Background Indonesia comprises 17,000 islands and 495 districts. Decentralization mandates district health services, but ensuring proper supply chain management (SCM) capacity at the district level is a challenge. The ministry of health developed and implemented SCM training modules and guidelines; however, weaknesses in the system remain, particularly related to human resources. The ministry i...

We show that the announcement of SCM applications have a positive impact on the market value of firms using event study methodology. When SCM applications are disaggregated according to whether they are standalone SCM applications, or part of an enterprise system (SCM-ES) implementation, we find that the latter carry a significant value enhancement, while the former do not present a significant...

A lightweight version of the Feature Oriented Domain Analysis (FODA) method is applied to the Software Configuration Management (SCM) domain. Following a brief introduction to SCM, the domain model discussed in detail, covering the contextual, representational and operational features of SCM systems. A high level reference architecture for the SCM domain is analyzed to identify reusable compone...

Supply Chain Management Information Systems (SCM IS) are increasingly critical for synchronizing information among the customers and suppliers of a supply chain. Wide variation and overlap in the functionality of different SCM IS makes analysis and comparison difficult. Traditional flat taxonomies using one or two dimensions of functionality have limited utility for software selection and analy...

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in using information technology to improve supply chain management (SCM) performance. This study examines the shareholder wealth effects of SCM software initiatives, and thereby contributes to the literature on IT investments and SCM. Specifically, we examined the abnormal stock returns to SCM software initiatives announced by firms between...

Supply chain management (SCM) is the integration and strategic alliance involving all the value-creating elements in the supply, manufacturing, and distribution processes from raw material extraction, the transformation process, and end user consumption. This paper explores the SCM activities carried out by electronic manufacturing organizations in Malaysia and determines the correlation betwee...

Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) is a holistic typological constitution medicine which balances psychological, social, and physical aspects of an individual to achieve wellness and increase longevity. SCM has the qualities of preventative medicine, as it emphasizes daily health management based on constitutionally differentiated regimens and self-cultivation of the mind and body. This revie...