An e-commerce system for construction material procurement
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This paper presents an e-commerce system that is being used for construction material procurement. The paper identifies the limitations relating to information retrieving, recording and sharing in the traditional material procurement process. E-commerce applications that can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the material procurement process in construction are then identified and described. Finally, the design and implementation of an e-commerce system for construction material procurement for trading construction materials in China is presented and discussed.
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