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This paper investigates merge-in-transit as an approach to reengineering assembly, warehouse and billing processes for electronic commerce. Merge-in-transit is defined and some examples are given to illustrate its use. Processes necessary to accomplish merge-in-transit are developed, while advantages and disadvantages of merge-in-transit are studied.
Additional issues arising from merge-in-transit also are studied: Merge-in-transit software is discussed; New measures necessary for merge-in-transit are examined; The effects of merge-in-transit on others in the current supply chain are also examined.
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O’Leary, D.E. (2002). Reengineering Using “Merge-in-transit” for Electronic Commerce. In: Shaw, M.J. (eds) E-Business Management. Integrated Series in Information Systems, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47548-0_18
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