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The European E-Business Report 20041.7 Case studies on electronic business: Conclusionsand lessons learned 37In order to complement the statistical picture from the e-Business Survey 2003 with a more in-depthanalysis on the use of specific e-business applications, the e-Business W@tch edited about 40 casestudies based on interviews and desk research. These case studies were presented in the secondissue of Sector Reports (August 2004) which are summarised in Chapter 2 of this report. This sectionpresents a brief overview of the cases analysed in the various Sector Reports and summarises theirmost significant conclusions. The focus will be on the lessons that can be learned and shared from thevarious experiences analysed.1.7.1 Selection of case studies and methods of analysisThe e-Business W@tch case studies aim to illustrate the findings of the quantitative analysis with reallife examples and to provide useful input for further analysis and policy recommendations.The case studies were mainly selected on the basis of their relevance for the e-business issuesanalysed in the various Sector Reports and are intended to consolidate and contextualise the results.As an example, in the chemical sector where e-business is predominantly an instrument for improvingbusiness process efficiency and saving costs, the selected examples are of companies that haveimplemented innovative e-procurement strategy or a SCM (Supply Chain Management) solution. Inthe tourism sector, which is a pioneer in the usage of e-business for marketing and sales purpose, theexamples are of companies implementing such activities with an innovative approach. In other cases,the selected examples are of pioneers in a particular area (such as H&M – Textile, Clothing andFootwear Sector– in the integration of the supply chain) or meaningful in terms of success or failure ofthe e-business strategy (like Covisint in Transport Equipment Manufacturing).Information was collected through face-to-face and telephone interviews and by exploiting availabledesk sources. Interviews were carried out through open questionnaires. Despite the variety ofsituations analysed and of means of research, the results have been organised in such a way as toprovide consistent information about activities carried out and lessons learned for each of the “stories”.Scope of the case studiesMost of the case studies concern enterprises’experiences in practicing e-business. Coherently withthe overall objectives of e-Business W@tch, SMEs are largely represented, especially in servicesectors such as tourism and business services. In these sectors, in fact, there are several examples ofsmaller firms which have addressed e-business through innovative business models. From the sizeperspective, quite an interesting case is Geox (Textile) that, thanks to technology-supportedinnovation, has recorded significant growth and within only ten years has turned from a micro into alarge company.In the manufacturing sectors, medium and large enterprises prevail as they exert a leading role andimplement innovative solutions for issues like supply chain integration and e-standards (for extensiveanalyses on these issues, see the respective sector reports). There are nevertheless exceptions tothis rule, e.g. Masterform (in Transport Equipment Manufacturing) which, despite being a small familyownedfirm, has invested heavily in ICT and gathered relevant experience.37This chapter was authored by Elena Gaboardi, Databank Consulting. Contact: Gaboardi@databank.it61
The European E-Business Report 2004SectorsExhibit 1.7-1: Scope of e-Business W@tch case studiesFirm orientede-business case studiesMarketplaces /other intermediariesTextile industries Geox (IT); H&M (SE) Textilebusiness.it (IT)Chemicals BASF (DE); Slovnaft (SK) Specialchem (FR)Electronics Lake Comm (IE); STMicroelectronics (World)Voltimum (EU)TransportequipmentBlaupunkt (DE); Masterform (PL);Wix-Filtron (PL)Covisint (World)Other issuesCraft and trade Aksel Kjersgaard (DK) AIR-CRAFT (DE) Greece, ITstandardsRetail Argos (UK) Centralia (IT) Trust and security(Eurolabel)TourismAccor Hotels (FR); London Eye(UK); RUN21 Travel (IT);Trysilfjellet (NO)ICT services VeriSign (USA, World) BusinessObject (FR, USA); Vodafone (EL)Business servicesHealth and socialservicesAdvo24 (DE); HSG (DE);Tempore (AT)Synergy-VCG (SK; WorkXL (DE);Elance (USA); LanguageWire (EU);DWS (DE)NHS Purchasing and SupplyAgency (UK); HON (World); EMR(BE, DE, NL); Medcom (DK)Exhibit 1.7-2: Main e-business application areas analysed in the case studiesSectorElectronicprocurementSupply chainmanagementBusinessprocessefficiencye-businessstandardsVendorInventoryEDITextile industriesChemicalsElectronicsTransport equipmentCraft and tradeRetailTourismICT servicesBusiness servicesHealthSectorElectronicmarketingElectroniccommerceCRM /CustomerserviceInternetportals /communitybuildingInformationmanagementTrustandsecurityTextile industriesChemicalsElectronicsTransport equipmentCraft and tradeRetailTourismICT servicesBusiness servicesHealth62
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