A Study of EProcurement Practices in Selected Organizations in Gujarat

Abstract

E-Procurement is rapidly gaining global attraction. Business done through internet provides major cost-saving, enhances efficiency and results in increased productivity. The aim of the present research arises from the fact that a lot of businesses are still relying on the traditional procurement. Hence, the purpose of this research is to study the E-Procurement practices in selected industrial manufacturing organizations in Gujarat. The descriptive research adopted a quantitative methodology with a questionnaire instrument being employed to investigate various E-Procurement practices within a sample of 72 Manufacturing Industrial Units from Gujarat by Non-probability Convenience Sampling technique. Researcher has used Descriptive Statistics and Inferential Statistics which includes Frequency Distributions, Cross Tabulation, Factor Analysis, Kruskal Wallis and Chi-square Analysis. The study found the significant difference in procurement practices across Industry, Size of the firm and Ownership of the firm. It also described the Difficulties faced, Reasons that have led to the implementation of E-Procurement, Procurement objectives, IT tools used and preferred for Procurement, IT solution used for operative order processing and the current status of e-procurement. newline newline