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 Self‑  assessment  questions

1 

Outline the two main methods by which companies purchase supplies and the two 

broad divisions of supplies needed.

2 

Taking your answer from 1, give examples of B2B exchanges that have been cre‑

ated to meet these purchasing needs.

3 

Draw a sketch that shows the main stages and people involved in traditional and 

e‑procurement.

4 

Outline the main reasons for e‑procurement.

5 

What is maverick purchasing? What safeguards need to be introduced into  

e‑procurement to avoid this?

6 

Explain the differences between the  buy‑  side,  sell‑  side and marketplace options 

for e‑procurement.

7 

Outline the benefits and disadvantages of each of the options in 6.

8 

What are the organisational implications of introducing e‑procurement?

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Chapter 7  E‑procurement

Baily, P., Farmer, D., Jessop, D. and Jones, D. (1994) Purchasing Principles and Management. 

Pitman, London.

CIPS (2008) E‑commerce/ E‑purchasing CIPS Knowledge Summary. 

www.cips.org/

documents/e‑commerce.pdf

. Accessed September 2008.

Computer World (2001a) B2B outlook still ominous. By Gary Kadet, 23 April: 

www. 

computerworld.com

.

Computer World (2001b) Private exchanges drive B2B success. By Pimm Fox, 7 May: 

www.

computerworld.com

.