A tactical role for reverse auctions

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Faculty

Faculty of Business and Law

School

School of Management

RAS ID

9759

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Standing, S., Standing, C., & Love, P. (2009). A Tactical Role for Reverse Auctions: A Market Maker Perspective. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computing & Informatics 2009. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Universiti Utara Malaysia, College of Arts and Sciences.

Abstract

Electronic marketplaces have been used for procurement in various industries by both small and large organisations. However, the role of electronic marketplaces in procurement is still unclear and strategies and organisational implications of trading via an e-marketplace are not well defined. An electronic marketplace facilitates transactions between buyers and sellers and a common transaaction mechanism for price negotation is an electronic aution. This paper investigates the role of reverse auctions in procurement including the organisational implications and strategies for using an elctronic auction. We use a case study (Revnet) of an electronic auction provider to analyse their role and benefits. The findings show that e-auctions can be sued as part of a strategic procurement strategy to reduce procurement costs and improve efficiency and are more likely to be used for non-critical business for products and services that do not require strong ties with suppliers. The success of e-auctions within this context relies to a large extent on the quality of contract specifications. The narrower tactical role for e-auctions within this context relies to a large extent on the quality of contract specifications. The narrower tactical role for e-auctions that is now emerging in some prganisations is shaped by the fear and disdain surrounding their use in the past and in particular the perception of the damage to supplier relationships that their widespread adoption in procurement can create.

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