The present paper introduces and reviews existing technology and research works in the
field of e-Procurement. More specifically this survey aims to collect those relevant
approaches that have tackled the challenge of delivering more advanced and intelligent e-
Procurement management systems due to its relevance in the industry to afford more timely,
adaptable and flexible decisions in purchasing processes. Although existing tools and
techniques have demonstrated their ability to manage e-Procurement processes as a part of …

The present editorial note introduces the concept of e-Procurement and the use of semantic
technologies to improve some of the processes involved in electronic purchasing processes.
Currently there is a growing interest to boost the use of electronic communications to deal
with Business-to-Business (B2B), Business-to-Consumer (B2C) or Administration-to-
Administration (A2A) relationships. New technologies are emerging with the aim of:(1)
reducing costs;(2) providing more intelligent environments to make decisions in more timely …