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Changing Shapes of Supply Chains How the Internet Could Lead to a More Integrated Procurement Function Issue number 2 Vol.2 n°1 - 2001 FREE article : download now Abstract: The Internet may change the procurement function in a more profound way than is typically anticipated. By altering the conditions that traditionally determined the distinction between direct and indirect, as well as strategic and transactional tasks, innovative applications may ultimately change the shape of the supply chain Authors: Judith Gebauer, Arie Segev University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business Fisher Center for Information technology and Marketplace Transformation Keywords: E-procurement Internet Direct Purchasing Indirect Procurement Supplier Relations