In February 2002, the Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) De
partment at the University of Florida hosted a National Science Founda
tion Workshop on Collaboration and Negotiation in Supply Chain Man
agement and E Commerce. This workshop focused on characterizing the
challenges facing leading edge firms in supply chain management and
electronic commerce, and identifying research opportunities for de
veloping new technological and decision support capabilities sought by
industry. The audience included practitioners in the areas of supply
chain management and E Commerce, as well as academic researchers working
in these areas. The workshop provided a unique setting that has
facilitated ongoing dialog between academic researchers and industry
practitioners. This book codifies many of the important themes and
issues around which the workshop discussions centered. The editors of
this book, all faculty members in the ISE Department at the University
of Florida, also served as the workshop's coordinators. In addition to
workshop participants, we also invited contributions from leading
academics and practitioners who were not able to attend. As a result,
the chapters herein represent a collection of research contributions,
monographs, and case studies from a variety of disciplines and
viewpoints. On the aca demic side alone, chapter authors include faculty
members in supply chain and operations management, marketing, industrial
engineering, economics, computer science, civil and environmental
engineering, and building construction departments.
