Purpose: This research investigates the reception for electronic procurement (e-procurement) concept by those\nhotels in Egypt, examines how hoteliers perceive the challenges and benefits of e-procurement in the hotel industry. Also\nthis research focuses on identify the challenges and opportunities associated with the implementation of e-procurement.\nDesign/methodology/approach: A self-administered questionnaire with purchasing managers was designed as\nthe research instrument for collecting primary data. This questionnaire included items pertaining to illustrate purchasing\nmanagers� perceptions of applying e-procurement in hotels, challenges and benefits of using e-procurement, cost involved\nin implementing e-procurement, the kind of materials/products procure online, and purchasing managers prediction of\nreturn on investment when using e-procurement. Fifteen forms were distributed in fifteen investigated hotels; among\nthem 15 forms valid for analysis (100%) but between fifteen hotels are ten hotels conducted e-procurement process.\nFindings: The findings revealed that e-procurement impacts to supply chain management (SCM); time taking for\nemployees to adopt e-procurement system too long; ten of investigated hotels use e-procurement between one to\nabove four years; there are many benefits and advantages of conducting e-procurement in hotels (i.e. reducing costs,\ntime, and staff); Furniture�s, Fixtures and Equipment and food for the restaurant are the highest percentage of the kind\nof materials/products implemented by using e-procurement; and return of investment when using e-procurement are\nshort-term within one to two years.\nOriginality/value: Egyptian hoteliers illustrated that the benefits of e-procurement implementation are quality of\ngoods and services which will due to enhancing customer satisfaction, saving time and cost for Hotels.
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