Models for Supply Chains in E-Business

• Published in: Management science Vol. 49; no. 10; pp. 1387 - 1406
• Main Authors: Swaminathan, Jayashankar M, Tayur, Sridhar R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Linthicum INFORMS 01.10.2003; Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences; Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
• Series: Management Science
• Subjects: Alliances; Analytical forecasting; Auctions; Business structures; Business studies; Collaboration; Customer services; Customers; Customization; Decision making; Decision Support; Decision support systems; Digital economy; Distribution; Electronic Business; Electronic commerce; Electronic data interchange; Electronic procurement; Enterprise resource planning; Information; Information Sharing; Infrastructure; Internet; Inventories; Inventory; Inventory management; Literature Survey; Logistics; Management; Management decisions; Management science; Procurement; Product design; Product development; Profits; Retail stores; Software; Studies; Supplier Relations; Suppliers; Supply; Supply Chain Management; Supply chains; U.S.A
• ISSN: 0025-1909; 1526-5501
• DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.49.10.1387.17309

Supply chain management is likely to play an important role in the digital economy. In this paper, we first describe major issues in traditional supply chain management. Next, we focus our attention on the supply chain issues of visibility, supplier relationships, distribution and pricing, customization, and real-time decision technologies that have risen to importance with the prevalence of e-business. We present an overview of relevant analytical research models that have been developed in these areas, discuss their contributions, and conclude with a discussion on future modeling opportunities in this area.