Listers,
I found the article:
"Internet based supply chain management A classification of approaches to
manufacturing planning and control" by Dennis Kehoe <
dfkehoe@liv.ac.uk>,
University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, and Nick Boughton, University of
Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, in the Volume 21 Issue 4 of International Journal
of Operations & Production Management
to be one that I highly recommend using as a cutting-edge reading for
students in e-Commerce and production courses. (I am copying this message
to Dennis Kehoe and invite him to post to MG-ED-DV suggestions on how it
might be integrated into courses).
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THIS EXCERPT FROM THE ARTICLE'S INTRODUCTION SERVES BETTER THAN ITS ABSTRACT
TO KEY YOU INTO ITS CONTENT:
Improvements in the performance of manufacturing supply chains in terms of
reduced inventory, faster customer response and greater flexibility are
restricted by the traditional sequential nature of their operations and an
overall inability to exploit the concepts of �concurrency�. This issue is
especially relevant to today�s organisations where competition is judged
more in terms of supply-chain performance than individual company
performance (Bhattacharya et al., 1995). There is an increasing need for
manufacturing organisations to explore alternative mechanisms to the
management of their operations network. It is well established that planning
and control systems have significant implications for the successful
operations of any manufacturing organisation both internally and across the
supply chain. However, the role of such systems needs to be re-evaluated in
the light of developments in communication and information technologies and
in particular the emergence of Internet-based electronic commerce.
The key to enhanced supply-chain operations is not solely efficient
information transfer but timely information availability. In fact the use of
information systems to ensure visibility (transparency) of item demand,
location and status to all parts of the logistics network was identified
over a decade ago as an important attribute of late 1990s manufacturing
(DTI, 1989). Today the Internet, and more specifically extranet
implementations, provides the opportunity for demand data and supply
capacity data to be visible to all companies within a manufacturing supply
chain and, as such, companies are in a position to anticipate demand
fluctuations and respond accordingly. This is in contrast to the more
entrenched, reactive approach, which characterises the
order-driven-lot-sizing philosophy of traditional manufacturing planning and
control.
The potential for Internet-based technologies to enhance the operations of
the supply chain is well-documented (Financial Times, 1998; Deloitte and
Touche, 1998), and there are many prominent successful applications which
perhaps imply that approaches are available for all forms of supply chains.
For many companies, however, the understanding and subsequent use of this
technology is far from established. An important opportunity exists,
therefore, for the international manufacturing research community together
with key industrial supply chains to investigate and to understand the
implications of the Internet within supply-chain operations, and to develop
the alternative methods and strategies necessary to support this new
manufacturing opportunity.
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Listers, to facilitate your locating this item I have provided your with
Professor Kehoe's email address (above) and contact information for
MCB/Emerald below. They provide free trial of their journals (details
below).
MCB Press is a sponsor of an Academy of Management, Management Education and
Development award, by the bye.
Thanks to Carol Ann Halliday <
CAHalliday@mcbup.co.uk> of MCB/Emerald for
providing access to the introduction to this article to share with you.
Cybercollegially,
Charles Wankel
mg-ed-dv list editor
wankelc@stjohns.edu
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Author: Harry Boer; Sarah Caffyn; Mariano Corso; Paul Coughlan; Jos�
Gieskes; Mats Magnusson; Sara Pavesi; Stefano Ronchi
Pages: 490-504
Keywords: New product development; Innovation; Kaizen; Learning
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Author: Fabrizio Salvador; Cipriano Forza; Manus Rungtusanatham; Thomas Y
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Pages: 461-475
Keywords: Supply-chain management; Performance; Surveys; Theory; Quality
management; Operations management
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Quality Indicators: Research - ** Practice - ** Originality - **
Readability - **
Title: Quality management in a supply chain perspective: Strategic and
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Author: Pietro Romano; Andrea Vinelli
Pages: 446-460
Keywords: Supply-chain management; Quality management; Textile; Industry
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Title: The role of customer relationships in the growth of small- to
medium-sized manufacturers
Author: Vassilios P Valsamakis; Linda G Sprague
Pages: 427-445
Keywords: Supply-chain management; Small- to medium-sized enterprises;
Manufacturing; Customers; Growth
Article Type: Theoretical with application in practice; Survey
Quality Indicators: Research - ** Practice - ** Originality - **
Readability - **
Title: Internet based supply chain management: A classification of
approaches to manufacturing planning and control
Author: Dennis Kehoe; Nick Boughton
Pages: 516-525
Keywords: Internet; Manufacturing; Supply chain; Planning
Article Type: Theoretical with application in practice
Quality Indicators: Research - ** Practice - ** Originality - **
Readability - **
Title: Restructuring supply chains through information channel innovation
Author: Simon Croom
Pages: 504-515
Keywords: Supply chain; Innovation; Information; Purchasing; BPR
Article Type: Theoretical with application in practice; Survey
Quality Indicators: Research - ** Practice - ** Originality - **
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Title: Supply network strategy: Role and competence requirements
Author: C.M. Harland; L.A. Knight
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