The role of procurement and the emerging use of large information systems to conduct e-procurement is analysed and presented with
the results of a survey of 38 major Australian organisations. The current
direct and indirect procurement practices of the sample organisations
will be analysed together with an analysis of the e-procurement drivers
and barriers. The main results show that direct procurement is heavily
dependant upon traditional practices whilst indirect procurement is more
likely to use “e” practices. Technical issues dominate e-procurement
barriers with cost factors dominating e-procurement drivers.