The report �The Competitive Network� published by Policy Publications in association with the University of Luton, provides a methodology for the re-engineering of supply chains through the enabling technologies of electronic commerce / e-business. It includes nine detailed case studies.

Shows how to combine electronic commerce with business re-engineering to build value-creating supply chains and win new markets.

The re-engineering methodology was developed by a pan-European project team led by Prof. Colin Coulson-Thomas. It covers six stages;

• Stage 1 Establishing the approach and goal setting
• Stage 2 Opportunity seeking
• Stage 3 Process analysis
• Stage 4 Process redesign
• Stage 5 Implementation of change
• Stage 6 Performance monitoring

At each of the six stages the methodology provides:

• 1 Description of the stage
• 2 The work to be done
• 3 Typical/possible outputs
• 4 Critical success factors
• 5 Electronic commerce opportunities and issues
• 6 Pitfalls, obstacles, barriers and constraints
• 7 Diagnostics/checklists that relate to supply chains
• 8 Any other relevant tools and techniques
• 9 Summary and checklist