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Fulfilling the E-Supply Chain of Digital Print

Papagiannidis, Savvas, Bourlakis, Michael A., Li, Feng (2008) Fulfilling the E-Supply Chain of Digital Print. International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 7 (1). pp. 98-112. ISSN 1461-4111. (doi:10.1504/IJITM.2008.015891) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:25585)

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Abstract

This paper employs a qualitative case study methodology aiming to shed light on the integration process between the supply chain and the information technology operations of a business network in the UK digital print sector. That integration process, combined with the simultaneous and parallel transformation of the supply chain management operations in order to distribute and print material online, via numerous partners and distributors, results in the emergence of a fourth party digital print logistics network. The unique characteristics of the network are related to the fast response to on-print customer demand and to the ability to print material in numerous locations; hence, it is gradually becoming a demand-chain digital print logistics network. It also illustrates a new business model and a new way of working, enabled by the internet and related technologies, that were not financially viable in the past.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1504/IJITM.2008.015891
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Department of Marketing, Entrepreneurship and International Business
Depositing User: J. Ziya
Date Deposited: 27 Sep 2010 11:31 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:04 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/25585 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Bourlakis, Michael A..

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