E-Procurement Adoptions Progress Slowly And Steadily

Overview: The white paper asserts that buyers are showing increased interest in specific tools such as online reverse auction technology, online design/collaboration systems and good old EDI. The demands of an online buying environment are changing the skill sets for the typical purchasing professional and that change requires training. More buyers today feel they are more adequately prepared to make the most of online buying tools than two years ago, but buyers say their companies are not dedicating enough resources for e-procurement training. E-procurement software and service providers have increased their levels of training to customers, and buyers simply feel more comfortable diving into e-procurement than they did two years ago. There is also an increase in consultants with e-procurement expertise available to walk new users through the early preparations and events to help them get their feet wet before moving to self-serve models. Spending control is a hot topic with CFOs these days and the trickle-down effects on the procurement department are evident in this year's survey. One of the most prominent risks cited by potential e-procurement adopters is the risk of losing track of who is spending what.

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Format: HTML | Date: Jun 2002 | Pages: 1