{"title":"A comparison of just‐in‐time inventory and the quantity discount model in retail outlets","authors":"Seyed-Mahmoud Aghazadeh","doi":"10.1108/09576050110390239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110390239","url":null,"abstract":"The inventory management system of a discount retail store was examined. A just‐in‐time inventory management model and a quantity discount model were used to determine the appropriateness of each model for the retail outlet. Based on the calculations performed, it was determined that utilizing a retail just‐in‐time (JIT) policy is unrealistic. Customer demands constantly change, and shortages due to stock‐outs can cause huge losses in profits, especially when customers are lost to competitors. Additionally, the quantity discount model provides the lowest total cost for a retail outlet. Not only are the prices cheaper when inventory is bought in large quantities, but shortages or stock‐outs are rare. The optimal solution for a retail store is implementing the quantity discount method.","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126450511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Service‐controlled agile logistics","authors":"J. Damen","doi":"10.1108/09576050110390211","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110390211","url":null,"abstract":"Current logistics systems are unable to react fast enough to rapidly changing environments, mainly because they are heavily focused on the goods handling processes. To compensate for this lack of flexibility, logistics services should be carried out by independently controlled logistics resources. But these resources together do have to guarantee the overall quality of services. Service‐controlled agile logistics solves the conflict that arises – independent resources working together – by strictly distinguishing between control and handling. It is based on control of logistics processes by the requested services themselves, which create their own “agents”, made responsible for realizing the service in the best possible way under changing circumstances. In order to examine the feasibility of this approach, a simulation program has been developed, and some preliminary results are presented.","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129524570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utilizing RISKOptimizer to manage quality performance","authors":"R. Nersesian, M. Troutt, G. Weinroth","doi":"10.1108/09576050110390220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110390220","url":null,"abstract":"New software products are now available that offer solutions to operational problems that could not be handled by traditional linear programming. The problem of quality performance described could previously only have been handled by writing a special purpose simulation program. Now it can be solved in a spreadsheet environment using Evolver and RISKOptimizer software. Evolver can identify a global rather than a local optimal solution when non‐linear relationships are present. RISKOptimizer takes the process one step further. It combines @RISK simulation capablity with Evolver’s optimization algorithms to handle stochastic variables (uncertain demand and prices).","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131202794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A framework for information systems planning for e‐business","authors":"S. Pant, T. Ravichandran","doi":"10.1108/09576050110362474","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110362474","url":null,"abstract":"E‐business information systems are computer applications that leverage intra‐ and inter‐firm process and systems integration. Considering the growth and strategic importance of e‐business, while it is important for organizations to carefully plan for and architect e‐business systems, none of the existing information systems planning models is adequate for the task. An e‐business architecture planning model is developed by identifying 12 generic e‐business models and three axes on which drivers of the information architecture needs of e‐business firms fall. Sowa and Zachman’s information architecture is augmented to further facilitate e‐business information systems architecture planning.","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124738993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"E‐business strategy: how to benefit from a hype","authors":"Floris P.C. van Hoofd, R. Stegwee","doi":"10.1108/09576050110360223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110360223","url":null,"abstract":"A fundamental approach to setting up an e-business initiative is needed to fully utilise the capabilities of Internet technology in a specific business setting. Such an initiative has to build on the strengths of the organisation and take full advantage of the opportunities in the market, meanwhile identifying costly unsuccessful projects and preventing unwanted market disturbances introduced by carelessly designed e-commerce solutions. In this paper, a method is presented for the development of an e-business, based on research in the area of strategic information systems planning. The proposed method is designed to help clarify a strategic e-business vision and to solicit management commitment to change and take action on new business opportunities. In addition, it takes into account the unique possibilities of an organisation’s IT architecture, thus further advancing the value of past investments in IT.","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125886131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An analysis of the virtual value chain in electronic commerce","authors":"G. Bhatt, Ali F. Emdad","doi":"10.1108/09576050110362465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110362465","url":null,"abstract":"In electronic commerce, businesses require to integrate two kinds of activities – ones that are embedded into the physical value chains and the others that are built through information into the virtual chain. Although the relative importance of these two kinds of chain depends on the characteristics of the products and services, their integration, nevertheless, plays a critical role in the success