1. Electronic Commerce in the
Supply Chain
Augustine Yii
1st October 2009
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2. Contents
•Introduction
•Common problems in the supply chain
•How Electronic Commerce improve supply chain
•Drawback of Electronic Commerce in the SupplyChain
• Conclusion
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3. ! ! ! ! Introduction
‘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)
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4. Common Problems in the Supply
Chain
• Forecasting Issue
• Underestimate the needs to collaborate
•Increasing GLobalisation
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5. How Electronic Commerce Improve
in the Supply Chain?
• Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and
Replenishment (CPFR)
• Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
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6. Drawback
Security
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7. Conclusion
Many 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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