Factors that influence the use of e-procurement in manufacturing SMEs at Northern Region

Factors that influence the use of e-procurement in manufacturing SMEs at Northern Region

E-procurement is one of the ranges of government measures to facilitate the process of purchasing goods online. E- procurement is an important aspect for manufacturing companies to improve the buying process in their supply chain while improving the performance of their companies. With the advance...

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Factors that influence the use of e-procurement in manufacturing SMEs at Northern Region
description E-procurement is one of the ranges of government measures to facilitate the process of purchasing goods online. E- procurement is an important aspect for manufacturing companies to improve the buying process in their supply chain while improving the performance of their companies. With the advancement of internet technology, it can be used in all places, including in the company or business. Small Medium Enterprise is a major contributor to the national economy. SME provide business opportunities and increase Gross Domestic Product by the opportunity given to the local community. The use of e -procurement within the company allows them to reduce costs and save time in purchasing process. E -procurement introduced by the government in 2000 under the MSC Flagship. In this study, researchers conducted a study on the factors influencing the use of e -procurement in the manufacturing SMEs in the northern corridor. In this study, TAM model is used to study the factors that influence the use of e -procurement. Among the factors that influence the use is perceive ease of use, perceive usefulness, attitude and behavioral intention. In this study, researchers used SPSS 20 to analyze the data and using non-parametric statistics to measure the influence and strength of the relationship between the independent variables.
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title Factors that influence the use of e-procurement in manufacturing SMEs at Northern Region
title_short Factors that influence the use of e-procurement in manufacturing SMEs at Northern Region
title_full Factors that influence the use of e-procurement in manufacturing SMEs at Northern Region
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spelling my-uum-etd.41232023-01-15T02:56:03Z Factors that influence the use of e-procurement in manufacturing SMEs at Northern Region 2014 Sitti Aminah, Baharuddin Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business TS155-194 Production management. Operations management E-procurement is one of the ranges of government measures to facilitate the process of purchasing goods online. E- procurement is an important aspect for manufacturing companies to improve the buying process in their supply chain while improving the performance of their companies. With the advancement of internet technology, it can be used in all places, including in the company or business. Small Medium Enterprise is a major contributor to the national economy. SME provide business opportunities and increase Gross Domestic Product by the opportunity given to the local community. The use of e -procurement within the company allows them to reduce costs and save time in purchasing process. E -procurement introduced by the government in 2000 under the MSC Flagship. In this study, researchers conducted a study on the factors influencing the use of e -procurement in the manufacturing SMEs in the northern corridor. In this study, TAM model is used to study the factors that influence the use of e -procurement. Among the factors that influence the use is perceive ease of use, perceive usefulness, attitude and behavioral intention. In this study, researchers used SPSS 20 to analyze the data and using non-parametric statistics to measure the influence and strength of the relationship between the independent variables. 2014 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/4123/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/4123/1/s813387.pdf text eng public https://etd.uum.edu.my/4123/2/s813387_abstract.pdf text eng public masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia Abdullah, M.A. (2002) 7 An Overview of the Macroeconomic Contribution of SMEs in Malaysia. The role of SMEs in national economies in East Asia. No. 2 pp. 181. Aboelmaged, M. G. (2010). Predicting e-procurement adoption in a developing country: an empirical integration of technology acceptance model and theory of planned behavior. Industrial Management & Data Systems. Vol. 110 No. 3 pp. 392-414. Afshar, A. J., Zhang, S. X., Brem, A. (2013) E-commerce for SMEs: empirical insights from three countries. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development. Vol. 20, No. 4 pp, 849-865. Alam, S. 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