of e‐commerce. In e‐commerce, more and more value chain activities are conducted electronically, therefore, businesses should understand the implication of the virtual value chain activities. The virtual chain offers a number of distinct advantages over the physical value chain. Some of these advantages lie in forging alliances between customers and manufacturers, advertising products and services selectively with effects of audio, video, and graphics, and saving time and money in efficiently processing customer orders and enquiries. Besides, e‐commerce offers flexibility in option pricing and customization of products and service, by reducing the constraints of time and space.","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115883246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transborder data flows: adoption and diffusion of protective legislation in the global electronic commerce environment","authors":"Vanishree Rudraswamy, David A. Vance","doi":"10.1108/09576050110362717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110362717","url":null,"abstract":"Information privacy is currently regarded as one of the key ethical issues of the information age. Rapid technological developments and the advent of Internet based commerce or electronic commerce (e‐commerce) have forced several nations of the world to enact legislation to protect the information privacy of their citizens and corporations. Transborder data flows (TBDFs) have been known to have a significant impact on multinational and transnational corporations with respect to international data transfers. This paper discusses the issues and implications of TBDFs and provides a comparative account of the privacy laws on individual data protection in different countries. Also proposed is a theoretical model relating to diffusion of social policies of use with respect to the adoption and diffusion of privacy laws by different nations of the world in a global e‐commerce environment.","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114506921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Planning for electronic commerce strategy: an explanatory study from the financial services sector","authors":"C. Bauer, Joe Colgan","doi":"10.1108/09576050110360205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110360205","url":null,"abstract":"Focuses on Internet strategy and its place in corporate distribution strategy. The underlying purpose of the research is to review the relationship between the generic and Internet strategies of retail institutions in the financial services industry and thus determine whether there exists an alignment between them. The corporate strategy is conceptualised through Michael Porter’s generic strategies: differentiation, cost leadership and focus. For the Internet strategy, the three options translate into certain actions on the marketplace and in the adoption of specific information technologies. The technology analysis observes the frequency of OFX adoption among the sample population based on the published list of software vendors (Quicken and Microsoft). The pricing analysis is based on each financial institution’s retail transaction account price as calculated through a defined process using the fee structure of the account. The obtained data are then used for an empirical test for any relationships between the adoption of OFX transactional technology and pricing of retail transaction accounts.","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"128 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127325847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An e‐business model to support supply chain activities in construction","authors":"E. W. Cheng, Heng Li, P. Love, Z. Irani","doi":"10.1108/09576050110363239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110363239","url":null,"abstract":"A model for an e‐business infrastructure that can be used to support supply chain activities in construction is proposed. A virtual network structure that acts as a value‐added component of an e‐business infrastructure is used to improve communication and coordination, and encourage the mutual sharing of inter‐organisational resources and competencies. The e‐business infrastructure used to support the proposed network structure and the human, organisational and cultural barriers that may be encountered are presented and discussed. It is proffered that the proposed e‐business model not only will be of benefit to those organisations which operate in the construction supply chain, but also may be fit for other types of business‐to‐business e‐commerce when cooperation between business partners is necessary to improve organisational performance and gain a competitive advantage","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115448693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critical constructs for analyzing e‐businesses: investment, user experience and revenue models","authors":"R. De', Biju.M. Mathew, Dolphy M. Abraham","doi":"10.1108/09576050110363031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/09576050110363031","url":null,"abstract":"Examines issues related to the successes and failures of Internet businesses. Recent literature has stressed the value of microeconomic models of markets to analyze e‐business models and strategy. The concepts of transaction costs, switching costs, network externalities and product versioning are especially useful in understanding business strategy in the new information economy. These concepts are reviewed and analyzed. A deeper assessment of Internet‐based businesses, both successes and failures, reveals a number of other constructs that are relevant for analysis, viz. infrastructure investment models, user experience models and models of revenue generation. These constructs reveal the inherent complexity of the electronic medium for conducting business and point to the subtle issues that determine success or failure. Case studies and examples are used to illustrate the usefulness of these constructs.","PeriodicalId":296825,"journal":{"name":"Logistics Information Management","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122701074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}