DOMAIN: Dynamic Operations Management Across the Internet

This paper will introduce some of the fundamental elements of the proposed DOMAIN research project and suggests that the development of supply webs and a more interactive approach to supply chain partnering provides an enhanced alternative to the traditional linear transfer of information within supply chains.

Abstract

This paper will introduce some of the fundamental elements of the proposed DOMAIN research project. It is argued that if full advantage is to be made of the emerging Internet technologies a paradigm shift is required in the way in which manufacturing companies plan and control their operations. The current and future capabilities of the Internet mean that it is possible for demand data and supply capacity data to be visible to all companies within a manufacturing supply chain. In conjunction with developments with respect to communication and information technologies, an alternative to the traditional linear transfer of information within supply chains is possible; the development of supply webs and a more interactive approach to supply chain partnering provides an enhanced alternative.