Matching indirect procurement process with different B2B e-procurement systems

  • Authors:
  • Joong-In Kim;Dan L. Shunk

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Management Information Systems, Hongik University, Jochiwon, Choongnam 339-701, South Korea;Department of Industrial Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

  • Venue:
  • Computers in Industry
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

A single information system cannot meet all the business requirements, and not all e-procurement systems for the procurement of indirect goods are equally suitable for supporting different business processes throughout their distinct phases. Companies need to adopt different e-procurement systems or business models in a hybrid and seamless manner. Existing literature addressing e-procurement systems or business models have focused on the indirect procurement at high-level granularities only or at a low-level granularity only, either within a single e-procurement system or without matching between procurement processes and different e-procurement systems. In this paper, we provide the matching between indirect procurement process and different e-procurement systems, at both the high-level and low-level activities, for identifying and articulating the areas where various e-procurement systems can be utilized in a hybrid and seamless manner. The output of this paper can help companies adopt various e-procurement systems or business models and redesign their e-procurement processes.