Case Studies of E-Procurement Initiatives
Publication No
RR180-12
Type
Academic Document
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2002
Pages
94
Research Team
RT-180
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Abstract
The web-based interaction/collaboration for facilitating exchanges between buyers and suppliers may be referred to as e-Procurement, e-Marketplace, or e-Commerce. e-Commerce is a new and rapidly changing platform that is predominately being driven by the owners and has initially been most successful in the MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operation) areas that revolve around commodity type items. e-Commerce platforms and processes are not an easy solution to implement as it requires support from several supply chain areas as well as a cultural shift in the typical buyer/supplier interaction.
The construction industry is uniquely positioned to take a quantum leap from its current processes to a highly integrated Web-enabled collaborative and procurement environment. E-collaboration and e-procurement application in the construction industry are still evolving, and the tightly integrated procurement and collaborative environments currently being implemented in the manufacturing industry can serve as the vision for evolving technologies in construction.Filters & Tags
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Project Phase
Project Function
Industry Group
Research Topic
e-Commerce Applications in Construction
Keywords
e-procurement,
e-collaboration,
e-commerce,
Supply Chain,
Marketplace,
Procurement and Collaboration,
Online Bidding,
e-tools,
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