Procurement in the Construction Industry
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| Kulcsszavak: | architecture construction construction industry industrial procurement procurement |
| Online Access: | http://dolgozattar.uni-bge.hu/37691 |
| Abstract: | Abstract Procurement is one of the most important aspects in any industry. E-procurement has not been around for too long, but in recent years it has become important especially in the construction industry. The aim of this study is to get a better knowledge of procurement and e-procurement in a property developing company and the requirements. Materials were collected from books, journal articles, and university websites. For primary research, two interviews were conducted from a property developing company in Hungary. This study revealed the importance of procurement, financials, the process of construction, the use and implementation of e-procurement software. The advantages and disadvantages of using this modern software was analyzed, in addition to risks and risk management. Some challenges include successful implementation of e-procurement and development of the software. One of the hardest challenge to overcome to implement e-procurement is to make the software user friendly, and to make sure the development its updates are made to the user’s expectations. Although there are disadvantages to e-procurement the advantages outweigh them, and support an organization’s procurement processes. |
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