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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS
Transactions ID Number: 29-479
Full Name: Noor Ab hamid
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Faculty of business administration, block b, universiti tun abdul razak 47301 kelana jaya
Country: MALAYSIA
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E-mail address: raihan@unitar.edu.my
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Title of the Paper: a suppliers perspective of e-procurement integration in automobile industry
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Noor raihan Ab hamid, Aznur hajar Abdullah
Email addresses of all the authors: raihan@unitar.edu.my, aznur.hajar@mmu.edu.my
Number of paper pages: 11
Abstract: Most automakers find that integrating with their suppliers in an e-procurement environment able to help them streamlining information across diverse suppliers base. However, many barriers to the integration of e-procurement could hold back suppliers' from realizing the integration with automakers (buyers). This study deals with e-procurement integration (EI) barriers within the Malaysian automobile industry, focusing on parts and components suppliers as the target respondents. A number of barriers, grouped as buyers, cultural, financial, IT and security barriers have been identified to influence suppliers' decision to participate in EI network. However, only buyers' barriers was identified as the major impediments to EI within the industry. This study also illustrates the effects of suppliers' EI strategy and firm size on suppliers' decisions in EI involvement. Overall, the suppliers who take on a passive approach to EI and large firm suppliers view buyers' barrie!
r as significant.
Keywords: E-procurement integration (EI), Automobile industry, Financial barriers, Cultural barriers, IT barriers, Buyers' barriers and Security barriers.
EXTENSION of the file: .doc
Special (Invited) Session: barriers to e-procurement integration in automobile industry: a suppliers' perspective
Organizer of the Session: 605-213
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