Nowadays, IT has a major influence on commercial activities, accelerating the adoption of e-procurement and e-marketplace participation in many industries. E-procurement is becoming popular in business practice and its benefits encourage its adoption. This article aims to outline the important...

Over the last years many countries have turned into real service economies. As aresult the strategic importance of purchasing services has increased. This article aims topresent the complexity of the process of buying services. The article begins with findings fromthe literature review regarding...

Until recently, purchasing was very manufacturing oriented with an emphasis on production buying. The purchasing of non-production goods and services has only gained limited attention from management and researchers. Because of this undervaluation there is often no clear and direct insight in...

The strategic importance of the services has increased recently because many countries have turned into real service economy. This article aims to help managers to optimize their decision regarding the purchasing process of business services. The article starts with describing the business...