e-Business and Supply Chain Management Asoo J. Vakharia Abstract. In recent years, the area of Supply Chain Management has generated a substantial amount of interest both by managers and researchers. This interest has also been fueled by the growth in the development and application of e-business technologies. These technologies enable the supply chain manager to make coordinated decisions by integrating the diverse and sometimes conflicting objectives of the various trading partners in a chain. The purpose of this paper is to: (a) highlight strategic and tactical issues for analyzing supply chains in an e-business setting based on papers published in this special issue; and (b) describe future research opportunities in this emerging interdisciplinary area. Subject Areas: Strategic Information Systems and Supply Chain Management. |