We present a novel model of IT-based supply chain integration that responds to the increasing need for better supply chainwide coordination of resource allocation and offers an alternative to the traditional approach of supply chain integration based on ERP systems. We explore possible...

To envisage possible future enterprise systems, we describe four scenarios that all respond to the increasing need for better supply chain-wide coordination of resource allocation decisions. We use two drivers to derive these scenarios; namely “normal form of providing corporate computing...

Global sourcing is popular due to its ability to provide high-quality products from a global pool of suppliers. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a high risk of delivery delays. Once such delay occurs, the overseas supplier and the buyer usually execute the purchasing contract at a...