Evaluation:
Published: 10.10.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Inventory Control', 1.
  • Essays 'Inventory Control', 2.
Extract

Supply chain management is a crucial area of B2B Electronic Commerce. It represents planning, organizing and managing your inventory online. Consider the following situation that illustrates how e-commerce has facilitated this management of the supply chain.
If a businesses stock is stored in a database that is connected to both the office and the warehouse, then at any given moment you can check your stock and update them. If this system is connected to a customer's site that is ordering from you then this will automatically update the warehouse and place the order. …

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