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The Internet and the Customer-Supplier Relationship
About This Book
This title was first published in 2003. An exhaustive and synthetic framework for the use of Internet tools in customer-supplier relationships is one aspect of e-business that is still missing from existing literature. This book analyses the main management implications related to the adoption of the Internet in the supply chain and unifies different research studies and contributions in order to build such a framework. It is based on wide empirical evidence including four in-depth case studies in both Europe and the US, a cross-industry survey of more than 160 US companies and website research describing emerging Internet initiatives in B2B relationships. By creating a concrete link between theory and practice it should appeal to academics and practitioners alike.
Frequently asked questions
Information
Year | Author | Definition |
1982 | Oliver and Webber | Management of the internal supply chain that integrates business functions involved in the flow of materials and information from inbound to outbound ends of the business. |
1985 | Jones and Riley | An integrative approach to dealing with the planning and control of the materials flow from suppliers to end-users. |
1991 | Ellram | A network of firms interacting to deliver product or service to the end customer, linking flows from raw material supply to final delivery. |
1992 | Christopher | Network of organizations that are involved, through upstream and downstream linkages, in the different processes and activities that produce value in the form of products and services in the hands of the ultimate consumer. |
1992 | Lee and Billington | Networks of manufacturing and distribution sites that procure raw materials, transform them into intermediate and finished products, and distribute the finished products to customers. |
1994 | Berry et al. | Supply chain management aims at building trust, exchanging information on market needs, developing new products, and reducing the supplier base to a particular OEM (original equipment manufacturer) so as to release management resources for developing meaningful, long term relationship. |
1994 | The International Center for Competitive Excellence (ICFCE) | Supply chain management is the integration of business processes from end user through original suppliers that provides products, services and information that add value for customers. |
1995 | Saunders | External chain is the total chain of exchange from the original source of raw material, through the various firms involved in extracting and processing raw materials, manufacturing, assembling, distributing and retailing to ultimate end customers. |
1997 | Kopczak | The set of entities, including suppliers, logistics services providers, manufacturers, distributors and resellers, through which materials, products and information flow. |
1997 | Lee and Ng | A network of entities that starts with the suppliersā suppliers and ends with the customersā customers, dealing with the production and delivery of goods and services. |
1998 | Tan et al. | Supply chain management encompasses materials/supply management from the supply of basic raw materials to final product (and possible recycling and re-use). Supply chain management focuses on how firms utilize their suppliersā processes, technology and capability to enhance competitive advantage. It is a management philosophy that extends traditional intra-enterprise activities by bringing trading partners together with the common goal of optimization and efficiency. |
1998 | Metz | Integrated Supply Chain Management (ISCM) is a process-oriented, integrated approach to procuring, producing, and delivering products and services to customers. ISCM has a broad scope that includes sub-suppliers, suppliers, internal operations, trade customers, retail customers, and end users. ISCM covers the management of material, information, and funds flows. |
2000 | Global Supply Chain Management Forum (former ICFCE) | Supply chain management is the integration of key business processes from end user through original suppliers that provides products, services and information that add value for other customers and other stakeholders (customer relationship management, customer service management, demand management, order fulfillment, manufacturing flow management, procurement, product development and commercialization, returns). |
2000 | Ballou et al. | The supply chain refers to all those activities associated with the transformation and flow of goods and services, including their attendant information flows, from the sources of raw materials to end users. Management refers to the integration of all these activities, both internal and external to the firm. |
2000 | Lambert and Cooper | The management of multiple relationships across the supply chain. It is not a chain of business with one-to-one, business-to-business relationships, but a network of multiple businesses and relationships. |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Supply Chain Management: Concepts Overview
- 2 The Role of the Internet in Supply Chain Management
- 3 Research Aims and Methodology
- 4 Case Studies
- 5 Research Hypotheses
- 6 Survey Analysis
- 7 The Emergence of Collaborative Markets
- 8 Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Appendix: The Survey Tool
- Index