Identifying operational requirements to select suitable decision models for a public sector e-procurement decision support system
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Adil, Mohamed; Nunes, Miguel Baptista; Peng, Guo Chao
- Source
- JISTEM - Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management. August 2014 11(2)
- Subject
- Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)
Decision Model
Focus Group
Public Sector
e-Procurement
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1807-1775
Public sector procurement should be a transparent and fair process. Strict legal requirements are enforced on public sector procurement to make it a standardised process. To make fair decisions on selecting suppliers, a practical method which adheres to legal requirements is important. The research that is the base for this paper aimed at identifying a suitable Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) method for the specific legal and functional needs of the Maldivian Public Sector. To identify such operational requirements, a set of focus group interviews were conducted in the Maldives with public officials responsible for procurement decision making. Based on the operational requirements identified through focus groups, criteria-based evaluation is done on published MCDA methods to identify the suitable methods for e-procurement decision making. This paper describes the identification of the operational requirements and the results of the evaluation to select suitable decision models for the Maldivian context.