Authors:
Anna-Maria Nitsche
1
;
2
;
Christian-Andreas Schumann
1
and
Bogdan Franczyk
3
;
2
Affiliations:
1
Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, Zwickau, Germany
;
2
Faculty of Economics and Management Science, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
;
3
Department of Information Systems, Wrocław University of Economics, Wrocław, Poland
Keyword(s):
Empirically Grounded Reference Modelling, Supply Chain Collaboration, Digitalisation, Collaborative Enterprise Architecture.
Abstract:
This paper presents the preliminary results of the systematic empirically based development of a conceptual reference framework for data-driven supply chain collaboration based on the process model for empirically grounded reference modelling by Ahlemann and Gastl. The wider application of collaborative supply chain management is a requirement of increasingly competitive and global supply networks. Thus, the different aspects of supply chain collaboration, such as inter-organisational exchange of data and knowledge as well as sharing are considered to be essential factors for organisational growth. The paper attempts to fill the gap of a missing overview of this field by providing the initial results of the development of a comprehensive framework of data-driven supply chain collaboration. It contributes to the academic debate on collaborative enterprise architecture within collaborative supply chain management by providing a conceptualisation and categorisation of supply chain colla
boration. Furthermore, this paper presents a valuable contribution to supply chain processes in organisations of all sectors by both providing a macro level perspective on the topic of collaborative supply chain management and by delivering a practical contribution in the form of an adaptable reference framework for application in the information technology sector.
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