The Adoption of Electronic Procurement in Turkey

Abstract

Internet Technologies have increased the effectiveness of the businesses in several ways. One example of these is E-procurement, which fulfills one of the most crucial functions of businesses, ‘purchasing’, on the internet by means of bringing the buyers and suppliers together on a network, have been used widely in the world in the last decade. In this chapter the concept of ‘e-procurement’, history of e-procurement, its operations, its advantages and disadvantages are discussed and the firm “E-Tedarik” which is an example of e-procurement systems in Turkey is examined as a case study.