Abstract
Small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are the backbone
of the manufacturing industry. Despite the size of SMEs,
today they are taking a more and more important role in
global supply chains. Competing in global supply chains
requires much effort from SMEs in the areas of
information sharing, logistics and marketing. The
resources of time, skills and money are limited in SMEs,
but somehow these companies survive in global
competition. One possible solution for supporting SME's
survival in global business is the effective utilisation
of information and communication technologies (ICT).
Information should be seamlessly available for
enterprises as a whole, for individual employees' needs,
as well in many cases for other companies in supply
chain. The markets offer many different information
systems for manufacturing companies. Solutions are, in
many cases, independent without communication links
between them, and solutions are too expensive and complex
for SME's needs. Our approach in this research project is
to fulfil the needs of SMEs in global supply chains with
the development of a new innovative supply-chain
-oriented information platform. This paper describes the
business and technology requirements collection phase of
the project.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Logistics, ISL 2008 |
Subtitle of host publication | Integrating the Global Supply Chain |
Place of Publication | UK |
Publisher | University of Nottingham |
Pages | 21-28 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-85358-219-9 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Event | 13th International Symposium on Logistics, ISL 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand Duration: 6 Jul 2008 → 8 Jul 2008 Conference number: 13 |
Conference
Conference | 13th International Symposium on Logistics, ISL 2008 |
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Abbreviated title | ISL 2008 |
Country/Territory | Thailand |
City | Bangkok |
Period | 6/07/08 → 8/07/08 |
Keywords
- manufacturing
- small and medium-sized companies
- ICT
- global supply chains