@inproceedings{668a3d3c8b7f4f288b8a590b511f9ad4,
title = "A roadmap towards E-commerce in the steel product industry",
abstract = "This paper studies the importance of agility in today's business environment. We propose a new business model {"}a virtual enterprise{"} (VE) and since the success of VE depends of intensive information sharing we propose a supporting software solution for business network. The research work is conducted via case study in real life business network, which consist of several small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and one focal company. The case study describes the design and implementation of agent-based inter-organisational system (IOS), which enables maximum effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of supply chain network.",
keywords = "E-commerce, Software solution, Steel products, Supply chain network",
author = "Heli Helaakoski and P{\"a}ivi Iskanius and Irina Peltomaa and Tom Page",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
series = "Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Technical Paper",
publisher = "Society of Manufacturing Engineers, SME",
number = "81738",
booktitle = "Technical Paper",
address = "United States",
}