STATUS AND OUTLOOK OF ELECTRONIC PROCUREMENT

Abstract

Reliable, powerful and safe IT systems and eSolutions (electronic solutions) ensure transparent and consistent processes along the supply chain in the company. Above all, professional eTools (electronic tools) increase sustainable efficiency in procurement. Nevertheless, eSolutions in purchasing departments and in the supply chain generally are still not a standard. There is a lot of room for improvement which confirms also the newest study of Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME).