A model for an e‐business infrastructure that can be used to support supply chain activities in construction is proposed. A virtual network structure that acts as a value‐added component of an e‐business infrastructure is used to improve communication and coordination, and encourage the mutual sharing of inter‐organisational resources and competencies. The e‐business infrastructure used to support the proposed network structure and the human, organisational and cultural barriers that may be encountered are presented and discussed. It is proffered that the proposed e‐business model not only will be of benefit to those organisations which operate in the construction supply chain, but also may be fit for other types of business‐to‐business e‐commerce when cooperation between business partners is necessary to improve organisational performance and gain a competitive advantage
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An e‐business model to support supply chain activities in construction
Eddie W.L. Cheng;
Eddie W.L. Cheng
Eddie W.L. Cheng is a Research Associate in the Department of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Heng Li;
Heng Li
Heng Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Peter E.D. Love;
Peter E.D. Love
Peter E.D. Love is an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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Zahir Irani
Zahir Irani
Zahir Irani is a Lecturer in the Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK.
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7948
Print ISSN: 0957-6053
© MCB UP Limited
2001
Logistics Information Management (2001) 14 (1-2): 68–78.
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Cheng EW, Li H, Love PE, Irani Z (2001), "An e‐business model to support supply chain activities in construction". Logistics Information Management, Vol. 14 No. 1-2 pp. 68–78, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110363239
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