Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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509142 | Computers in Industry | 2014 | 9 Pages |
The processes of reverse auctions have proved useful and beneficial to both businesses and governments. The development of software applications in the field of B2B represents a challenging task for emerging economies. This paper presents various concepts, design stages, development and implementation of a particular reverse auction solution. A website construction, namely www.almejor.com, is the result of private initiatives in conjunction with university workforce. The joint efforts resulted in an innovative application in the context of E-procurement. The tool ensures the existence of an effective channel to improve processes between suppliers and customers. This is a web-environment solution that facilitates management of purchases through reverse auction.