Abstract
The objectives of the research were to identify factors that influence e-business adoption and its impact on logistics processes in the Greek food industry. Drawing on existing research, a conceptual framework and propositions were developed and six in depth case studies were carried out. In the framework, three major categories of influencing factors were distinguished: intra-enterprise, sector and supply chain factors. Findings suggest that e-business adoption is more affected by supply chain and sector factors, rather than intra-enterprise factors. Regarding the impact of e-business on logistics process, it seems that it is affected by the frequency of its use and it is greater in processes occurring at the company-customer interface. Finally, e-business impact is more related to the dimensions of time and quality, rather than cost improvements.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 109-122 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2007 |
| Event | 13th International Annual EurOMA Conference - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 18 Jun 2006 → 21 Jun 2012 |
Bibliographical note
EurOMA 2006 'Moving up the Value Chain'This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International journal of logistics on 30/6/07, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13675560701427270
Keywords
- e-business impact
- food industry
- logistics