What role does a consistent e-business strategy play for the usage of modern information and communicationrntechnologies in supply (chain) networks? In this paper, we present the results of an empirical survey conductedrnin late 2001 with enterprises in the European automotive industry. Using e-procurement as an example, it isrnshown how the scope of a firm's e-business strategy correlates with efficiency gains. Also, the amount ofrntransaction cost and purchasing cost for procurement processes depending on type of goods and servicesrn(direct vs. Indirect) and e-business strategy is analyzed. Surprisingly, there appears to be no correlationrnbetween the existence of an e-business strategy and the reduction of transaction and purchasing costs in e-rnprocuring goods and services.
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