Suppliers wary of e-procurement
2 April 2012
Few suppliers are trading online, either in electronic marketplaces or direct to customers, despite the hype surrounding e-procurement, according to a survey by software company Biomni.
Just 12 per cent of suppliers have participated in a marketplace, while 20 per cent have used e-procurement software. Suppliers’ lack of interest is not surprising, said Biomni’s chief executive, Angus Gregory. “They face considerable difficulty maintaining any sort of competition other than price in an e-marketplace.”
Peter Cooke, project director at Total...