This paper presents a systematic literature review of papers that were published in academic journals on the applications of radio frequency identification (RFID) in supply chain management between the years 2000 and 2015. As the literature on RFID is not confined to specific disciplines or repositories, this paper proposes a discipline-based framework for classifying RFID literature. Five main classification categories are used in this paper: technology, supply chain management, research methodology, application industries, and social aspects. The paper then focuses on the category of supply chain management and reviews 1187 articles that were published between 2000 and 2015 in rated journals. All the papers reviewed are further classified into eight subclasses under this category of supply chain management. The review yields useful insights into the anatomy of RFID literature in supply chain management, enhances evidence-based knowledge, and contributes to informing practice, policymaking and future research. The review reveals that even presently, despite technical and cost challenges, enormous potential exists for the application of RFID in several areas of supply chain management and the prospects are likely to grow into the future. Since RFID solutions have emerged primarily over only the past 20 years, significant research opportunities exist and would need to be addressed to continue to support the technology’s maturation, evaluation, adoption, implementation, and diffusion.

A Review of RFID in Supply Chain Management: 2000–2015

Niche Marketing Revisited: Concept, Applications, and Some European Cases

Business-to-business e-commerce adoption has become increasingly important for small and medium-sized enterprises, allowing them to gain and sustain competitive advantage. Business-to-business adopted at different levels based on different resource endowments leads to competitive advantage being gained and sustained in proportion to that level of adoption. This study uses structural equation modeling to investigate how levels of business-to-business e-commerce adoption affects and contributes to gaining and sustaining competitive advantage in both U.S. and Egyptian manufacturing small and medium-sized enterprises. The key finding is that small and medium-sized enterprises can achieve growth in market share and sales that helps them to improve their position in the global market through higher levels of business-to-business e-commerce adoption. Implications of the study, its limitations and directions for future research, are also discussed.

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Levels of Business to Business E-Commerce Adoption and Competitive Advantage in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Comparison Study Between Egypt and the United States

Electronic procurement, or e-procurement, is the business to business (B2B) process of requisitioning, ordering, and purchasing goods and services over the internet. At the enterprise level, a chief procurement officer (CPO) or official procurement department will set the policies for procuring goods and services for the business, with the goal of acquiring what the business needs at the best possible price or with the greatest value at the time it’s needed.

e-Procurement 구축 운영 사례

Evaluating the practices of flexibility maturity for the software product and service organizations

E-commerce has become an increasingly important source of competitive advantages for business-to-business (B2B) companies. It enables companies not only to decrease transactional costs and offer wide range of additional services, but also to enhance efficiency in collaboration with their customers and suppliers. Thus, the objective of this paper is to explore how industrial companies use B2B e-commerce, how it enables their services and what are the main advantages. In the context of the economy globalisation, continuous increase of the services role in B2B markets and rapid development of information technologies, this article is considered to be of high practical and theoretical importance for business environment. As it represents a review and summarises a broad theoretical background on the topic, it could be chosen as a basis for further research on different strategies in B2B markets and analysis of the role of e-commerce. The paper also provides guidance for managers and gives them an outlook on how e-commerce can be used by their companies. Hence, it may support managers in decision making on e-commerce investments, during definition, implementation and execution of e-commerce strategy.

The role of e-commerce in B2B markets of goods and services

Agile management of complex goods & services bundles for business-to-business E-Commerce may play a crucial role to facilitate efficiency and profitability of industrial companies. However, it appears to be essential to examine whether it prevails within different business strategies. Thus, within this article the usage and managing of E-Commerce by global narrow-specialized companies is analyzed, as this business strategy represents an interesting approach of competitive scheme in global markets of goods & services bundles. Though, the amount of the research papers devoted separately to the E-Commerce and global narrow-specialized companies management, is rather high, there is still limited information on how such companies use E-Commerce. Thereby, this article may contribute to the limited knowledge regarding agile management of E-Commerce by global narrow-specialized companies. Moreover, the research may also have managerial implications. The knowledge gained during the research could be useful for other companies. And hence, it could help managers of global narrow-specialized companies to make decisions on investments and execution of E-Commerce strategy.

Agile Management of Complex Goods & Services Bundles for B2B E-Commerce by Global Narrow-Specialized Companies

E-Commerce has become an increasingly important source of competitive advantage for B2B companies. It enables them not only to decrease transactional costs and offer wide range of additional services, but also to enhance efficiency in collaboration with their customers and suppliers. Thus, the objective of this paper is to explore how industrial companies use B2B E-Commerce, how it enables their services and what are the main advantages. In the context of continuous increase of the services role in B2B markets and rapid development of information technologies, the paper turns high practical and theoretical importance for business environment. As it represents a review and summarizes a broad theoretical background on the topic, it could be chosen as a basis for further research on different strategies in B2B markets and analysis of the role of E-Commerce. The paper can also support companies in decision making on E-Commerce investments strategy.

E-commerce and B2B Services Enterprises

E-Commerce may play a crucial role to facilitate efficiency and profitability of industrial companies. Nevertheless, it appears to be essential to examine whether it prevails within different business strategies. Thus, within this article the use of E-Commerce by global narrow-specialized companies will be analyzed, as this business strategy represents an interesting approach of competitive scheme in global markets of good & service bundles. Though the amount of the research papers devoted separately to E-Commerce and global narrow-specialized companies are rather high, there is still limited information on how such companies use E-Commerce. Thereby, this article may contribute to the limited knowledge regarding the use of E-Commerce by global narrow-specialized companies. Moreover, the research may also have managerial implications. The knowledge gained during the research could be useful for other companies. And hence, it could help managers of global narrow-specialized companies to make decisions on investments and execution of E-Commerce strategy.

Polina Fauska

Papers

The role of e-commerce in B2B markets of goods and services

Agile Management of Complex Goods & Services Bundles for B2B E-Commerce by Global Narrow-Specialized Companies

E-commerce and B2B Services Enterprises

Good & Service Bundles and B2B E-Commerce by Global Narrow-Specialized Companies