CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
6.2 R ESEARCH SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
The e-auction system has been widely used within high-tech companies to search for lower costs and to reduce administration costs. Literature reviews, interviews with procurement experts, and questionnaires are used to find the most optimal strategy. As the research is mainly looking for the driver and potential shortcomings of e-auction for companies- the research scope is limited to the region within companies situated in the Science Park.
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Appendix-A
List of 27 Criteria
Criteria Criteria description V1 The scale of procurement V2 The scale of buyer
V3 Full support from manager
V4 Change on procurement procedure
V5 Commitment from buyer
V6 Fair bidding
V7 Full support from participate department V8 Adjustment on procurement type
V9 Product specification
V10 Right timing
V11 Communication between parties before bidding begin V12 Ability to attract new suppliers
V13 Future demand estimation V14 Price listing ability
V15 Decrease possible alliances from buyers or sellers
V16 Adaptability
V17 Stability
V18 Security
V19 Reliability and fairness V20 Participation rate
V21 Supplier preparation before bidding start V22 Supplier’s commitment after bidding V23 Surplus supply from the supplier V24 Services provide from system
V25 Best result achieved for buyer and seller
V26 Measurement index
V27 Rules and procedures informed before bidding begin
Appendix-B
年以上
2.請問您對於使用網路競標的成效定義為何? (可複選)
□(1).大幅降低採購成本 □ (2)大幅增加採購作業效率 □ (3)採購 作業透明化 □(4)其它 (請說明) 3.您認為下列哪一個選項阻礙網路競標之使用?(可複選)
□(1)供應商驗證成本高□(2)新供應商不確定性高□(3)利益結構減少□(4) 維修成本增加□(5)決策權力受限□(6)產品驗證困難□(7)內部合作關係變 差□(8) 製程配合因素□ (9)系統使用者經驗不足□ (10)供應商意願低
□(11)破壞採購合作關係□(12)採購產品特殊□(13)採購金額太小□(14) 採購系統使用率低□(15)採購系統軟體操作不易□(16)系統安全或相容度 4.如已使用過網路競標，建議網路競標可以改進的方向?
三、已使用網路競標答卷者(公司)看法：
1.請問貴公司開始採用網路競標的時間？
□(1) 1 年以下 □(2) 1~2 年 □(3) 2~3 年 □(4) 3 年以上
2.貴公司透過網路競標的採購金額約佔總採購金額的百分比？
□(1)1%以下 □(2)2%-5% □(3)6%-10% □(4)11%-15% □(5)16%-20% □(6)20%以上 3.貴公司透過網路競標平均成本節省比例？
□(1)5%以下 □ (2)5%-10% □ (3)11%-20% □(4)20%以上 4.貴公司透過網路競標節省採購議價作業時間比例？
□(1)5%以下 □ (2)5%-10% □ (3)11%-20% □(4)20%以上 5.請問貴公司 2005 舉辦網路競標總次數?
□ (1)10 次以下 □(2)10 次-50 次 □(3)50 次-100 次 □(4)100 次-300 次 □(5)300 次-500 次 □(6)500 次以上 6.請問貴公司 2006 舉辦網路競標總次數?
□(1)10 次以下 □(2)10 次-50 次 □(3)50 次-100 次 □(4)100 次-300 次 □(5)300 次-500 次□(6)500 次以上 7.請問貴公司 2007 Q1&Q2 舉辦網路競標總次數?
□(1)10 次以下 □(2)10 次-50 次 □(3)50 次-100 次 □(4)100 次-300 次 □(5)300 次-500 次□(6)500 次以上 8.請問您對於使用網路競標的成效定義為何? (可複選)
□(1).大幅降低採購成本 □ (2)大幅增加採購作業效率 □ (3)採購作業透明化 □(4)其它 (請說明) 9.貴公司之網路競標作業系統為自行開發設計，或使用軟體公司（例如 Com2b）？
□自行開發設計，已使用幾年 年
□使用軟體公司，委託之資訊公司為何？
貳、DEMATEL 問卷調查(以下全部，未使用網路競標和已使用網路競標皆需要答)
表二、構面準則關聯性調查表
填寫方式例如:
成本效益阻力 供應商驗證成本高 新供應商不確定性高 利益結構減少 …
供應商驗證成本高 0 1 4 …
新供應商不確定性高 2 0 3 …
利益結構減少 3 1 0 …
(0:無影響；1:非常低度影響; 2:中度影響；3:高度影響；4:極高度影響)
1. 假如「產品穩定度低」功能，對「廠商供應商驗證成本高」的決策沒什麼關係，您判定僅有 0 的影響程度；
2. 但對於「產品穩定度低」對「廠商供應商驗證成本高」的決策決定非常有影響，您判定有 4 的影響程度。
表三、成本效益阻力構面準則關聯性調查表
成本效益阻力 1. 供應商驗證成本高 2.新供應商不確定性高 3. 利益結構減少 4. 維修成本增加
1. 供應商驗證成本高 0
2. 新供應商不確定性高 0
3. 利益結構減少 0
4. 維修成本增加 0
(0:無影響；1:非常低度影響; 2:中度影響；3:高度影響；4:極高度影響)
表四、公司內部阻力構面準則關聯性調查表
公司內部阻力 1.授權採購決策權力 2. 規格驗證困難 3.內部合作關係 3. 製程配合因素 4.新採購系統使用者
經驗不足
1.決策權力受限 0
2.產品驗證困難 0
3.內部合作關係 0
4.製程配合因素 0
5.採購系統使用者經驗不足 0
(0:無影響；1:非常低度影響; 2:中度影響；3:高度影響；4:極高度影響)
表五、外在環境阻力構面準則關聯性調查表
外在環境影響因素 1.供應商意願低 2.採購合作關係 3. 採購產品特殊 4.採購金額太小
1.供應商意願低 0
2.採購合作關係 0
3.採購產品特殊 0
4.採購金額太小 0
(0:無影響；1:非常低度影響; 2:中度影響；3:高度影響；4:極高度影響)
表六、資訊系統影響準則關聯性調查表
資訊系統影響 1.採購系統使用率低 2.採購系統軟體操作不易 3.系統安全或相容度
1.採購系統使用率低 0
2.採購系統軟體操作不易 0
3.系統安全或相容度 0
(0:無影響；1:非常低度影響; 2:中度影響；3:高度影響；4:極高度影響)
表七、採購單位不願意使用網路競標影響準則調查表
1. 成本效益阻力 2. 公司內部因素阻
力
3. 外在環境影響 因素
4. 資訊系統因素
1. 成本效益阻力 0
2. 公司內部阻力 0
3. 外在環境影響 0
4. 資訊系統因素 0
(0:無影響；1:非常低度影響; 2:中度影響；3:高度影響；4:極高度影響)
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