Supplier Encroachment in the Supply Chain in the E-Commerce Age: A Systematic Literature Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Discussion
3.1. Major Development Streams of Supplier Encroachment
3.1.1. Channel Conflict and Coordination
3.1.2. Information Structures
3.2. Supplier Encroachment Coupled with Industry Practical Strategies and Strategic Factors
3.2.1. Supplier Encroachment with Industry Practical Strategies
3.2.2. Supplier Encroachment with Various Strategic Factors
3.2.3. Supplier Encroachment with Other Factors
3.3. Classical Theoretical Models Used to Capture Supplier Encroachment
3.3.1. The Basic Model
3.3.2. The Model under Asymmetric Information
3.3.3. The Model Combined with Additional Strategic Factors
4. Conclusions and Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Database | Journal | Number |
---|---|---|
European Journal of Operational Research | 8 | |
Omega | 7 | |
Transportation Research Part E | 6 | |
ScienceDirect | Journal of Accounting and Economics | 1 |
Electronic Commerce Research and Applications | 1 | |
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services | 1 | |
International Journal of Production Economics | 3 | |
Computers & Industrial Engineering | 1 | |
Wiley | Production and Operations Management | 9 |
Managerial and Decision Economics | 1 | |
informs | Management Science | 3 |
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management | 3 | |
Marketing Science | 2 | |
Taylor & Francis | International Journal of Production Research | 1 |
Springer & Francis | Annals of Operations Research | 2 |
Soft Computing | 1 | |
Total number | 50 |
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Li, H.; Li, Z. Supplier Encroachment in the Supply Chain in the E-Commerce Age: A Systematic Literature Review. J. Theor. Appl. Electron. Commer. Res. 2021, 16, 2655-2671. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer16070146
Li H, Li Z. Supplier Encroachment in the Supply Chain in the E-Commerce Age: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research. 2021; 16(7):2655-2671. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer16070146
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Huijie, and Zhiguo Li. 2021. "Supplier Encroachment in the Supply Chain in the E-Commerce Age: A Systematic Literature Review" Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 16, no. 7: 2655-2671. https://doi.org/10.3390/jtaer16070146