Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Internet supporting the procurement process: lessons from four case studies

Internet supporting the procurement process: lessons from four case studies Industrial relationships among companies within the supply chain and procurement processes are changing to cope with new threats and opportunities arising from Internet technologies. The adoption of Web-based tools in the procurement process allows firms to either reduce transaction costs or improve internal procurement process efficiency, or even increase collaboration with suppliers. The aim of this research is to analyze and understand main factors driving the adoption of Internet-based tools in customer-supplier relationships. The evidence presented is based on four in-depth case studies (two European and two American) carried out within a joint-research project of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Politecnico di Milano. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Integrated Manufacturing Systems Emerald Publishing

Internet supporting the procurement process: lessons from four case studies

Loading next page...
 
/lp/emerald-publishing/internet-supporting-the-procurement-process-lessons-from-four-case-ltnTtKrFzX

References (48)

Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0957-6061
DOI
10.1108/09576060310503447
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

Industrial relationships among companies within the supply chain and procurement processes are changing to cope with new threats and opportunities arising from Internet technologies. The adoption of Web-based tools in the procurement process allows firms to either reduce transaction costs or improve internal procurement process efficiency, or even increase collaboration with suppliers. The aim of this research is to analyze and understand main factors driving the adoption of Internet-based tools in customer-supplier relationships. The evidence presented is based on four in-depth case studies (two European and two American) carried out within a joint-research project of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Politecnico di Milano.

Journal

Integrated Manufacturing SystemsEmerald Publishing

Published: Dec 1, 2003

Keywords: Channel relationships; Procurement; Supply chain management

There are no references for this article.