Information and communication technology driven business transformation — a call for research

Keil, Thomas; Eloranta, Eero; Holmström, Jan; Järvenpää, Eila; Takala, Minna; Autio, Erkko; Hawk, David

doi:10.1016/s0166-3615(01)00074-4

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“…The introduction of digital manufacturing is by no means the first technology to contribute to a transformation of logistics and SCM (Gligor and Holcomb, 2012). The Internet is a technology driving the transformation of retailing (Keil et al, 2001;Fernie et al, 2010;Williams, 2009) and is thus an example of a technology-driven supply chain transformation that is ongoing. Examples from the past can also be found.…”

Section: Combinatorial Typology Of Digital Manufacturing-driven Transformationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital manufacturing-driven transformations of service supply chains for complex products

Holmström

Partanen

2014

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the forms that combinations of digital manufacturing, logistics and equipment use are likely to take and how these novel combinations may affect the relationship among logistics service providers (LSPs), users and manufacturers of equipment. Design/methodology/approach – Brian Arthur’s theory of combinatorial technological evolution is applied to examine possible digital manufacturing-driven transformations. The F-18 Super Hornet is used as an illustrative example of a service supply chain for a complex product. Findings – The introduction of digital manufacturing will likely result in hybrid solutions, combining conventional logistics, digital manufacturing and user operations. Direct benefits can be identified in the forms of life cycle extension and the increased availability of parts in challenging locations. Furthermore, there are also opportunities for both equipment manufacturers and LSPs to adopt new roles, thereby supporting the efficient and sustainable use of digital manufacturing. Research limitations/implications – The phenomenon of digital manufacturing-driven transformations of service supply chains for complex product does not yet fully exist in the real world, and its study requires cross-disciplinary collaboration. Thus, the implication for research is to use a design science approach for early-stage explorative research on the form and function of novel combinations. Practical implications – Digital manufacturing as a general-purpose technology gives LSPs an opportunity to consolidate demand from initial users and incrementally deploy capacity closer to new users. Reengineering the products that a manufacture currently uses is needed to increase the utilization of digital manufacturing. Originality/value – The authors outline a typology of digital manufacturing-driven transformations and identify propositions to be explored in further research and practice.

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Section: Combinatorial Typology Of Digital Manufacturing-driven Transformationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital manufacturing-driven transformations of service supply chains for complex products

Holmström

Partanen

2014

Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

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226

176

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“…Beside this macroeconomic affect, in a large number of industries, ICT have been in the process of transforming the way of business [63]. Telecommunication network planning, image processing, pattern recognition, information retrieval, weather forecasting etc., have been some of the outstanding and example domains of the ICT applications, where substantial amount of uncertainties available to handle.…”

Section: Information and Communication Technology-related Applicationsmentioning

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Industrial applications of type-2 fuzzy sets and systems: A concise review

Dereli

Baykasoğlu

Altun

et al. 2011

Computers in Industry

201

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“…Up to the 1990s, using IT to solve production problems involved suppliers and customers as well as the organization. Since the 1990's, logistics or supply chain management is a business necessity [Keil et al, 2001].…”

Section: Enhancing the Supply-chainmentioning

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Network Convergence: Where is the Value?

Chatterjee¹,

Byun²

2002

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The entire telecommunications industry is going through very difficult times. Rapidly changing technology, lack of good business models, and lack of visibility in the near-term for renewed growth all create an uncertain environment. Yet, the global Internet is becoming a multi-service network infrastructure that can potentially replace existing disparate voice and data networks. Although it is widely believed in the telecommunications industry that network convergence of voice, data, video, and images is an industry driver, not much attention has yet been paid to a key proposition: what value does network convergence bring to business and residential customers? This paper explains how different industries are converging; the technological, economic and regulatory forces that are at play and how the various customer segments can benefit from network convergence. While technological advancement is transforming industry and business models rapidly, one question keeps coming back to haunt managers: Where is the business value? We illustrate the value proposition of convergence (for various players) by first explaining the paradigm shifts happening across industries and then highlighting the "high velocity spiral" of knowledge dissemination theory that is fueled by convergence.

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Information and communication technology driven business transformation — a call for research

Cited by 17 publications

References 34 publications

Digital manufacturing-driven transformations of service supply chains for complex products

Digital manufacturing-driven transformations of service supply chains for complex products

Industrial applications of type-2 fuzzy sets and systems: A concise review

Network Convergence: Where is the Value?

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