ELECTRONIC SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLIER NETWORKS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: AN INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC SOLUTION ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A EUROPEAN STANDARD

摘要

The endeavors of the automotive industry lead currently all into one direction: The optimization of the complete supply chain, to achieve shorter order-to-delivery tunes. Both, the OEMs as well as the suppliers have realized that they have to cooperate to attain the defined results. However, the research work shouldn't end at the moment the savings are reached, but it should be taken as a standard reference which can be transferred into other supply chains. The following paper describes the collaboration of a project consortium, consisting of OEMs, logistic service providers and suppliers, which are working together to optimize the processes and to achieve maximal transparency. You will learn which tools were necessary and what results were found due to the use of e-supply chain management