Purpose – The paper seeks to pursue the understanding of current business‐to‐business e‐procurement practices by describing the success factors and challenges to its implementation in the corporate setting. Design/methodology/approach – Members of the Institute for Supply Management...

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to present a case study of an organisation in pursuit of becoming a 100 per cent e‐corporation. Design/methodology/approach – This exploratory research case study documents the deployment of two e‐supply chain initiatives undertaken by the...

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to empirically investigate the role of firm size in the use of e‐procurement applications that vary in their ability to facilitate supply chain integration. Design/methodology/approach – The sample was drawn from members of the Institute for Supply...

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on the store ordering and replenishment practices which appear to be the major cause behind the problem of out‐of‐stock situations. A collaborative store replenishment practice, enabled by an internet‐based platform is examined. By enabling information...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the direct and indirect effects of the use of electronic markets (e‐markets), access to online data and trading partner collaboration on operational performance. Design/methodology/approach – This study involved survey data from 233 Australian firms....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the implementation of e‐business processes in the procurement area of a healthcare supply chain when multiple stakeholders are involved. Design/methodology/approach – A single longitudinal case study spanning three years is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to define and explore the concept of financial supply chain strategy in a global business environment. The paper aims to illustrate the concepts with a detailed case study of Motorola's global financial supply chain. Design/methodology/approach – This...

Intel is the world’s largest producer of integrated circuit chips and has customers around the world. But it also faces stiff competition from companies such as Advanced Micro Devices, Motorola and Texas Instruments. In 1997, Intel began to look into e‐business. Right from the start the...

Now that the hype is well and truly over, a cooler analysis of the costs and benefits of e‐commerce can begin. What is becoming increasingly apparent is that each company’s experience is different – from the reasons why they adopted an e‐commerce strategy, to the practical challenges...

When people in Michigan had hard‐wearing outdoor clothing on their shopping list, it’s a good bet they’d be off to Getz’s family‐run store which had been in business for the past 100 years and had built up trust between generations of customers and suppliers. Getz had been retailing...