While materials count for a considerable amount of construction costs, the way materials are managed seems to be improvised rather than approached methodically. This study investigates the practice of novel techniques used to manage materials in the construction industry. Techniques that have...

Formulating a model which summarises transportation costs, uncertainty and price, we describe how a switch to ICT procurement can impact more readily procured services rather than materials. Uncertainty represents a catch-all factor describing the dovetailing of operations between two neither...

Anforderungen an Electronic Sourcing Systeme -- Internet und Beschaffung -- Lieferantenmanagement: Strategien, Prozesse und systemtechnische Unterstützung -- Beziehungserfolg bei der Beschaffung auf elektronischen Märkten — theoretische Analyse und empirische Evidenz -- Electronic Reverse...