Home center retailers are adopting interorganizational information system (IOS) technologies to reduce order cycle time and improve inventory management. One such technology is electronic data interchange (EDI). Examines EDI adoption in the wood products supplier – home center buyer channel....

Interorganizational information systems (IOS), the computer based communication between buyers and sellers, can improve inventory management and control as well as reduce costs for all participants. However, stable relationships have been found to be disturbed when IOS is implemented. The...

The adoption of communication technologies that link marketing channel members has modified the way buyers and sellers interact. These technologies, termed interorganizational systems (IOS), are electronic buyer‐seller information exchanges that are implemented to facilitate business...