E-volution of a supply chain: cases and best practices

Supply chain management (SCM) is an integrating philosophy to manage the total flow of materials, information and finance from supplier to ultimate customer. The goal of SCM is to meet the needs of the final consumer by supplying the right product at the right place, time and price. Companies use SC...

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Published inInternet research Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 274 - 283
Main Authors Folinas, Dimitris, Manthou, Vicky, Sigala, Marianna, Vlachopoulou, Maro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bradford Emerald Group Publishing Limited 01.09.2004
Subjects
Alliances
Automation
Best practice
Best Practices
Case studies
Changes
Communication
Customer services
Decision making
Efficiency
Electronic commerce
Engineering
Enterprise resource planning
Environment
Evolution
Integrated approach
Internet
Logistics
Networks
Purchase orders
Strategic planning
Suppliers
Supply chain management
Supply chains
Trends
Case studies
Electronic commerce
Supply chain management
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Summary:Supply chain management (SCM) is an integrating philosophy to manage the total flow of materials, information and finance from supplier to ultimate customer. The goal of SCM is to meet the needs of the final consumer by supplying the right product at the right place, time and price. Companies use SCM as a way to meet the competitive challenges of today's business environment. The focus of SCM has shifted from engineering efficient functional processes to the co-ordination of activities in a supply chain network. The aim of this paper is to examine the stages in the evolution of the supply chain to an electronic supply chain. To illustrate and support the types of evolutionary progress involved, best practices and case studies are provided and analysed.
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ISSN:1066-2243
2054-5657
DOI:10.1108/10662240410555298