Abstract
Organizations are being confused by simplistic, technology-driven models of e-business that allegedly enhance competitive and co-operative capability. Re-examining the perceived wisdom of electronic markets finds shallow, overlapping networks competing for membership, isolated pockets of collaboration and irregular flows of revenue, resembling an ad-hoc arrangement of spokes rather than a hub structure. This paper develops a classification that highlights the link between inclusive/exclusive hub membership and the buyer-supplier relationship as part of planning eprocurement strategy. Three automotive case studies show that introducing electronic hubs without IS-related, industry-level planning simply speeds up the mess.
Recommended Citation
Howard, Mickey; Vidgen, Richard; Powell, Philip; and Graves, Andrew, "Are Hubs the Centre of Things? eProcurement in the Automotive Industry" (2002). ECIS 2002 Proceedings. 77.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2002/77