This is a rapidly changing area and the construction industry as a whole lags the manufacturing industry, which has had success with e-Commerce platforms, by 10-20 years. As technology changes and the adoption rate increases more updates will be necessary. There were no best practices available at the time of this research since e-Commerce was too immature to have any actions or processes as a “best practice.” (RR180-11, p. 99)
e-Commerce cannot to be dismissed as a fad.