectable third-party suppliers;

in response to at least the acceptance, automatically transmitting to an enterprise accounting department a request for approving payment in accordance with the multi-supplier model; and

in response to at least receiving approval, automatically transmitting a request to generate the payment in accordance with the multi-supplier model.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting the supplier model to each of the plurality of selectable third-party suppliers; and

receiving information associated with different aspects of transactions from the plurality of selectable third-party suppliers in accordance with the transmitted supplier model.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generated requests are automatically routed to the different departments and the primary supplier using the multi-supplier model.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating a presentation based, at least in part, on the different aspects of the transaction, wherein transmission of data between the different departments and the primary supplier are transparent to a user.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining data associated with the multi-supplier model as processed during operation of the enterprise; and

periodically updating the multi-supplier model based, at least in part, on the determined data.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the plurality of requests includes at least one of translating data, filtering data, or routing data between different network topologies.

8. Software for managing transactions comprising computer readable instructions embodied on media and operable to:

in response to at least a request for a enterprise transaction, identify a multi-supplier model configured to identify information for executing different aspects of the transaction associated with different enterprise departments and a primary supplier from a plurality of selectable third-party suppliers, the multi-supplier model configured to identify methodologies for executing the different aspects of a transaction;

generate a plurality of requests for the different enterprise departments and the primary supplier based, at least in part, on the multi-supplier model and the transaction request, each of the different enterprise departments and the primary supplier associated with at least one of the plurality of requests;

identify at least one document for an aspect of the transaction associated with one of the different enterprise departments;

automatically populate said at least one identified document with data associated with a corresponding transaction aspect; and

automatically transmit each of the plurality of requests to at least one of the associated enterprise departments or the primary supplier in accordance with the multi-supplier model.

9. The software of claim 8 , further operable to:

receive an indication of acceptance of services provided by one of the plurality of selectable third-party suppliers;

in response to at least the acceptance, automatically transmit to an enterprise accounting department a request for approving payment in accordance with the v model; and

in response to at least receiving approval, automatically transmit a request to generate the payment in accordance with the multi-supplier model.

10. The software of claim 8 , further operable to:

transmit the supplier model to each of the plurality of selectable third-party suppliers; and

receiving information associated with different aspects of transactions from the plurality of selectable third-party suppliers in accordance with the transmitted supplier model.

11. The software of claim 8 , wherein the generated requests are automatically routed to the different departments and the primary supplier using the multi-supplier model.

12. The software of claim 8 , further operable to generate a presentation based, at least in part, on the different aspects of the transaction, wherein transmission of data between the different departments and the primary supplier are transparent to a user.

13. The software of claim 8 , further operable to:

determine data associated with the multi-supplier model as processed during operation of the enterprise; and

periodically update the multi-supplier model based, at least in part, on the determined data.

14. The software of claim 8 , wherein the software operable to generate the plurality of requests includes the software operable to at least translate data, filter data, or route data between different network topologies.

15. A system for managing transactions expenses, comprising:

memory configured to store a supplier model; and one or more processors configured to:

in response to at least a request for a enterprise transaction, identify a multi-supplier model configured to identify information for executing different aspects of the transaction associated with different enterprise departments and a primary supplier from a plurality of selectable third-party suppliers, the multi-supplier model configured to identify methodologies for executing the different aspects of a transaction;

generate a plurality of requests for the different enterprise departments and the primary supplier based, at least in part, on the supplier model and the transaction request, each of the different enterprise departments and the primary supplier associated with at least one of the plurality of requests;

identify at least one document for an aspect of the transaction associated with one of the different enterprise departments;

automatically populate said at least one identified document with data associated with a corresponding transaction aspect; and

automatically transmit each of the plurality of requests to at least one of the associated enterprise departments or the primary supplier in accordance with the multi-supplier model.

16. The system of claim 15 , the processors further configured to:

transmit the multi-supplier model to each of the plurality of selectable third-party suppliers; and

receiving information associated with different aspects of transactions from the plurality of selectable third-party suppliers in accordance with the transmitted supplier model.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the generated requests are automatically routed to the different departments and the primary supplier using the multi-supplier model.

18. The system of claim 15 , the processors further configured to generate a presentation based, at least in part, on the different aspects of the transaction, wherein transmission of data between the different departments and the primary supplier are transparent to a user.