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UNSPECIFIED (2001) Restructuring supply chains through information channel innovation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 21 (4). pp. 504-515. ISSN 0144-3577.
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Abstract
The paper examines the optimisation of purchasing for maintenance, repair and operating supplies (MRO) through purchase process re-engineering. In particular, the use and development of the Internet as a channel for procurement of MRO items was examined from a transaction cost perspective. The focus of this paper is on the impact of Web/Internet based electronic commerce on the structure of MRO supply chains. This paper provides a discussion of the theoretical basis for analysis of the impact of e-commerce on supply chain structure, and structured interviews with UK, European and US based manufacturers, retailers, government bodies, and service organisations. Respondents ranged from experienced users of e-procurement to organisations just starting out on their pilot investigations of the contribution of Internet trading to their purchasing efficiency. The impact on supply chain configuration of greater information transparency may be posited to be one which will lead to increased outsourcing, improved procurement processes and more strategic management of MRO purchases.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | ||||
Publisher: | MCB U P LIMITED | ||||
ISSN: | 0144-3577 | ||||
Official Date: | 2001 | ||||
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Volume: | 21 | ||||
Number: | 4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 12 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 504-515 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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