International Journal of
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Advanced Technology and Science
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This journal is © Advanced Technology & Science 2013 IJAMEC, 2016, 4(Special Issue), 346–351 | 346
A Suggestion for a New E-Governance System in the Wheat Supply
Chain Management
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Abdullah Oktay Dündar*
1
, Kenan Peker
2
, Mahmut Tekin
3
, Mehmet Akif Şahman
4
, Mustafa Büber
5
Accepted 3
rd
September 2016
Abstract: Previously in Turkey, there have been no information systems used by buyers and suppliers in the wheat supply process. In
general, the supply process has previously been accomplished through personal meetings or through the stock market. After loading
their wheat on vehicles, farmers take the wheat to potential buyers (e.g. flour mills, merchants, stock market, Agricultural Products
Office [APO]). The buyers evaluate the wheat using laboratory facilities, or by observation, and offer a price to the farmers. If there is a
deal, the sale is realized. If there is no deal, the farmers take the wheat to other potential buyers and follow the same process again. This
leads to unnecessary transportation, and an unnecessary increase in costs.
This study proposes a wheat supply e-governance system to eliminate unnecessary transportation, and create a new communication
channel between buyers (flour mills as the end buyers) and suppliers (farmers). This system will enable a reduction in the length of the
supply chain, building faster communication between the members of the supply network, and will reduce the costs of buying and
carrying wheat. In addition, the agricultural consultancy system will be operated more effectively, and farmers will be able to learn
about their own analysis results from the system.
Keywords: Agricultural Supply Chain Management, Grain Supply Chain Management, Wheat Supply, E-Governance, Information and
Communications Technologies
1. Introduction
In today’s information age and globally competitive market
environment, the effective integration of the complex network
structure of supply chain management depends on the fact that
information flows are fast, efficient and controllable. With the
widespread penetration of technologies such as the internet,
barcode systems and mobile devices all over the world, the place
for information technology in the supply chain network designs
becomes viable.
Information and communications technology (ICT) is any device,
tool, software or application that allows data collection and
exchange through mutual interaction or transfer. Information and
communications technology is a broad structure that includes
every element in the supply chain from radio to satellite, from
mobile telephony to computer networks, from electronic money
transfer to the global supply chain and tracking a product in
motion [1]. Information and communication technologies have
begun to be used, particularly in rural areas, for the development
of the agriculture and education sectors in order to be a venue for
global markets. Over time, information technology has become
widespread in smaller-scale enterprises [2].
In supply chain management, the role of information technology
should not be evaluated only as a simple communication problem
solver. In addition to the continuous information flow of
information technology, it also enables the planning of business
activities and the structuring of strategic decisions [3].
2. Electronic Supply Chain Management
With the widespread use of the internet all over the world in the
1990s, enterprises in supply chain management have started to
carry out buyer–supplier relations through internet-based
software. In supply chain management, the internet has found an
important place in many different fields, including raw material
procurement, product ordering, product advertisement, product
sales, warehouse and stock management, distribution and
customer service.
Different electronic network designs can be created for different
purposes in electronic supply chain management. An internet-
based system designed for the purchase of raw materials and
semi-finished products by the enterprise can be called E-
procurement, while a system created to deliver final products to
the customers or final customers can be called E-distribution, and
a system that provides the integration of information flow and
communication to all services from the government to the
consumer, or from the government to the enterprises, can be
called e-governance.
E-procurement can be defined as the making of all corporate
purchases using internet-based systems. It is essential for the
enterprises in order to compete in today’s highly competitive
market conditions to supply the highest quality product at the
cheapest cost and in the shortest time to the market. In order to
reach these targets, the buyer–supplier communication needs to
be done using information and communication technology
techniques. Today, business to business (B2B) has become an
important trend with the advantages it presents, and its growing
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1
Akören Vocational School, Selçuk University, Konya/Turkey
2
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Fırat University,
Elazığ/Turkey
3
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Selçuk University,
Konya/Turkey
4
Faculty of Technology, Selçuk University, Konya/Turkey
5
Doğanhisar Vocational School, Selçuk University, Konya/Turkey
* Corresponding Author: Email: aodundar@selcuk.edu.tr
Note : This paper has been presented at the International Conference on
Advanced Technology&Sciences (ICAT'16) held in Rome (Italy),
November 23-25, 2016.
