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Information Sharing Strategies in Business-to-Business E-Hubs: An Agent-Based Study

Information Sharing Strategies in Business-to-Business E-Hubs: An Agent-Based Study

Yifeng Zhang, Siddhartha Bhattacharyya
Copyright: © 2010 |Volume: 6 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 20
ISSN: 1548-3657|EISSN: 1548-3665|EISBN13: 9781609603854|DOI: 10.4018/jiit.2010040101
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Zhang, Yifeng, and Siddhartha Bhattacharyya. "Information Sharing Strategies in Business-to-Business E-Hubs: An Agent-Based Study." IJIIT vol.6, no.2 2010: pp.1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/jiit.2010040101

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Zhang, Y. & Bhattacharyya, S. (2010). Information Sharing Strategies in Business-to-Business E-Hubs: An Agent-Based Study. International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies (IJIIT), 6(2), 1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/jiit.2010040101

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Zhang, Yifeng, and Siddhartha Bhattacharyya. "Information Sharing Strategies in Business-to-Business E-Hubs: An Agent-Based Study," International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies (IJIIT) 6, no.2: 1-20. http://doi.org/10.4018/jiit.2010040101

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Abstract

Studies show that supply chain structure is a key factor affecting information sharing. Business-to-business (B2B) e-hubs have fundamentally changed many companies’ supply chain structure, from a one-to-many to a many-to-many configuration. Traditional supply chains typically center around one company, which interacts with multiple suppliers or customers, forming a one-to-many structure. B2B e-hubs, on the contrary, usually connect many buyers and sellers together, without being dominated by a single company, thus forming a many-to-many configuration. Information sharing in traditional supply chains has been studied extensively, but little attention has been paid to the same in B2B e-hubs. In this study, the authors identified and examined five information sharing strategies in B2B e-hubs. Agent performances under different information sharing strategies were measured and analyzed using an agent-based e-hub model and practical implications were discussed.

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