The Competitive Network
Author: Peter Bartram
Executive Editor: Colin Coulson-Thomas
Associate Editor: Lee Tate

The report ‘The Competitive Network’ published by Policy Publications in association with the University of Luton, provides a methodology for the re-engineering of supply chains through the enabling technologies of electronic commerce / e-business. It includes nine detailed case studies.

Shows how to combine electronic commerce with business re- engineering to build value-creating supply chains and win new markets.

The re-engineering methodology was developed by a pan-European project team led by Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas. It covers six stages;
Stage 1 Establishing the approach and goal setting
Stage 2 Opportunity seeking
Stage 3 Process analysis
Stage 4 Process redesign
Stage 5 Implementation of change
Stage 6 Performance monitoring

At each of the six stages the methodology provides:
1 Description of the stage
2 The work to be done
3 Typical/possible outputs
4 Critical success factors
5 Electronic commerce opportunities and issues
6 Pitfalls, obstacles, barriers and constraints
7 Diagnostics/checklists that relate to supply chains
8 Any other relevant tools and techniques
9 Summary and checklist

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