E-business and supply chain integration: strategies and case studies from industry

Section - 01: E-integrated healthcare supply chains: tracking and monitoring medical devices in the National Health Service (NHS), UK [Dr Ying Xie and Dr Liz Breen];Section - 02: Smart technologies: disruptive technologies and the agrifood industry – fit for practice? [Professor Kim P Bryceson and Dr Asif Yaseen];Section - 03: Digital technologies in the professional services industry: aligning human capital supply with market demand [Georg Juelke];Section - 04: Implementation of e-health to improve healthcare [Wenqi Jacintha Hee, Dr Geoffrey Jalleh and Dr Chad Lin];Section - 05: E-learning in higher education: a case of doctoral dialogue in a virtual space [Dr Mark Readman];Section - 06: E-government: assessing the impact of e-business technologies on government service supply chains [Dr Ozlem Bak];Section - 07: Cloud technology: China’s e-business approach to market development – the case of `Alisports [David Cockayne];Section - 08: Supply chain integration through e-business-enabled enterprise systems: the case of the UK automobile sector [Professor Vikas Kumar, Dr John Loonam, Archana Kumari, Professor Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes and Hieu Van Ngo];Section - 09: The role of business-to-business platforms and their implications for supply chains: a case from the European automotive industry [Dr Ozlem Bak];Section - 10: E-freight: prospects and challenges of the digitalization of the air cargo supply chain [Alicja Gajewska and Dr Eric Tchouamou Njoya];Section - 11: E-learning in higher education: an account of student autonomy within the context of a UK-based e-learning environment [Dr Ozlem Bak];

About the book
Using e-business technologies to manage supply chains increases the efficiency and performance of logistics, production, distribution and other related activities. E-Business and Supply Chain Integration explains how a number of tools can be used to produce an e-supply chain and achieve higher productivity.

This essential book examines supply chain theories along with real life cases and examples from industry to illustrate how e-business can enhance supply chain integration and highlights the negative outcomes when it is poorly managed. Dr Ozlem Bak and a team of expert contributors from practice and academia assess the impact of e-business on numerous different sectors, such as automotive, healthcare, logistics, higher education, and professional services. E-Business and Supply Chain Integration explains the strategic implications of new technologies and provides guidance on effective supply chains in e-businesses.