Supply chain collaboration: making sense of the strategy continuum

RFID research: An academic literature review (1995–2005) and future research directions

Sustainability is and will be a crucial issue for the present and future generations. The current assumption that natural resources are infinite and that the regenerative capacity of the environment is able to compensate for all human action is no longer acceptable. Hence, sustainability issues will influence all organisational aspects of the human life, from the economical, political, social and environmental points of view. The reason is simple: until now, all human activities have been based on the paradigm of unlimited resources and unlimited world's capacity for regeneration; from now on, the awareness of the termination of this assumption means that all related behavioural models must be changed. This is a very impressive objective embracing all fields of culture, economy, technology and much more. A continuing effort, together with a reasonable time span, will be required to pursue this goal. Fortunately, nature and the environment are capable of self-regulation and will give man a chance to recove...

Sustainable manufacturing: trends and research challenges

https://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1252&context=mgmt_fac

Antecedents of supply chain visibility in retail supply chains: A resource-based theory perspective

Short shelf‐life grocery goods present some of the biggest challenges for supply chain management due to a high number of product variants, strict traceability requirements, short shelf‐life of the products, the need for temperature control in the supply chain, and the large volume of goods handled. A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based data capture system can help solve the problems associated with the logistics of short shelf life products. This article discusses the potential of utilising RFID technology for increasing efficiency in the supply chain of short shelf life products. The focus of this article is a RFID trial conducted at Sainsbury’s, which is discussed to study the potential benefits of RFID for short shelf‐life products retailers. Further this article analyses the potential impact of RFID for other supply chain participants. We conclude that when applied with recyclable transport containers, RFID investments can provide quick amortisation of capital whilst offering a range of operational benefits.

http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2005/isbn9512277654/article3.pdf

Increasing efficiency in the supply chain for short shelf life goods using RFID tagging

Intelligent products: a step towards a more effective project delivery chain

More sophisticated customer demand chains and electronic business pose new challenges to supply chain management. Delivery sizes decrease as a result of more deliveries directly to the point of use. Customers are demanding products and deliveries customised to their specific needs. Also, the information concerning small, customised deliveries has to be shared in volatile supply networks. This article analyses the opportunities of wireless product identification technology in transforming supply chain management. A new concept of item level supply chain management and enabling steps to achieve the benefits are proposed. Innovative companies already use wireless product identification with great benefits in specific functional areas, e.g. manufacturing and warehousing. However, the biggest potential is in supply chain wide solutions, i.e. item level supply chain management.

http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2005/isbn9512277654/article1.pdf

Wireless product identification: enabler for handling efficiency, customisation and information sharing

Tracking of shipments is an important element of customer service in the transportation industry; and essential for logistics services as merge‐in‐transit. However, contemporary tracking systems are designed for use within a single company, and are thus invariably inadequate for multi‐company environments. The single company focus has led to a reduced span of monitoring and a diluted accessibility of information due to proprietary tracking codes and information architectures centred on the tracking service provider. This paper presents a novel forwarder‐independent approach for solving the difficulties of tracking in multi‐company supply networks. The research argues that the proposed tracking approach is superior to contemporary approaches for material flow tracking in short‐term multi‐company distribution networks.

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Efficient tracking for short‐term multi‐company networks

http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2005/isbn9512277654/article5.pdf?origin=publication_detail

M.K. Karkkainen

Papers

Increasing efficiency in the supply chain for short shelf life goods using RFID tagging

Intelligent products: a step towards a more effective project delivery chain

Wireless product identification: enabler for handling efficiency, customisation and information sharing

Efficient tracking for short‐term multi‐company networks

Material delivery problems in construction projects: A possible solution