248 Int. J. Business Information Systems, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2014 Copyright © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Feasibility study of implementing electronic commerce in petrochemical industries with a case study Mohammad Reza Dalvand* Young Researchers and Elite Club, Abade Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 73919-55955, Abade, Iran E-mail: mreza.dalvand@gmail.com *Corresponding author Ali Nejat Kavar Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 73461-79114, Kavar, Iran E-mail: nejat_terafo@yahoo.com Maziyar Nouraee UPC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona Tech, Spain E-mail: maziyarnooraee@yahoo.com Ali Mohabati Jahromi Zahedshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 74158-44465, Zahedshahr, Iran E-mail: ali_mohabati3327@yahoo.com Mohammad Hadi Zohdi Zahedshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 74158-44465, Zahedshahr, Iran E-mail: hadi.zohdi@gmail.com Abstract: Fast and increasing growth of electronic commerce (e-commerce) in developed countries and its resulting competitive advantages mean that those countries should revise dramatically their trade and commercial strategies and policies. Regarding the importance of petrochemical industry in Iran, the current paper studies the feasibility of implementing the e-commerce system in Isfahan’s petrochemical unit. The statistical population of the study includes 29 senior managers and experts of the petrochemical industries. In the present