Conference survey finds PMs craving better tools for pursuing electronic commerce.(purchasing managers)

From: Purchasing | Date: July 15, 1999 | Copyright information

While most purchasing professionals know about and desire advanced e- procurement solutions, most are forced to use haphazard or incomplete systems to perform enterprise-wide procurement and contracting functions, according to a recent survey by American Management Systems (AMS), an international business and information technology consulting firm based in Fairfax, Va.

The survey, taken at the National Association of Purchasing Management's (NAPM) annual conference in...

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