E-supply Chain Technologies and Management

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E-supply Chain Technologies and Management

Book Description
E-supply chain is the use of information technology, electronic means, or cyberspace to bring together widely dispersed suppliers and buyers, to enhance coordination and knowledge sharing, and to manage upstream and downstream value chain channels.

E-Supply Chain Technologies and Management offers the most comprehensive analysis of the concepts, models, and IT infrastructures of electronic supply chains. This Premier Reference Source provides a broad understanding of issues pertaining to the use of emerging information technologies and their impact on supply chain flexibility and management. Professionals, researchers, and practitioners who want to explore the concepts and principles of e-supply chain, or want to apply various e-supply chain models and systems to solve business problems, will find this reference book to be an indispensable tool.

About the Author
Qingyu Zhang is associate professor of decision sciences and MIS at Arkansas State University, USA. He has published in Kybernetes: The International Journal of Systems and Cybernetics, Industrial Management & Data Systems, International Journal of Services Technology and Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Logistics Management, International Journal of Product Development, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, European Journal of Innovation Management, and APICS: The Performance Advantage. Dr. Zhangs research interests are supply chain management, value chain flexibility, e-commerce/e-business, Web-based information systems, and product development.

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