3 use cases: user ; manufacturer/supplier ; admin
user
registers on site
selects category ; selects product
buys that product for free
1.50 charge
if there is a pot already created for this product, then num_prods_in_pot +=1
else if there is no pot ; create a new pot num_prods_in_pot = 1
'users 2'
receive contact from admin for €x for product a
do you want to purchase this product yes or no
reply yes or no
if yes is >= the number set by the admmin in the tender; then supplier receives contact details for all of the users and the tender is complete ; best tender turns green in ad min section ; pot turns green in admin section
supplier
registers on site
selects multiple categories to be associated with
selects multiple counties to be associated with
'suppliers 2'
supplier clicks to username / password area to insert price of each product ; lead time for each product, submits
see 'admin 2'
admin
log in [login to view URL]
view all products / cagetories ; create new products / cagetories
create new categories , products.
view all pots
set a pot to tender (if product is category = shoes. suppliers registered in this category; then they get notification)
pot turns from red to yellow;
admin sets a min igure e.g. 5 out 0f 20 products in the pot. this means that if 5 or 20 users say yes, then the tender goes ahead ; if only 2 users want this product at this price... then its less than 5 the tender fails.
see 'suppliers 2'
'admin 2'
click into pot and view all tenders
click into each indiividual tender
select the best tender ; this tender turns yellow
select contact purchasers
see 'users 2'
can modify an existing system (drupal ; oscommerce ; ebay clone...) OR create a new system