"To understand how the Internet can transform an industry value chain, we explored Amazon.com's original business of book-selling and the entire supply network of the publishing industry." (2000)
White paper defining SCM and giving four steps for setting and implementing a strategic supply chain agenda. Written by the chief editor of Supply Chain Management Review.
"New technologies may eliminate routine tasks or jobs requiring less managerial judgement and insights. However, new technology generally increases the skills and knowledge required of those managing the integrated processes." (Summer 2000)
Article demonstrating steps being taken by companies to automate the supply chain. Also shows how businesses are handling the challenges of electronic marketplaces. (10/1/00)
"The Internet creates the thread that connects supply-chain partners and changes the nature of how companies work together and how work gets done." (7-8/01)
Article about how production is beginning to use e-business to synchronize manufacturing rhythms and efficiencies with those of the supply chain. (10/2/00)
"Some enterprises are ditching plans to install big, specialized supply chain software and are instead taking advantage of modules made by their enterprise resource planning vendors." (10/8/01)
