Abstract—This paper focuses on the electronic procurement marketplace and the selection of suppliers, aided by flexibility factors. By judiciously employing decision flexibility and the associated dynamic control amongst autonomous EPM nodes, improvements are possible. Empirical data for this study was collected from pharmaceutical organization in UK using a discrete choice interview and analyzed using grounded theory techniques. The importance of flexibility was highlighted and prioritized with respect to supplier selection.

Index Terms—Electronic procurement marketplace (EPM),flexibility factors, supplier’s selection.

Sara Robaty Shirzad and David Bell are with Brunel University,Information Systems and Computing, London, UK (e-mail:Sara.robaty.shirzad@brunel.ac.uk, David.bell@brunel.ac.uk).

Cite: Sara Robaty Shirzad and David Bell, "Flexibility Framework for Assessing Supplier Selection," International Journal of e-Education, e-Business, e-Management and e-Learning vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 483-487, 2012.