Evidence of the impacts of public e-procurement: The Portuguese experience

This paper analyses public e-procurement implementation and emphasizes its main difficulties and impacts in relation to the type of public organizations. The primary impacts and changes in the Portuguese public sector are analyzed within the new legal framework, which adopts mandatory e-procurement for any open, restricted or negotiated procedure. In this sense, two surveys carried out in consecutive years were conducted to assess the implementation difficulties and impact of e-procurement in the Portuguese public sector.The major value of this research is that it presents and discusses, for the first time, evidences about difficulties and impacts on the mandatory adoption of public e-procurement, based on the case of Portugal. The results show that the entities’ administrative level influences the e-procurement implementation, which is influenced by the innovation adoption process.     

E-procurement in the Greek food and drink industry: Drivers and impediments

Most empirical research on e-procurement has focused on large economies and technology-related industries, paying little attention to smaller economies and traditional industries. This paper addresses this gap by presenting a study on the state and development of e-procurement in the Greek food and drink industry, based on four case studies with some of the largest organisations in the industry. This study indicates that the uptake of e-procurement has been slow and reveals some important impediments, such as the uncertainty of the technology and its benefits, the lack of infrastructure and skills and the traditional nature of the industry. These results led to a series of findings, propositions for further investigation. The drivers and impediments to e-procurement have been classified into four different levels: global, country, industry and firm. Each of these levels requires a different approach to dealing with it, having implications for practitioners and policymakers.     

从总所有权成本看电子采购的价值

总所有权成本关注整个电子采购周期的总成本。通过对确定环境下和随机情况下的总所有权成本建模,可知电子采购在采购交易前、交易中和交易后整个过程中通过不同方面对采购产生价值。     

Factors Affecting the Offshore Deployment of Interorganizational Systems in China: A Case Study Analysis

ABSTRACT

Because of the significant market potential in China, many international enterprises are moving their production line to China. Accompanying production offshoring is the shifting of information systems to ensure that the production processes remain efficient and effective both at home and abroad. However, many enterprises encounter problems while deploying offshore information systems in China, especially when the systems are interorganizational systems (IOS) that span organizational boundaries and involve the management of relationships among participants. Therefore, this paper aims to identify critical success factors of offshore interorganizational systems in China through a case study of a supply chain relationship based on an e-procurement system between a Taiwanese personal computer manufacturer and its Chinese partners. Although this system had been well used by Taiwanese users, the performance of this system in China was relatively unsatisfactory in terms of grant complaints from Chinese users. Based on the relational view of the firm, four IOS-specific relational factors are proposed and examined: (1) IOS-specific assets, (2) IOS knowledge-sharing routines, (3) system complementarity, and (4) IOS governance. The case analysis reveals that effective IOS governance most strongly affects the results of offshoring in China, whereas system complementarity has the least influence.     

基于团购模式的中国电子采购解决方案与应用研究

电子商务已由概念关注向应用实效关注演进，团购网作为一类有中国特色的B2B2C电子商务运营商，为电子采购实际应用提供了成功经验。通过分析团购网电子商务运作模式，探讨了一类新型的供应链合作关系与治理模式，并对基于团购模式的企业电子采购实施与应用提出建议和策略关系，为中国电子商务解决方案创新提供思路。     

基于互联网的电子采购模式研究

将电子采购与以往采购方式进行了比较,论述了电子采购的基本过程及在国际上的应用情况。讨论了电子采购的三种模式及其优缺点和技术特点。并结合企业规模、采购类型等各个因素,分析了不同企业应如何选择电子采购模式。最后阐述了国内电子采购的现状及前景。     

生产型企业应用电子采购的模式及对策

在对生产型企业采购特点及电子采购模式的分析的基础上,提出生产型应用电子采购模式的对策,以更好地发挥电子采购高效、优质、低成本的优势,从而满足企业供应链之间竞争的需要。     

浅析网上逆向竞拍在现代采购中的应用

分析了网上逆向竞拍这一新型采购方式,从理论 准备、对比分析、实际应用三个方面分析了网上逆向竞拍在现 代采购中的应用原理与实务。     

Electronic reverse auctions: Promises, risks and conditions for success

Because reverse auctions hold high promises, it has become a popular tool in the past several years. One estimate is that as much as US$50 billion worth of goods may be purchased with reverse auctions in 2001. However, risks exist with reverse auctions. To better understand purchasers' motivation for using reverse auctions, what they perceive as the risks and the conditions required for successful use, interviews were conducted with 41 purchasing professionals who had used reverse auctions. The interviews revealed three primary motivations, three perceived risks and four conditions for success. The conditions required for success are: (1) the product or service specifications must be clear and comprehensive, (2) the purchase must be large enough to provide an incentive for the supplier to participate in the auction, (3) the appropriate supply market conditions must exist, and (4) the appropriate infrastructure must exist within the buying organization.     

关于我国政府电子采购效益评价的思考

政府采购的电子化是提高政府采购效率和效益的有效途径。衡量政府电子采购的绩效更是政府采购管理中重要的课题。本文试图在归纳整理相关效益评估文献的基础上,建构评估政府采购电子化的相关绩效衡量指标。