TY - JOUR
T1 - Internet impacts on supply chain management
AU - Lancioni, Richard
AU - Schau, Hope Jensen
AU - Smith, Michael F.
PY - 2003/4/1
Y1 - 2003/4/1
N2 - The traditional way of managing supply chains has changed dramatically over the last 5 years. Face-to-face management, manual tracking systems, paper-dominated order processing systems, and wired communication links were the primary management tools available to logistics managers. Today, they are obsolete. The article provides an overview of some of the new tools and trends discussed in this issue, including website structure, e-purchasing, electronic marketplaces, building vendor relationships, and the use of the Internet in managing supply chains in China.
AB - The traditional way of managing supply chains has changed dramatically over the last 5 years. Face-to-face management, manual tracking systems, paper-dominated order processing systems, and wired communication links were the primary management tools available to logistics managers. Today, they are obsolete. The article provides an overview of some of the new tools and trends discussed in this issue, including website structure, e-purchasing, electronic marketplaces, building vendor relationships, and the use of the Internet in managing supply chains in China.
KW - Internet
KW - Primary management tools
KW - Supply chain management
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U2 - 10.1016/S0019-8501(02)00260-2
DO - 10.1016/S0019-8501(02)00260-2
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037379262
SN - 0019-8501
VL - 32
SP - 173
EP - 175
JO - Industrial Marketing Management
JF - Industrial Marketing Management
IS - 3
ER -