The application of E-innovation platform in supply Chain management-a case study of Haier in China

Author

Wu, Bei ; Chen, Jin ; Li, XiaoJun

Author_Institution

Coll. of Manage., Zhejiang Univ.

Volume

2

fYear

2006

fDate

21-23 June 2006

Firstpage

844

Lastpage

847

Abstract

The strategic importance of the supply chain view is growing in situations where companies experience intensifying cost competition and rising customer sophistication. E-innovation platform is an efficient innovation process designed to encourage and expedite innovation in the real-time, distributed and tightly networked marketplace. This paper first reviews the main academic theory and industry application on E-innovation. Then a chain-based framework is set up that can be used to understand and map the underlying structure of E-innovation platform in the supply chain management in terms of culture platform, supply chain platform and information platform. Finally this paper introduces Haier as a case to illustrate the E-innovation platform

Keywords

Internet; electronic commerce; innovation management; organisational aspects; supply chain management; E-innovation platform; ICT; Internet economy; chain-based framework; cost competition; culture platform; customer sophistication; information platform; innovation process; supply chain management; supply chain platform; Application software; Business process re-engineering; Educational institutions; Industry applications; Internet; Logistics; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Technological innovation; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Management of Innovation and Technology, 2006 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Singapore, China

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0147-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0148-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMIT.2006.262340

Filename

4037138