Title :
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.
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICMIT.2006.262340
