With ever-increasing competitive pressures, growing numbers of firms use electronic procurement (e-procurement) in an attempt to reduce costs and increase profitability. Academicians and practitioners alike agree that one of the most important benefits of e-procurement is its ability to facilitate integration within the firm and across the supply chain. However, there is much to be discovered about the prevalence of actual implementation of e-procurement. The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the extent to which firms operating in diverse industries use nine different e-procurement tools that differ in their ability to facilitate supply chain integration. The survey data were provided by a sample of 142 members of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Factor analysis revealed that the group of nine e-procurement tools could be categorized into two types: basic, single-process tools and integrative tools. A t-test of the mean differences between each type of e-procur
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Using eProcurement to facilitate Supply Chain at US firms
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%A Pearcy, Dawn H.
%A Parker, Delvon B.
%A Giunipero, Larry C.
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%J American Journal of Business
%K BUSINESS COST ELECTRONIC LOGISTIC PROFIT SUPPLY analysis chain chains electronic enterprises integration management procurement regression supply
%N 1
%P p23 - 35
%T Using Electronic Procurement to Facilitate Supply Chain Integration: An Exploratory Study of US-based Firms.
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%X With ever-increasing competitive pressures, growing numbers of firms use electronic procurement (e-procurement) in an attempt to reduce costs and increase profitability. Academicians and practitioners alike agree that one of the most important benefits of e-procurement is its ability to facilitate integration within the firm and across the supply chain. However, there is much to be discovered about the prevalence of actual implementation of e-procurement. The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the extent to which firms operating in diverse industries use nine different e-procurement tools that differ in their ability to facilitate supply chain integration. The survey data were provided by a sample of 142 members of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Factor analysis revealed that the group of nine e-procurement tools could be categorized into two types: basic, single-process tools and integrative tools. A t-test of the mean differences between each type of e-procur
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abstract = {With ever-increasing competitive pressures, growing numbers of firms use electronic procurement (e-procurement) in an attempt to reduce costs and increase profitability. Academicians and practitioners alike agree that one of the most important benefits of e-procurement is its ability to facilitate integration within the firm and across the supply chain. However, there is much to be discovered about the prevalence of actual implementation of e-procurement. The purpose of this study is to empirically examine the extent to which firms operating in diverse industries use nine different e-procurement tools that differ in their ability to facilitate supply chain integration. The survey data were provided by a sample of 142 members of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Factor analysis revealed that the group of nine e-procurement tools could be categorized into two types: basic, single-process tools and integrative tools. A t-test of the mean differences between each type of e-procur},
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author = {Pearcy, Dawn H. and Parker, Delvon B. and Giunipero, Larry C.},
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timestamp = {2008-05-21T09:10:43.000+0200},
title = {Using Electronic Procurement to Facilitate Supply Chain Integration: An Exploratory Study of US-based Firms.},
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