Electronic procurement implementation in Malaysia: Suppliers´ readiness

Electronic Procurement (e-Procurement) or locally known as e-Perolehan was started in Malaysia in 2000 as one of the projects under the Electronic Government Flagship. The aim of the government is to make all the suppliers and federal government agencies become electronic procurement enabled users. This paper presents a case study on Malaysia´s e-Procurement initiative. The case reports among others, the vision of the Malaysian government in light of embarking on e-Procurement, suppliers´ readiness and perceptions towards the adoption of e-Perolehan and the issues therein. The general consensus amongst both the buyer and seller communities is that e-Procurement will become an important management tool to enhance the performance of supply chain especially in the public sector.