III. IS YOUR E-PROCUREMENT STRATEGY INTEGRATED INTO YOUR BUSINESS STRATEGY?
Think about this question for a moment.  One part of your team may be responsible for the company's overall marketing, expansion, and financing strategies while another team may be responsible for the overall technology, Internet, and systems strategies.  Integrating these various strategies into one overall plan appears obvious, yet is a difficult undertaking.  In sum, your e-procurement strategy will need to be linked to the main objectives of the company. .