KOSEN 한인과학기술자네트워크

The internet is expected to have a major impact on global supply chains. The implications are significant for strategies to develop firm and national competitiveness. This report is based on extensive consultations during 2001 with e-commerce and supply chain leaders in industry. It aims to provide an assessment of changes already experienced by firms operating in Australia and globally, future directions planned by industry, and impediments to change and concerns of industry that government might address. The Reserve Bank of Australia has estimated about a third of Australia's recent impressive productivity growth has been generated through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). We consider internet technologies and their application in e-commerce will be a major driver of ICT generated productivity growth, especially through improving the efficiencies of interactions between firms ?the supply chain relationship. This is supported by research and analysis published in the Cisco/Allen report and the National Office for the Information Economy's (NOIE) E-commerce Beyond 2000 report . It is a challenging time for firms engaging in e- commerce. Expectations have so far exceeded the capacity of technology to deliver. E-commerce is more than a technology issue, it needs to be integrated into business strategy. In firms, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) need to work with business planners and their Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). In government, business and information technology agencies need to work together. Australian firms have plans for developing internet-driven supply chains in many sectors, and the success of these will be critical to Australian productivity growth and competitiveness. Appendices to this report cover developments in the following of industries: automotive, building and construction, business and professional services, chemicals and plastics, heavy engineering, minerals, sport, tourism and transport and logistics.