| Description |
xiii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1 Can ERP Meet Your E-Business Needs? 1 -- Time - The Most Precious Commodity 2 -- "Virtual" Integration 5 -- E-Business Equals Full Exposure 7 -- Beyond "Quality-Price-Delivery" to Interoperability 9 -- The Effect of E-Business on Your Business 10 -- The Sell Side of E-Business 10 -- The Buy Side of E-Business 12 -- Summary 14 -- -- 2 The Empowered Executive - Knowing @ The Speed -- of E 15 -- A Story 1 5 -- What Do You Need to Know? 17 -- Transaction-Based Systems a Start, but Not Enough 19 -- It's Not Just about Infrastructure 21 -- Building a Management Superstructure 23 -- Information Overload 23 -- One Company's Approach 25 -- Aligning Business Strategy with Information Technology 27 -- Connecting Myers' Divisions 28 -- Notifying Myers' Management of Changing Markets 31 -- Searching for Hidden Factors 31 -- Recruiting Intelligence "Agents" 33 -- Managing Proactively 35 -- UsingEvents of the Past to Predict the Future 35 -- Myers Predicts Failures before They Occur 36 -- Summary 37 -- -- 3 Company Culture - Its Impact on Your Future 39 -- How Do You Define Culture? 40 -- Absorption of Change 41 -- -- -- -- The "Not Invented Here" Syndrome 44 -- The Art of Communication 45 -- Is It Art or Is It Science? 47 -- Technology and Your Corporate Culture 48 -- Accelerating the Speed of Business 49 -- Silos of Information 50 -- Summary 52 -- -- 4 The Evolution of E-Business - Where Do You Stand? 53 -- The Three Generations of E-Business 54 -- But First, Some Definitions 54 -- E-Information - The First Generation 56 -- Communicating with Your Employees 62 -- Communicating with Customers 66 -- Connecting Distributors - Another Way to Look at Bricks and -- Clicks 6 9 -- Connecting with Suppliers 70 -- The Transition to E-Commerce 72 -- E-Commerce - The Next Generation 72 -- B2B vs. B2C 75 -- Outbound Communication B2B vs. B2C 79 -- Automating Processes 80 -- Full E-Business Integration-The Final Frontier 80 -- How Does E-Business Change Your Business? 81 -- The Story of Dell 82 -- Preparing for Full E-Business Integration 85 -- An Analyst's Perspective 86 -- Information Services 87 -- Interaction Services 88 -- Integration Services 89 -- Collaboration Services 90 -- Exchange Services 91 -- Summary 9 2 -- References 93 -- -- 5 E-commerce - One Step along the Journey to Full -- E-Business Integration 95 -- Choosing a Business Model 95 -- Direct Selling 97 -- The Intermediated Business Model 99 -- E-Commerce Platform Requirements 105 -- A Shaky Beginning 107 -- The Value E-Marketplaces Bring 108 -- Evaluating Trading Exchanges 110 -- The Buy Side of E-Commerce 114 -- The Benefits of the Buy Side 115 -- Lower Purchase Administration Cost 115 -- Control Maverick Spending 115 -- -- -- -- Shortened Purchase Cycles 116 -- Lower Priceof Purchased Items 116 -- The Purchasing Process 117 -- Spend Analysis 117 -- Supply Strategy 119 -- Requisition 120 -- Source and Price 122 -- Transaction Automation 124 -- Vendor Management 124 -- The Difference between Direct and Indirect Materials 126 -- Transaction Automation of Direct Materials 127 -- Transaction Automation of Indirect Materials 128 -- Summary 130 -- -- 6 Integrating All Information Assets 133 -- Why Is Integrationan Issue? Reason 1 134 -- Why Is Integrationan Issue? Reason 2 137 -- Why Is Integrationan Issue? Reason 3 138 -- What Constitutes Integration? 139 -- What Approach Do You Take? 140 -- Summary 145 -- -- 7 Predicting Business Events 147 -- Speed vs. Timing 148 -- Clues to the Future 149 -- Beyond the Capacity of Humans 151 -- The Possibilities 152 -- The Limitations 153 -- Summary 154 -- -- 8 Epilogue 155 -- -- Appendix -- Business Process Outsourcing 159 -- References 164 -- -- Index 165 |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Electronic commerce.
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Production management.
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Management information systems.
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Business planning.
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| LC no. |
2002031871 |
| ISBN |
1574443321 alkaline paper |
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