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The Future of e-Hubs: Findings of an International Delphi Study

A study led by a team of researchers from the Information Systems Research Centre and the Supply Chain Research Centre at Cranfield School of Management during 2003 can be downloaded (by kind permission of Cranfield) in pdf by clicking here.
For the purposes of this study, e-Hubs are defined as web based systems that link multiple businesses together for the purposes of trading or colloboration. The hub may be owned by one or more of the participating companies, or be owned by an independent third party.