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2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
A case study approach was conducted to describe a real
practice of how Dells SCM has been enhanced by the eBusiness. Data and information pertaining to Dells ebusiness and SCM on annual reports, whitepapers, journals,
and analysts insights were obtained through Web browsing
and e-mail.
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4.2. Perspectives
Dell is strong business case on IT investment and
management. The case study in Dell Inc. is just show case
that e-business plays a crucial role in enhancing SCM if
implemented successfully. Michael Dell, the founder of Dell
Inc. is also the owner (may be a director or president
director at the same time) of the company. So, the decisionmaking concerning about IT investment was easy to carry
out by the owner himself because Dell himself made his
own decision directly. For other companies, it may not be
the same due to complicated management decision making
on IT investment.
It is important to have insights on the critical success factors
that would affect e-business and SCM implementation; such
as top management support, assessment, software selection,
business process and re-engineering, customization, phased
implementation, testing/try run, user training, and final
rollout. E-business has not only to deal with technology, but
also a range of important human and organizational issues.
Without top management support, e-business is difficult to
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6. ADDITIONAL READING
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[14] Andreas, Meier and Stormer, Hendrik, 2009, eBusiness and e-Commerce: Managing the Digital
Value Chain, 1st edition, Springer
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Taylor & Francis Group
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