Chapter 7. Supply Chain
Published Online: 5 OCT 2001
DOI: 10.1002/0470841508.ch7
Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
eBusiness Essentials: Technology and Network Requirements for Mobile and Online Markets, Second Edition
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How to Cite
Norris, M. and West, S. (2001) Supply Chain, in eBusiness Essentials: Technology and Network Requirements for Mobile and Online Markets, Second Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470841508.ch7
Publication History
- Published Online: 5 OCT 2001
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Print ISBN: 9780471521839
Online ISBN: 9780470841501
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- EDI;
- workflow;
- direct goods;
- indirect goods;
- non-credit card payment systems;
- multiple suppliers;
- Intranet;
- Extranet;
- XML;
- legacy suppliers
Summary
For all of the hype about online shopping, it is supply chain automation that will really test the viability of eBusiness as a significant shift in the way that the world works. This chapter has exposed the issues that need to be addressed in implementing electronic dealings between suppliers, notably;
Workflow, and how the implicit series of transaction in any activity need to be clearly, accurately and unambiguously defined if they are to be automated.
Direct and indirect goods, and why it is necessary to distinguish between general purpose and specialist purchases.
Multiple suppliers, and the need to distil a single view of supply options from multiple feeds.
In each case, the current options (such as market sites to cope with multiple suppliers) are explained and discussed. In addition, the support technologies for supply chain automation, EDI and XML, are covered in some depth.