e-Business in supply chain management

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.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-808-6.ch002
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Engineering Systems and Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 978-1-6056-6808-6, 978-1-6056-6809-3
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2024 07:08
Date Deposited: 11 Jun 2014 14:55
Full Text Link: http://www.igi- ... anagement/48904
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PURE Output Type: Chapter
Published Date: 2010-10
Authors: Wagner, Claudia-Maria
Sweeney, Edward (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8389-4446)

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