E-commerce in the old economy: Three case study examples

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 607-617

  Barnes, David ^a   Hinton, Matthew ^b   Mieczkowska, Suzanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Electronic commerce; Manufacturing industries; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPETITION; COSTS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INTERNET; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

COMPETITIVE STRATEGY; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; SERVICE ENHANCEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 9444274002     PISSN: 1741038X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17410380410555853     Document Type: Article

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