Academic Publications: Operations
A Field Study of Extended Enterprise Security
Scott Dynes
M. Eric Johnson, M. Eric Johnson
Proceedings of the Third CABIT, 2005
As organizations increasingly rely on the internet for their internal and external business processes, each firm’s security decisions have an impact on the overall security of the information infrastructure for the thousands of suppliers, collaborators, and channel partners that they interact with as part of that firm’s extended enterprise (a collection of firms that design, produce, and market a product or service
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Topics: Extended Enterprise, Information Security, Operations, Process
Postponement Strategies for Channel Derivatives
Emily Anderson
M. Eric Johnson
International Journal of Logistics Management, 11, 2000
The value of postponing product differentiation until final distribution for manufacturers who market a family of product derivatives through multiple channels is examined. A model is developed of a supply chain that distributes many short-lived products through different channels. Using the model, we find the postponement is particularly valuable for managing short-life products. Postponement increases distribution service levels while reducing costs and order fulfillment risk. Postponement is particularly valuable when there are many derivative products and forecast error is high. Trade-off curves are presented, that allow managers to evaluate the benefits of investing in postponement strategies.
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Topics: Manufacturing, Operations, Strategy