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E-business in Supply Chain Management

E-business in Supply Chain Management

Claudia-Maria Wagner, Edward Sweeney
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781605668086|ISBN10: 1605668087|EISBN13: 9781605668093
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-808-6.ch002
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Wagner, Claudia-Maria, and Edward Sweeney. "E-business in Supply Chain Management." Electronic Supply Network Coordination in Intelligent and Dynamic Environments: Modeling and Implementation, edited by Iraj Mahdavi, et al., IGI Global, 2011, pp. 24-42. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-808-6.ch002

APA

Wagner, C. & Sweeney, E. (2011). E-business in Supply Chain Management. In I. Mahdavi, S. Mohebbi, & N. Cho (Eds.), Electronic Supply Network Coordination in Intelligent and Dynamic Environments: Modeling and Implementation (pp. 24-42). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-808-6.ch002

Chicago

Wagner, Claudia-Maria, and Edward Sweeney. "E-business in Supply Chain Management." In Electronic Supply Network Coordination in Intelligent and Dynamic Environments: Modeling and Implementation, edited by Iraj Mahdavi, Shima Mohebbi, and Namjae Cho, 24-42. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-808-6.ch002

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Abstract

E-business is concerned with the use of the Internet to link companies with their suppliers, customers and other trading partners. As a business concept, it has evolved significantly since its introduction in the 1990’s in parallel with the rapid rate of development of information technology (IT) during this period. Supply chain management (SCM) is fundamentally concerned with integration of activities both with and between organisations. IT plays a crucial role in SCM as a key enabler of supply chain integration (SCI). This chapter sets out the role of e-business concepts in the context of the supply chain challenges faced by firms. It specifically explores the role of e-procurement as an example of how e-business concepts have been applied to one key SCM activity, namely purchasing and procurement. In this context, the chapter examines the nature and evolution of e-marketplaces and goes on to identify key adoption drivers and benefits based on recent research. This research identifies key adoption drivers and benefits but also recognises that there are many barriers that ongoing research needs to address if the potential of e-business is to be fulfilled.

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