collaborative strongprocessesstrong in esupply networks - imp group.pdf

Collaborative Processes in esupply Networks Chris Nøkkentved Laurids Hedaa Center for Applied Management Studies, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Abstract This paper, which outlines research in progress, will attempt to provide an overview of collaborative relationships and processes within electronically-connected supply networks. These e-Supply Networks utilize the Internet to facilitate coordination and collaboration among multiple trading partners. We will look into the premises of interorganizational collaboration by delving into the new market landscape, trade exchanges and collaborative communities. Based on the contemporary business developments transformed by the advent of the Internet, we will describe the processes that define collaboration and take place in bilateral and multilateral relationships between partnering firms. We will expose how e- supply networks are currently deploying supply chain planning applications185 that bind firms through information-sharing, interdependent transactions and collaborative processes that take place in Internet-based Marketplaces or Trade Exchanges. In order to establish and facilitate interorganizational collaborative partnerships, a rising number of firms use process reference models that have been developed via cross-industry initiatives. The most noteworthy are: a) Supply Chain Councils SCOR (supply chain operations reference process model); and b) the Voluntary Industry Collaborations CPFR business model (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment). Both of these models attempt to assist managers in designing supply networks via standard, but highly customizable process descriptions. The SCOR model is more focused on performance i