The evolving B2B e-commerce and supply chain management: A chronological memoire

B2B e-commerce in the U.S. has grown substantially in the last two decades. This study aims to describe that growth and explore factors that contribute to the magnitude and timing of growth. For the period from 2000 to 2015, B2B e-commerce in the U.S. grew by an average rate of more than 10 percent year-over-year. The study suggests that major contributing factors are systems integration and the stage within a maturity model for the company working towards integration.