e-Procurement perspectives in construction sector SMEs

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 287-294

  Vitkauskaite, Elena ^a   Gatautis, Rimantas ^a  

^a KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Construction sector; e Procurement; SMEs; Web services

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; WEB SERVICES; WORLD WIDE WEB;

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; CONSTRUCTION SECTOR; CURRENT PROCESSES; E-PROCUREMENT; EUROPEANS; INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS; INTERNAL PROCESSES; PROCUREMENT PROCESSES; SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES; SMES; STORY TELLING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 57749111756     PISSN: 13923730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/1392-3730.2008.14.28     Document Type: Article

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