| Title |
E-procurement perspectives in construction sector SMEs / |
| Translation of Title |
E. pirkimų perspektyvos smulkiose ir vidutinėse statybų sektoriaus įmonėse. |
| Authors |
Vitkauskaitė, Elena ; Gatautis, Rimantas |
| DOI |
10.3846/1392-3730.2008.14.28 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Journal of civil engineering and management / Vilnius Gediminas technical University, Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.. Vilnius : Technika. 2008, vol. 14, iss. 4, p. 287-294.. ISSN 1392-3730 |
| Keywords [eng] |
e-procurement ; construction sector ; SMEs ; web services |
| Abstract [eng] |
Although the construction sector plays an important role in European economics, the use of information communication technology (ICT) systems in this industry is very low while the potential of e-Business to increase productivity and efficiency is not exploited. This paper aims to identify internal processes which are most important to small and medium enterprises (SME) in construction industry and to estimate opportunities to adapt ICT in order to optimise those processes. The methodology used – analysis of current processes in construction companies in pursuance to find out which are most important for SMEs and define future scenarios of one selected process via story telling. Twelve internal current processes of construction SMEs identified and out of those four most important ones selected are: e-Tendering, e-Site, e-Procurement and e-Quality, where “e” stands both for electronic and envisioning. e-Procurement process perspectives are defined and functionalities required for this scenario listed. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Technika |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2008 |
| CC license |
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