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Summary: A solid view of the future
Review: I have been disappointed in the past because everything written about the internet is based on exceptions or breakthroughs or "killer apps". This book presents a solid reasoned view of the future and how internet-enabled commerce will be conducted. Perhaps the authors' best insight is that these technologies *must* be internalized by companies if we are going to enjoy the benefits. And the problems there have nothing to do with technology--it's all people problems, or training, or the way we do things.I really believe that technology is not the issue, but how well people can use the information that internet-enabled systems and processes put in front of them. This book addresses how to deal with those kinds of problems very well, too. Finally, it's an interesting book to read. I'm used to business books petering out after 15 pages, when the ghostwriter takes over. This book has a consistent and well-crafted message.
Rating:
Summary: A solid view of the future
Review: I have been disappointed in the past because everything written about the internet is based on exceptions or breakthroughs or "killer apps". This book presents a solid reasoned view of the future and how internet-enabled commerce will be conducted. Perhaps the authors' best insight is that these technologies *must* be internalized by companies if we are going to enjoy the benefits. And the problems there have nothing to do with technology--it's all people problems, or training, or the way we do things. I really believe that technology is not the issue, but how well people can use the information that internet-enabled systems and processes put in front of them. This book addresses how to deal with those kinds of problems very well, too. Finally, it's an interesting book to read. I'm used to business books petering out after 15 pages, when the ghostwriter takes over. This book has a consistent and well-crafted message.
Rating:
Summary: A solid view of the future
Review: I have been disappointed in the past because everything written about the internet is based on exceptions or breakthroughs or "killer apps". This book presents a solid reasoned view of the future and how internet-enabled commerce will be conducted. Perhaps the authors' best insight is that these technologies *must* be internalized by companies if we are going to enjoy the benefits. And the problems there have nothing to do with technology--it's all people problems, or training, or the way we do things. I really believe that technology is not the issue, but how well people can use the information that internet-enabled systems and processes put in front of them. This book addresses how to deal with those kinds of problems very well, too. Finally, it's an interesting book to read. I'm used to business books petering out after 15 pages, when the ghostwriter takes over. This book has a consistent and well-crafted message.
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Summary: Happy to be back
Review: I love this book. I went back to a"Power Play" employer after an 18 month dotcom holiday, and this book hits it right on the head. We like to think of ourselves as pretty advanced, but the way the authors think about how the big, established companies are going to internalise internet-based technologies is spot on. It's not as exciting as my earlier job, but it's also not as wierd and paranoid, either--and it's nice to have 24 months as a medium term horizon rather than 24 hours. And the best thing is that now I'm moving hundreds of millions of dollars of transactions rather than millions (or thousands...)--and even though our P/E is "only" 20, the stock price value is still a big deal. In addition to all the content and structure these guys put together, what I love is how they talk about the internet--it's exactly the way I have to talk about it so that the top guys in my company understand what we're trying to do. It may take us three years, but I know we'll get there. I'm going to go back and read it again.
Rating:
Summary: Happy to be back
Review: I love this book. I went back to a"Power Play" employer after an 18 month dotcom holiday, and this book hits it right on the head. We like to think of ourselves as pretty advanced, but the way the authors think about how the big, established companies are going to internalise internet-based technologies is spot on. It's not as exciting as my earlier job, but it's also not as wierd and paranoid, either--and it's nice to have 24 months as a medium term horizon rather than 24 hours. And the best thing is that now I'm moving hundreds of millions of dollars of transactions rather than millions (or thousands...)--and even though our P/E is "only" 20, the stock price value is still a big deal. In addition to all the content and structure these guys put together, what I love is how they talk about the internet--it's exactly the way I have to talk about it so that the top guys in my company understand what we're trying to do. It may take us three years, but I know we'll get there. I'm going to go back and read it again.
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Summary: Valuable Insight Into the New Economy and Net Markets
Review: I sought this book, so excited! With "dating game" and "P2P" in the contents, I was convinced this would be "the one" that would step outside the mold and challenge the future of B2B. But alas I was disappointed. The book is reasonable, but full of inconsistencies. It harps on about the true value of new business processes, and yet all the "hard examples and research" focus on RPF processes, how Ariba and Commerce One and i2 would take over the world. Look what happened to Ariba and C1! E-Procurement is the LOW HANGING FRUIT GUYS. The book suggests that centralizing net markets will dominate the planet, but neatly ignores that fact the e-business leaders are not collaborating for mutual gain (the government would have for you for that) but they are colluding! They talk about "value chains" as one big happy family and that "competitive practices" are being re-written - then fail to explain what that means. I would stick with the B2B books by Sculley and Woods for now; until a real forward looking book gets out. A.T. Kearney needs to look beyond the lovey-dovey hand shakes of the WWRE and ask what those companies are really doing on their private extranets! This is like the Cold War - where there are visible moves and invisible modes; and the real war is yet to be played out; and it will not be played on the visible stage!
Rating: 
Summary: Another outdated approach to "Net Market" evolution
Review: I sought this book, so excited! With "dating game" and "P2P" in the contents, I was convinced this would be "the one" that would step outside the mold and challenge the future of B2B. But alas I was disappointed. The book is reasonable, but full of inconsistencies. It harps on about the true value of new business processes, and yet all the "hard examples and research" focus on RPF processes, how Ariba and Commerce One and i2 would take over the world. Look what happened to Ariba and C1! E-Procurement is the LOW HANGING FRUIT GUYS. The book suggests that centralizing net markets will dominate the planet, but neatly ignores that fact the e-business leaders are not collaborating for mutual gain (the government would have for you for that) but they are colluding! They talk about "value chains" as one big happy family and that "competitive practices" are being re-written - then fail to explain what that means. I would stick with the B2B books by Sculley and Woods for now; until a real forward looking book gets out. A.T. Kearney needs to look beyond the lovey-dovey hand shakes of the WWRE and ask what those companies are really doing on their private extranets! This is like the Cold War - where there are visible moves and invisible modes; and the real war is yet to be played out; and it will not be played on the visible stage!
Rating:
Summary: Very clear and relevant!
Review: I think this book is very well written and relevant for a person like me who is responsible to develop strategies implementing internet in our company. Our problems and needs are different than the problems and needs of the internet dot-com companies and this book is written to help us. There is so much written today in magazines and books that is unnecessary details that are not strategically important that it is excellent to read this book which emphasizes the structure and reasoning for investments in internet. It is also very interesting to read about the full range of opportunities these net markets can bring. We have implemented most purchasing functions, but are only at the start of other applications such as product designing and package designing.
Rating:
Summary: Very clear and relevant!
Review: I think this book is very well written and relevant for a person like me who is responsible to develop strategies implementing internet in our company. Our problems and needs are different than the problems and needs of the internet dot-com companies and this book is written to help us. There is so much written today in magazines and books that is unnecessary details that are not strategically important that it is excellent to read this book which emphasizes the structure and reasoning for investments in internet. It is also very interesting to read about the full range of opportunities these net markets can bring. We have implemented most purchasing functions, but are only at the start of other applications such as product designing and package designing.
Rating:
Summary: Valuable Insight Into Net Markets
Review: Mike Moriarty and Bruce Klassen met - and exceeded - every expectation I had for this book. It's must-have reading for anyone looking to leverage value from the supply chain and streamline business processes. Particularly insightful were the chapters on creating stickiness with content and setting the global standard for standards.
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