E-procurement has been identified as an area of B2B e-commerce where IS-enabled transformations of business processes and practices are likely to yield significant benefits. In this paper we present the findings from a recent survey of e-procurement in Australia. The survey is designed around the OECD model of e-business adoption and provides a picture of the readiness, intensity and impact of ...

Trends towards increased business process automation, e-commerce, and e-business have led to increasing interest in the field of workflow management. In this paper, we provide a perspective on the state of research in workflow management systems, and discuss possible future research directions in this area, with a particular emphasis on workflow systems in integrating interorganizational proces...

With global economic development and growing international competition, supply chain collaboration (SCC) has become both an important strategic and operational issue. The organization therefore must rethink both its electronic business (e-business) and global supply chain management (SCM) strategies. This research investigates electronic supply chain (e-supply chain) integration through busines...

This paper presents a model for describing inter-organizational collaborations for e-commerce, e-government and e-business applications. The model, referred to as a community model, takes into account internal organizational rules and business policies as typically stated in business contracts that govern cross-collaborations. The model can support the development of a new generation of contrac...

With the continuous development of e-business, e-business distribution center operating mode is gradually changing. Small batch and more frequency is the characteristics of the e-business. The new characteristics gives birth to new distribution center picking mode. This paper analyzes disadvantaged of the business mode of the current e-business distribution center, put forward a new type of e-b...

B2B Engagement, IBM Software Group, Somers, NY. Abstract The B2B e-Commerce area is poised for tremendous growth. While this is a great opportunity for the system designers, the challenges are abundant as well. In this paper, we list the requirements on an application platform for B2B e-Commerce. We describe a framework-based approach to designing such a platform. We use design patterns to desc...

This research seeks to explore value creation through e-business by emphasizing the impacts of Internet-enabled business conduct. We assume that firms may reap the benefits of engaging in e-business only if they are able to develop, adopt and use Internet-enabled business models (e-business models). Moreover, e-business value is created only if firms adopt e-business models that respond to rele...

Data formats and e-business frameworks are important standards for e-business. The ASC X12, EDIFACT and XML formats are utilized in e-business frameworks which are supported in information systems. The EDI formats have retained a position in cross-industry-document e-business frameworks, whereas the XML format dominates in cross-industry-process e-business frameworks and has gained a footing in...

Article history: Received 24 February 2010 Received in revised form 18 March 2011 Accepted 28 March 2011 Available online 19 April 2011 Previous research efforts suggested that firms' overall e-business success tends to deliver greater organizational performance. However, few researchers examined how a firm leverages e-business investment to gain greater e-business success. Even fewer researche...

Implementing information technology projects requires a calculated process to prevent failure. At the same time application of information technology in organizations faces various potential risks. Exploring information technology environment in organizations reveals the potential risks and provides a structure for comprehensive risk management. There are various methods available for risk mana...