To establish an e-procurement system platform for the global shipping line can not only solve the problems of purchase and delivery difficulties, but also help the enterprises improve the efficiency of procurement. The goal of this research is to develop a web-based e-procurement platform, which can be actually initiated in the multinational shipping companies. The implementation of e-procureme...

We present an economic model that enables the study of incentives for business-to-business (B2B) e-procurement systems investments which permit inventory coordination and improved operational control. We focus on the information technology (IT) adoption behavior of firms in the presence of transaction costs, agency costs and information uncertainty. We conclude that it is appropriate to rethink...

Background. Procurement of hearts from cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitated (CPR) donors for transplantation is suboptimal. We studied the influences of donor factors and regional wait times on CPR donor heart utilization. Methods. From UNOS database (1998 to 2012), we identified 44,744 heart donors, of which 4,964 (11%) received CPR. Based on procurement of heart for transplantation, CPR do...

Transplant surgeons are exposed to workplace risk due to the urgent nature of travel related to organ procurement. A retrospective cohort study was completed using data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients and the National Transportation Safety Board. A web-based survey was administered to members of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. The survey response rate was 38% ...

This paper reports on an empirical study to assess the impacts and benefits of wireless applications to enhance an electronic procurement system, as well as some critical success factors. For different user groups, we analyze the role of the work environment for the usage and, ultimately, the benefits of the wireless applications. The study provides a basis for a broader framework to improve th...

Although both the academic and policy communities have attached great importance to measuring corruption, most of the currently available measures are biased and too broad to test theory or guide policy. This article proposes a new composite indicator of grand corruption based on a wide range of elementary indicators. These indicators are derived from a rich qualitative evidence on public procu...

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Agent-based auction trading plays an important role in the electronic acquisition of products/service for organization or e-procurement, especially for MRO materials. Effective agent-based trading has multiple benefits, such as reducing inventory levels, and a dual impact of centralizing strategic procurement objectives while decentralizing the operational procurement processes (Puschmann and A...