TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– To provide an overview of E‐supply chain management (E‐SCM) initiatives, focusing on the evolution and technological drivers of moving to the web. This paper also provides a framework and analysis of current efforts in the automotive, financial services, retail, technology, and transportation sectors.Design/methodology/approach– The paper uses a qualitative experimental design, case‐study approach. Companies are compared across a variety of factors affecting E‐SCM.Findings– There is little evidence to support that the size of a firm's revenues correlate to the effectiveness of their E‐SCM efforts.Research limitations/implications– The research uses a limited number of companies. Additionally, the web sites were evaluated only to the extent which they were made publicly available.Practical implications– An overview and discussion of E‐SCM is presented. This paper also analyzes selected companies' current web initiatives in the automotive, financial services, retail, technology, and transportation sectors.Originality/value– This paper uses an original framework to analyze E‐SCM initiatives. Its conclusions would be of interest to individuals with a practical and research interest in E‐SCM.
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
SN  - 0968-5227
DO  - 10.1108/09685220610678613
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09685220610678613
AU  - Lancaster Sean
AU  - Yen David C.
AU  - Ku Cheng‐Yuan
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - E‐supply chain management: an evaluation of current web initiatives
T2  - Information Management & Computer Security
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 167
EP  - 184
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -