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Abstract
It is hard to believe that the use of computer technology in the selection and procurement function is only in its infancy. In the future,technology will bring more ideas, tools, and information to hotel. And it cannot come too soon since hotel will continue to experience more competitive markets, slimmer profit margins, and a shrinking labor force. Technology will help hotels to overcome these obstacles and will ultimately contribute to the success of their business. So, this study raises the following recommendations. 1. Hotel managers and purchasing managers must develop strategic plans to support the computer technology plications activities focusing on the following areas: The computers software and hardware industry - Internet development - Human resource development -Trust as a necessary enabler to E-business . 2. Computer technology applications strategy should specify the aims, the goals, and context of the lication; these ideas should be integrated with other organizational and managerial processes. 3. Hotels must also understand the importance of strategic alliances that could offer many opportunities to their firms by reducing managerial costs, increasing their power in the market, and building up their competitive advantage. 4. Top hotel managers as well as purchasing managers must prepare and plan for the future of E-business technologies in their firms in order to fully leverage the benefits of E-business solution. 5. The study recommends that purchasing managers’ awareness should be increased, as they are who take the decision to adopt or reject the using of the computer technology application in their hotels purchasing sectors. 6. Hotels’ purchasing management has to be involved in the initial stages of E-business development because any discrepancy in derstanding the E-business concept could pose problems. 7. Hotels’ management must prepare a continuous specialized training program; which concentrates on developing employees’ knowledge in order to understand computer technology applications techniques. 8. The study also recommends to encourage hotels of all categories to involve and deal with computer technology providers and (consultants and specialists) because:- It’s a simple, a low cost, and an effective way to provide the hotel with the computer system application capabilities - They may support purchasing department employee’s knowledge about commputer technology applications techniques. 9. Purchasing managements need to be potentially aware of the positive effect of computer technology applications on the nature of communication, as it would be better than face to face negotiation. 10. Purchasing managements should set up flexible pars for inventory levels to meet the seasonal demands. These levels would not be realized without utilizing E-procurement. 11. Suppliers in E-business need to recognize the potential benefits of partnering with hotel, so both sides are ready to work with each other. 12. Adoption of computer applications should be reviewed from time to time to make sure that there are no problems facing purchasing departments during and after the implementation process. And managers should be punished if they fight the system. 13. The study recommends the continual cooperation between academic sector and hotels sector. This integration will be sponsored by legal part (Higher Education Ministry) which is responsible for providing guidance and staffing to hotels sector. Hotels sector will also ask for help and training by professors in academic sector.