... Banking Global payment systems Electronic commerce Foreign exchange To develop this definition of a financial supply chain into a research framework it is necessary to identify the theoretical constructs that capture the essence of the concept. The supply chain management framework proposed...

... (including a large general hospital pharmacy, pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesalers, government regulatory agencies, and technology providers). Supply chain management Electronic commerce Pharmaceutical products Health care Australia Information technologies have been deployed in various...

... are able to exploit the opportunities for mutual benefit. Damien Power can be contacted at: damien@unimelb.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Electronic commerce Marketing strategy Operations management Supply chain management The emergence of the digital economy...

... a new business practice and Internet‐based collaboration platform. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Shelf space Stock control Knowledge sharing Electronic commerce Greece Shelf availability is a critical issue for both manufacturers and retailers today because it enhances...

.... Procurement Supply chain management Companies Electronic commerce Firms in diverse industries use electronic procurement (e‐procurement) in an attempt to increase the efficiency of the purchasing/supply management function and to reduce costs. Presutti (2003, p. 221) defined e‐procurement...

... studied in this paper, and indeed this will also be true in all organisations pursuing such an e‐supply chain strategy. David Sammon can be contacted at: dsammon@afis.ucc.ie © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Supply chain management Electronic commerce Much...

... – lack of capital to participate in B2B procurement environments and small transaction volumes associated with these firms' scale of business. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Business‐to‐business marketing Procurement Electronic commerce Supply chain management Table IV...

... importantly, modern management methods open up for new business opportunities and radical improvements in the supply chain. For example, electronic commerce is assumed to be one of the most important forces shaping business today (Wagner et al., 2003). The group of physical and technical...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Electronic commerce Internet Fast moving consumer goods Electronic commerce (e‐commerce) refers to the conducting of business transactions over electronic/computer networks, including the internet, (Barnes and Hunt, 2001) and therefore encompasses...

... performance Electronic commerce In today's highly changeable business environment, many companies focus on their core business activities and contract out their non‐core activities to capitalise on others' expertise. One basis for this may lie in the economic benefits to be gained from specialisation...

... Electronic commerce Electronic data interchange Supply chain management Electronic commerce (e‐commerce) essentially describes “a variety of market transactions that are enabled by information technology” (Lederer et al., 1997). E‐commerce utilizing electronic markets allows new entrants...

...Paul Humphreys; Ronan McIvor; Trevor Cadden Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine how electronic commerce can fundamentally change the inter‐organisational processes at the interface between the buyer and supplier. Design/methodology/approach First, an overview is provided...

... auctions, and suggests questions that buyers should ask market makers to ensure better sourcing decisions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Electronic commerce Auctions Pallets Purchasing Online reverse auctions, also called “e‐reverse auctions” or “downward price auctions...

... Publishing Limited 2005 Supply chain management Electronic commerce Resource management Risk management Relationship marketing Taiwan The rapid development of the internet and e‐commerce has seen the integration of business processes, fostered across supply chains, by facilitating...

... organisation. Private sector organizations Supply chain management Electronic commerce Procurement United Kingdom This paper examines the extent of the development of supply chain management (SCM) in UK utilities firms and the opportunities for extending the SCM concept within the sector...

... policies at national and global level. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Business cycles Supply chain management Electronic commerce Economic policy Economics researchers and practising economists are generally in agreement that inventory investment has been closely associated...

... of plans and objectives, and the extent to which implementation has been promoted across the supply chain. Electronic commerce Management strategy Supply chain management Communication technologies Performance measures The potential for information technology (IT) to alter the way...

... of traditional green logistics and supply chain management functions such as: inventory management, transportation, warehousing, delivery management, supplier management, packaging and order management. Issues relevant to each of these major areas from the electronic commerce and natural environment overlap...

... Electronic commerce Supply chain management Auctions Research Auctions have long been a popular method for the allocation and procurement of products and services. With the advent of the Internet and the proliferation of Web users, auctions are moving online. Online auctions are also gaining...

... of this new purchasing tool as a means of reducing the unit price of buyer‐designed engineered components. Business‐to‐business marketing Electronic commerce Aerospace industry Auctions Purchasing techniques Suppliers Business‐to‐business online reverse auctions, also known as downward price...