Electronic procurement benchmarking exercise in the AEC industry sector

In spite of recognising the potential of electronic commerce (e-commerce), a majority of the architecture-engineering-construction (AEC) industry participants still adopt a 'wait-and-see' approach in their investments of information technologies. Quantitative study and benchmarks can help the industry to have a better understanding and implementation of e-commerce. Research work that focuses on electronic procurement (e-procurement) benchmarking in the Canadian AEC sector makes headway in evaluating the value of e-commerce quantitatively. The initial findings of the research suggest the need for a conceptual e-procurement model. Literature is synthesised to highlight the issues while proposing to take this by undertaking further benchmarking studies of e-procurement in the UK AEC sector.