Information systems in supply chain management: a comparative case study of three organisations

Girish H. Subramanian and Abdullah C. Iyigungor

International Journal of Business Information Systems, 2006, vol. 1, issue 4, 370-386

Abstract: Supply Chain Management (SCM) is recognised as a core competitive strategy for businesses in almost every industry. A strong supply chain provides products and services to consumers faster, cheaper, and better. The paper discusses SCM and information systems in the supply chain. Case studies of Wal-Mart, Amazon.Com and United Parcel Services (UPS) and their use of information systems in the supply chain are presented. Wal-Mart and Amazon have established critical and timely strategies in their supply chains through huge investments in Information Technology (IT). While Wal-Mart and Amazon are offering their products to consumers, UPS offers logistics solutions to clients. These companies use a variety of information technologies which include satellite systems, barcodes, web-based Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), data warehousing, and e-commerce in their supply chain. The supply chain and use of these technologies in SCM are reviewed and compared for these three organisations.

Keywords: information technology; supply chain management; SCM; information systems applications; e-commerce; electronic commerce; web-based EDI; electronic data interchange; internet; third-party logistics; 3PL; inventory reduction; cycle time reduction; information flow; price reduction; satellite systems; barcodes; radio frequency identification; RFID; data warehousing; Wal-Mart; Amazon; United Parcel Services; UPS. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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