The Internet Supply Chain: Impact on Accounting and Logistics

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 11
List of Figures......Page 12
Preface......Page 15
Acknowledgements......Page 20
List of Abbreviations......Page 21
PART 1 DEVELOPMENTS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY WHICH AFFECT OUR DAILY BUSINESS......Page 24
1 Introduction......Page 26
2 The role of senior executives in the management of change......Page 27
3 The evolution of characteristic technology beyond the year 2000......Page 33
4 Overcoming disadvantages of scale and answering the need for critical supporting services......Page 36
5 Business practices, internal control, and the upkeep of management culture......Page 42
6 The regulators' verdict: internal control can significantly strengthen the practice of management......Page 45
7 The supervisory authorities emphasise the importance of a company's auditing programme......Page 48
1 Introduction......Page 52
2 The far-reaching effects of technology on the new economy......Page 53
3 Impact of Internet technology on the evolving competitive landscape......Page 59
4 Cost estimates with Internet commerce: reality or fantasy?......Page 62
5 Broadband networks, Internet commerce and nomadic computing......Page 64
6 A businessman's view of the Internet and of the management of change......Page 68
7 Investments in technology which espouse the viewpoint of alert businessmen......Page 70
1 Introduction......Page 74
2 Basic notions underpinning the importance of the supply chain in the new economy......Page 76
3 The automobile industry is re-inventing itself and this has global consequences......Page 80
4 COVISINT: the biggest supply chain on the Internet (GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, Renault-Nissan)......Page 84
5 Taking the proverbial long hard look at the Internet supply chain......Page 88
6 Learning from the difficulties the COVISINT partnership is going through......Page 90
7 Cost control means a better bottom line, but also requires challenging the obvious......Page 93
1 Introduction......Page 96
2 General Electric's example: a lone wolf strategy in Internet commerce......Page 98
3 Internet auctions and the notion of trespassing on the web......Page 101
4 Dynamic pricing through B2B and B2C and intrinsic time......Page 106
5 Hidden costs associated with Internet commerce......Page 110
6 Congestion problems of Internet commerce and trucking service exchanges......Page 112
7 If truck-based home deliveries are part of the problem, what is the solution?......Page 116
1 Introduction......Page 120
2 The changing concept of financial services because of Internet banking......Page 121
3 Risks associated with factors driving Internet banking services, and the Wingspan.com debacle......Page 125
4 An example from Citigroup: positioning our bank against the forces of the twenty-first century......Page 130
5 Exploiting the level of business opportunity in online asset management......Page 134
6 The regulators see to it that money does not become obsolete......Page 137
7 Privacy and security considerations weigh heavily on Internet banking......Page 139
8 Controlling Internet crime: is it possible?......Page 143
1 Introduction......Page 146
2 The making of a dynamic organisation and its structure......Page 147
3 Organisational prerequisites, relationship strategies and technology......Page 152
4 The impact of management culture on an effective internal control system......Page 155
5 The importance of a marketing organisation and its information technology support......Page 158
6 Cisco: a case study on marketing in the Internet supply chain......Page 162
7 Introducing smart technology into the supply chain......Page 165
8 Organisational prerequisites for identification in the physical and logical world......Page 168
PART 2 THE CHANGING RESPONSIBILITIES OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT IN A MODERN FIRM......Page 172
1 Introduction......Page 174
2 Old Economy Taxes, Internet Taxes, And Conflicts of Interest......Page 177
3 Tax accounting is not an exact science, whether in one country or in the global market......Page 180
4 The search for an equitable and effective basis of taxation......Page 183
5 Basic concepts in taxing Internet commerce: sales taxes and stable establishment......Page 187
6 Internet commerce calls for thoroughly revamping what is and what is not a sound taxation practice......Page 190
7 Can Internet taxes capitalise on national and international tax loopholes?......Page 195
1 Introduction......Page 198
2 Product lead times, cost efficiency and management effectiveness......Page 199
3 Supply chain relationships and realistic trade-offs......Page 203
4 Why senior management should care about agency costs......Page 205
5 Senior management and the legal risks facing the company......Page 211
6 Transparency is the direct responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer......Page 214
7 A case study with Wal-Mart documents that retail is detail......Page 217
1 Introduction......Page 222
2 In the most general sense, logistics is the art of computing......Page 223
3 Is modern logistics an art or a science?......Page 227
4 Logistics, virtual companies and Internet commerce......Page 232
5 Challenges posed by inventorying corporate knowledge......Page 237
6 Warehousing policies, inventory control and massive data sets......Page 241
7 Why sophisticated logistics solutions mean market clout......Page 245
1 Introduction......Page 250
2 Accounting practices, data filtration and dynamic patterning......Page 251
3 The message conveyed by a pattern of real-time financial data......Page 256
4 Better accounting procedures require simulation at the enduser end......Page 259
5 Steps in developing a better approach to pattern recognition......Page 263
6 Market data filters are a prerequisite to sound management practice......Page 266
1 Introduction......Page 271
2 The effects of insecurity on electronic commerce......Page 272
3 An effective solution to security needs skill and understanding......Page 276
4 The regulators address the challenge of improving personal privacy......Page 279
5 The conflict between personal privacy and security......Page 282
6 Digital signatures and digital certificates......Page 285
7 Rules, regulations and conflicting laws governing digital signatures......Page 287
Appendix of Participating Organisations......Page 292
B......Page 314
D......Page 315
G......Page 316
I......Page 317
M......Page 318
R......Page 319
S......Page 320
Z......Page 321