Firms fail to implement e-commerce systems_2
19 July 2012
Few companies in the UK have grasped the opportunities of e-commerce, even though most recognise its benefits, according to new research.
Survey results released at the Softworld Supply Chain exhibition in Birmingham last week confirmed the widely held belief that firms are taking time adopting Internet-based systems.
More than four out of five of the companies questioned said they believed that e-commerce was essential for improving purchasing operations, but less than 5 per cent were connected...