e-Procurement: From Strategy to Implementation

Finding Your Way Through the Minefield

This sudden explosion of activity has left a multitude of business opportunities and is proving to be a boon to the economy globally. But it also leaves many dazed and wondering what to do next. Many questions arise:

• Are all one-to-many structures truly obsolete, or does it still make sense for some organizations to have a dedicated—even if outsourced—procurement hub?

• Do these e-markets work only for indirect and MRO materials, or are they a feasible system for procuring mission-critical direct goods?

• What should your policy in the future be on strategic sourcing and vendor management, when third-party exchanges eliminate any personal relationship in the future between supplier and buyer?

• With more than a ...