.... Keywords: Innovation adoption, transactional Web site, Fortune 500, supply chain Introduction The Internet is gaining attention, in part, because of how it facilitates electronic transactions between trading partners within a supply chain. Initially, the Internet was simply a means of information sharing...

...Robert L. Cook; Michael S. Garver Supply chain practitioners have made great strides in forming collaborative partnerships, yet the end consumer is often left out of these plans. Being an important member of the supply chain, we propose that supply chains need to get closer to the end consumer...

... purchase orders efficiently to be effective members of their supply chain. Information technology can be used to facilitate the exchange of order information between business functions and supply chain members. Two information technologies that are used for this information exchange are enterprise resource...

...Richard Senter, Jr.; Michael S. Flynn The automotive industry in North America is experiencing a period of far‐reaching reorganization. Part of that change is in the automotive supply chain, including firms in the industry, such as Ford or General Motors, that assemble the vehicles and firms...

...Charles Watts; Patrick T. Hogan; Mark Treleven To compete effectively in today’s global marketplace,a company must have a competitive supply chain. A competitive supply chain requires an ability to communicate rapidly and accurately. Electronic Data Interchange(EDI) is one method that world class...