Kale Agile Network Businesses

Collaboration, Coordination, and Competitive Advantage
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4987-4834-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 498 Seiten

The emerging possibilities of information technology and data communication, the globalization of markets, and the ongoing specialization of firms have paved the way for network enterprises as an organizational model of collaboration and coordination across loosely connected individual companies. This book explores the varous types of business networks and explains the underlying technology used to create them. It covers customer newtorks, supply chain networks, manufacturing networks, and aggregator networks. Supporting technology includes enterprise process management, component architectures, and web services. The book also covers systems science to give readers a theoretical background.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kale, Vivek

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Qualitätsmanagement, Qualitätssicherung (QS), Total Quality Management (TQM)
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Einkauf, Logistik, Supply-Chain-Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Network Enterprises. Business Networks. Networked Business Processes. Collaborative Processes. Introduction to Network Enterprises. Extended Enterprises. Virtual Enterprises. Supply Chain Networks. Networkability as a Competitive Advantage. Design for Networkability. Summary. Types of Networked Enterprises. Chinese family and community business networks: guanxi,. hegu, hui, bangs and clans, kongsi. Japanese corporate business networks: zaibatsu/keiretsu. Japanese trading business networks: sogo shosha. Korean circular shareholding networks: chaebol. Value chain supply networks: global sourcing and global. commodity chains. International corporate networks: multinational corporations. (MNCs), strategic alliances, interdependent corporate. relationships. Research and development (R&D) alliance networks and project. networks. Network-based businesses: utilities, public services,. infrastructure networks. Summary. Systems Science. Principles of System Science. Systems are Network of Relations. Systems are Processes. Properties of Systems. Conception of Systems. Hierarchical Organization. Systems Modeling. Systems Engineering. Summary. Networks and Their Characteristics. Concept of Networks. Principles of Networks. Attributes of Networks. Organizing Principles. Computer Networks. Internet. World Wide Web (WWW). Economics of Networks. Performance of Networks. Summary. Supply Chain Networks. Supply Chain Structures. Supply Chain Modeling Techniques. Modeling Frameworks and Techniques. Supply Chain Simulation. Summary. Customer Networks. Customer Network Strategy. Customer Network-focused Enterprise. Customer-Driven Network Enterprises. Credit Societies. Cards Business. Cable Networks. Mobile Networks. Social Networks. Summary. Manufacturing Networks. Mass Customization. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems. Customized, Personalized and Reconfigurable Products Reconfigurable Machines. Global Manufacturing. Collaboration Networks. Collaboration Innovation Networks. Summary. Aggregator Networks. Airline Networks. Ground Travel Service Networks. Logistic Service Provider Networks. Service Networks. Hospitality Services Networks. Healthcare Services Networks. Franchisee Networks. Summary. Network Enterprises Architecture. Distributed Systems. Distributed Applications Architecture. Component-Based Technologies. Service-Oriented Architecture. Web Services. Enterprise Processes via Web Services. Business Process Execution Language (BPEL). Enterprise Process Management (EPM). EPM and Network Enterprises. Summary.