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- Title
PLANNING FOR ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE.
- Authors
Holland, Chris; Lockett, Geoff; Blackman, Ian
- Abstract
There is an abundance of literature about the impact of the new electronic communications technologies and most of the authors attest to its value and theoretical benefits. Many organizations are working in this area and producing novel implementations, but for the general company there is little that is of help in planning for these systems. In order to overcome this deficiency, this article presents a detailed analysis of electronic data interchange (EDI) undertaken by a large number of U.S. companies. The results suggest a model of strategic implementation which illustrates how factors such as the nature of markets and distribution channels, organizational structure and process and buyer power influence the implementation of EDI with suppliers and customers. Five generic EDI strategies have been identified and the impact of market share and IT expertise on these are discussed. Finally, the authors give their views on some of the long-term issues and suggest some possible outcomes.
- Subjects
UNITED States; DATA transmission systems; STRATEGIC planning; ELECTRONIC data interchange; COMPUTERS in business; INFORMATION technology; ELECTRONIC data processing; ELECTRONIC systems; MANAGEMENT literature; MARKET share; AMERICAN corporations
- Publication
Strategic Management Journal (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) - 1980 to 2009, 1992, Vol 13, Issue 7, p539
- ISSN
0143-2095
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/smj.4250130706