This paper analyses the interaction of two topics: Supply Chain Management (SCM) and
Internet. Merging these two fields is a key area of concern for contemporary managers and
researchers. They have realized that Internet can enhance SCM by making real time
information available and enabling collaboration between trading partners. The aim of this
paper is to define e-SCM, analyze how research in this area has evolved during the period
1995-2003 and identify some lines of further research. To ...
This paper analyses the interaction of two topics: Supply Chain Management (SCM) and
Internet. Merging these two fields is a key area of concern for contemporary managers and
researchers. They have realized that Internet can enhance SCM by making real time
information available and enabling collaboration between trading partners. The aim of this
paper is to define e-SCM, analyze how research in this area has evolved during the period
1995-2003 and identify some lines of further research. To do that a literature review in
prestigious academic journals in Operations Management and Logistics has been
conducted.
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