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BASIC ECONOMICS OF EB. Market and Hierarchy. Old dilemma Tug-O-war between transaction cost and agency costs Electronic Supply Chain Tightly coupled relationships Electronic Market Free and efficient market. Transaction Cost. High. Cost reduction due to IT. Cost. Low. Small. Large.
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BASIC ECONOMICS OF EB
Market and Hierarchy • Old dilemma • Tug-O-war between transaction cost and agency costs • Electronic Supply Chain • Tightly coupled relationships • Electronic Market • Free and efficient market
Transaction Cost High Cost reduction due to IT Cost Low Small Large Org. size
Agency Cost Monitoring Cost reduction Mobility of agents High Cost Low Small Large Org. size
Total Costs • Optimal point varies with context High Cost Low Small Large Org. size
A New Way Out High Agency Cost Low Transaction Cost High
Leverage • Financial leverage • Operation leverage • Economy of Scale
Economy of Scale Total Cost • Average cost decreases with volume High Cost Fixed cost Low Small Large Volume
Operational Scale Revenue High High Total Cost Cost Cost Total Cost Low Low Low High Low High Volume Volume
Externalities • Some economic issues are internal to an organization • Efficiency • Some are external • Multipliers • Partners benefits • Attractiveness result from size
Speed • Potential speed • Realized speed • Advanced information • Early involvement, collaborative forecast • Advanced actions
Visibility • Distance • Timeliness • Obsolescence • Detail • Tracking • Tracing
The effects of Speed + Visibility • The case of 100 meter dash vs. 4x100 meter relay • The Taiwan suppliers • Computer manufacturers • 6 months delivery time 2 days • 9559839821002 • Shoes making • 21 weeks delivery time 10 weeks • The magic? • Order (Blanker order + Order forecast + Order)
Postponement • Product Postponement • Labeling • Packaging • Assembly • Design • Geographic Postponement • Logistics • Time Postponement
Postponement • Benefits • Risk avoidance • Conditions • Response rate (speed) • The faster you can respond, the more you can postpone • Build to Stock Build to order with forecast