E-procurement for Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia

• Main Author: Mohd Yatim, Saryati
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Petronas 2004
• Subjects: ZA Information resources
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7195/1/2004%20-%20E-procurement%20for%20Small%20and%20Medium%20Enterprises%20in%20Malaysia%20%282%29.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/7195/

In a day and age where IT technologies permeate virtually every facet of society, business organizations especially for small and medium companies should not miss the advantages of it. This research will look deep into the acceptance level of E-procurement among the Small Medium Enterprises (SME) in Malaysia. The aim is to find out the rationale behind these problems and the solutions to make the development of eprocurement successful. Investigation involves small and medium companies (SMEs) in Malaysiathat have the opportunity to procure via Internet and also those companies who also do not have internet connection in the office. In this project, several techniques are used such as conducting interview session with companies, providing and distributing online questionnaires, and also observation through Internet and magazines. In this project,the functional and non functional requirement for an online community for SMEs are listed and ranked. Based on these requirements, the prototype of a web-based eprocurement intermediary for SMEs will be developed and ensure that it satisfied all the requirements. As the findings have been done, it highlights that the industry should realized the potential that e-procurement offers and the ability to help the small and medium companies to compete in larger markets.