...Zhen Hong; C.K.M. Lee; Linda Zhang Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold, first providing researchers with an overview about the uncertainties occurred in procurement including applicable approaches for analyzing different uncertain scenarios, and second proposing directions to inspire...

...C.K.M. Lee; Danping Lin; Rohan Pasari Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to formulate procurement strategies and determine the optimal procurement quantity in order to maximize profit through forward contracting and the spot market. Design/methodology/approach – The procurement process...

...Liang‐Chieh (Victor) Cheng; Edward E. Carrillo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of a commercial partnership in a project‐type supply chain. The research focuses on the performance of suppliers who develop a partnering mechanism for procurement of complex...

...Mohamed Gamal Aboelmaged Purpose The purpose of this paper is to predict e‐procurement adoption through integrating the constructs of the technology acceptance model and the theory of planned behaviour. Design/methodology/approach A structural equation modelling is conducted through...

... may be used to direct management teams in designing and implementing future generation of ICE. Originality/value The ICE system for ABC has been a technological breakthrough in the world of e‐procurement as a whole. Systems like ICE will be used in every business for all buying and selling...

... Procurement Supply chain management Vendor rating Numerous multicriteria (i.e. multiattribute) decision support tools have been developed for structuring and supporting decision making (Olson, 1996 ; Larichev and Olson, 2001). Many of these techniques are related to and in general based upon...