Electronic marketplaces: A literature review and a call for supply chain management research

Abstract

These days, Internet-based electronic marketplaces (EMs) are getting more and more popular. They emerge in different industries, supporting the exchange of goods and services of different kinds, with and for different types of actors, and are following different architectural principles. Most observers have assumed that EM would come to dominate the e-business landscape. Once you look beyond the publicity, however, you quickly see that most EMs are struggling. The supply chain dimension of an EM is largely neglected and poorly managed, while basic logistics operation is currently hampering turnover and revenues. The Paper at hand examines, based on a critical literature review, the actual EM discussion and calls for more supply chain management research within this field.

Construção de Sistemas Integrados de Gestão para Micro e Pequenas Empresas

“…• e-Marketplace: uma definição possível para e-marketplace é a de um espaço virtual onde se congregam compradores e fornecedores para efetuarem transações eletrónicas (Greiger, 2003). Os compradores podem beneficiar de uma grande e variada oferta, enquanto os fornecedores podem beneficiar na redução dos custos por transação, já que lhes é disponibilizado meios e tecnologia para apresentarem e venderem os seus produtos e serviços (Renna, 2010 • SOA: não é uma tecnologia por si, é um conjunto de princípios e metodologias para desenhar e desenvolver "serviços" de software que possam ser distribuídos e geridos através de uma rede de dados.…”

Pricing in Supply Chain under Vendor Managed Inventory

“…Therefore the only cost associated with the buyers in VMI mode is the cost of purchase which depends on contract price. It is generally believed that acceptable (fair) pricing to the partners involved is an important factor for better relations in VMI and it requires acceptable contract price to be agreed that would satisfy both the vendor and the buyer (Grieger, 2003). The main focus of revenue sharing is to share the revenues/profits 'PR ij ' generated based on the assignments and responsibilities in order to avoid the conflict between SC partners (Maloni & Benton, 1997).…”

“…The existence of partnership relies on contract price. It is generally believed that pricing acceptable (fair) to the partners involved is an important factor for better relations in VMI and that it requires optimal sales and contract prices that would satisfy both vendor and buyer (Grieger, 2003). No partner would compromise on due share of profit.…”

Accounting for Collaborative Supply Chain Relationships: Issues and Strategies

“…Organizations need to place great importance on selecting and retaining quality business partners to ensure stability (Khazanchi and Sutton 2001;Greiger 2003). An enterprise should consider the capabilities a given partner has to integrate technologies that will support integrated business processes and communication with information systems of all partners across the supply chain.…”