Features, PublicNet: 30 May, 2008
By Esa Tihilä.
eProcurement made slow progress in the early period following its launch ten years ago. As well as user unfriendly and not very reliable technology it called for substantial investment in time and money. There was also a skills shortage in using the systems. All this has changed and eProcurement is starting to deliver on its long-standing promise of more streamlined supply chains, better relationships with the right suppliers, and significant savings on spend. The public sector is leading the way in the take-up of eProcurement, because it is recognised as an effective way to make substantial contributions to efficiency savings targets. The author describes how the long promised benefits are now being delivered.
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