DECLARATION

I, S.SUNDAR hereby declare that the thesis, entitled “E-BUSINESS: A

STUDY ON THE USE AND IMPACT OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF INDIAN
MANUFACTURING SECTOR”, submitted to the Bharathidasan University,
Tiruchirappalli in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the
Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MANAGEMENT is a record of
original and independent research work done by me during 2005-2010 under the
supervision and guidance of Dr. G. KANNABIRAN, Professor, Department of
Management Studies, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli and it
has not formed the basis for the award of any Degree / Diploma / Associateship /
Fellowship or other similar title to any candidate of any University.

Date:
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