Interorganisational systems within SMEs aggregations: an exploratory study on information requirements of an industrial district

Federico Pigni, Aurelio Ravarini, Giacomo Buonanno and Donatella Sciuto

International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 2011, vol. 10, issue 2/3/4, 208-232

Abstract: Even though companies have become efficient in managing information and logistics inside their boundaries, communication and coordination among partner, within an InterOrganisational Information System (IOS), is far from effective. In a global market where the success of a company relies on its entire supply chain, design and implementation of an IOS are mandatory. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), and in particular those inside Industrial Aggregations (IAs), could greatly benefit from IOS implementation, but a widely accepted model of IOS adoption is missing. This paper proposes a framework to analyse the relationships among the main players of IAs and presents its application to an industrial district.

Keywords: IOSs; inter-organisational information systems; industrial associations; industrial districts; small and medium-sized enterprise; SMEs; inter-organisational collaboration. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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