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E-Business. Enabling.Technologies
The interconnection of devices can expand the scope of business and build stronger
vendor relationships by allowing information to cross organisational boundaries
(Rahman, 2004). Rahman details how Internet technologies have increased the
scope of business particularly in supply chain functions. However small to medium
enterprises (SME) may not be aware of the opportunities made available by e-commerce
and Internet enabling technologies (Mullins, Duan, & Hamblin, 2001).
Internet technologies provide a reliable and efficient network allowing system-tosystem
interconnections between suppliers and customers removing technology
barriers (Golicic, Davis, McCarthy, & Mentzer, 2002). Organisations that initially
used the Internet technologies to provide a visible Web presence have now progressed
to moving functions of SCM to the Internet. Internet technologies provide
advantages such as greater control, flexibility, and savings in business overheads
(Yen & Ng, 2003). Technologies such as EDI and product numbering have provided
a means to link information flows with the physical flow of goods and services.
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