Implications of B2B marketplace to supply chain development

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Title:	Implications of B2B marketplace to supply chain development
Author(s):	Dawei Lu, (Dawei Lu is a Senior Teaching Fellows at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.), Jiju Antony, (Jiju Antony is a Senior Teaching Fellows at Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.)
Citation:	Dawei Lu, Jiju Antony, (2003) "Implications of B2B marketplace to supply chain development", The TQM Magazine, Vol. 15 Iss: 3, pp.173 - 179
Keywords:	Business-to-business marketing, Electronic commerce, Supply-chain management
Article type:	Conceptual Paper
DOI:	10.1108/09544780310469271 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	This paper illustrates recent development of the fast advancing B2B marketplace and its impact on changing the business environment as a whole. By recognising the need to adapt to a new form of inter-organisational relationships, the issues of supply chain development, in particular, have been specifically brought to a focal point of discussion. It then moves on to identify and evaluate the benefits and challenges that face the supply chain development process, emphasising primarily on the emerging B2B marketplace’s impact on supplier relationship, business competitiveness, responsiveness to the market needs and across tiers information sharing. Views on the formulation of new supply chain strategy and operational tactics have also been argued in an attempt to explore alternatives.