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Case study analysis of the impacts of electronic commerce on the strategic management of container shipping companies

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  • Eladio Peñaloza
  • Mary Brooks
  • Sunny Marche

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Despite the prevalence of its use, very little is understood about the role of electronic commerce (EC) practice on the strategic management of container shipping companies. Four case studies were undertaken to assess the main uses, motivations, barriers and strategic relevance of EC in the container shipping industry between 1992 and 2002. The cases studies included one large, one medium and one small deep-sea container line, and one medium-sized feeder line. The research found that despite pressing technical and managerial barriers, the need to improve internal economies provided the most fertile grounds for EC use in 1992 and EC was seen as a tactical tool to achieve these goals. By 2002, customer-oriented motivations became critical to the increased relevance of EC and to its perception as a business necessity.

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  • Eladio Peñaloza & Mary Brooks & Sunny Marche, 2007. "Case study analysis of the impacts of electronic commerce on the strategic management of container shipping companies," Maritime Policy & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(1), pages 37-54, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:marpmg:v:34:y:2007:i:1:p:37-54
    DOI: 10.1080/03088830601103376
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    1. Chen, Yang & Zhang, Qiang & Chen, Shun & Wan, Zheng, 2019. "Chinese third-party shipping internet platforms: Thriving and surviving in a two-sided market (2013–2016)," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 117-126.

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