JSM 2005 - Toronto

Abstract #304512

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Activity Number: 442
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #304512
Title: Measuring the Economy's Middleman in an Era of Global Supply Chains and Electronic Business
Author(s): Anne Russell*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 8807 Mansion Farm Place, Alexandria, VA, 22309, USA
Keywords: wholesale trade ; supply chains ; electronic business
Abstract:

This paper discusses the challenges in measuring the Wholesale Trade Sector, the economy's middleman, during a time when supply chains are increasingly global and electronic flows of information are rapidly changing business models. Has the middleman been eliminated? Quite the opposite, the middleman is not only surviving but thriving. This paper explores the impact of these trends on the measurement of basic collection items such as sales and inventories.

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