electronic commerce in supply chain

Electronic Commerce in the Supply Chain

Augustine Yii1st October 2009

Wednesday, 30 September 2009

Contents•Introduction

•Common problems in the supply chain

•How Electronic Commerce improve supply chain

•Drawback of Electronic Commerce in the SupplyChain

• Conclusion

‘Electronic Commerce refers to the replacement of physical processes with electronic ones and the creation of new

models for collaboration with customers and suppliers’

(Simchi- Levi, Kaminsky, Simchi-Levi 2008)

! ! ! ! Introduction

Common Problems in the Supply Chain

•Forecasting Issue

• Underestimate the needs to collaborate

•Increasing GLobalisation

How Electronic Commerce Improve in the Supply Chain?

• Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)

• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Drawback

Security

ConclusionMany firms are still unable to manage the supply chain efficiently and effectively

electronic commerce can plays a part in better managing the supply chain.

Hence, it covers the topic of electronic commerce in the supply chain

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