Article ID: | iaor200533 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 40 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 229 |
End Page Number: | 254 |
Publication Date: | May 2004 |
Journal: | Transportation Research. Part E, Logistics and Transportation Review |
Authors: | Carter Phillip L., Hendrick Thomas E., Carter Craig R., Kaufmann Lutz, Beall Stewart, Petersen Kenneth J. |
Keywords: | distribution, bidding |
Supply chain relationships are increasingly impacted by the use of the Internet and the adoption of logistics technology. In this paper we report the results of a large-scale field study of a diverse group of buyers and their suppliers who have participated in a unique and recently adopted Internet technology: electronic reverse auctions (e-RAs). We examine the barriers to implementing e-RAs, as well as such consequences as cycle time and productivity. We also investigate the parameters that affect the savings that occur during a specific e-RA event, including lotting strategies and the degree of supplier visibility.