e-Procurement: From Strategy to Implementation

Chapter 8. Government and E-Procurement

Objective Procurement budgets for local, state, and federal governments, universities, public agencies, and the military account for a significant percentage of all the procurement activity in our economy. Adoption of e-procurement methods by these groups will greatly bolster the uptake of e-procurement among companies in the economy, and will have a strong influence on the development and evolution of e-procurement tools and techniques. Government and military purchasing is big business, responsible for sustaining many suppliers worldwide. The government has the ability to move its suppliers toward a more sophisticated, online approach to procurement. Both private firms and government agencies are now developing ...