Showing papers on "Supply chain published in 2007"
TL;DR: In this paper, the focus on environmental management and operations is moved from local optimization of environmental factors to consideration of the entire supply chain during the production, consumption, customer service and post-disposal disposition of products.
1,593 citations
TL;DR: It is argued, de facto, that supply chain disruptions are unavoidable and, as a consequence, that all supply chains are inherently risky.
Abstract: Supply chain disruptions and the associated operational and financial risks represent the most pressing concern facing firms that compete in today's global marketplace. Extant research has not only confirmed the costly nature of supply chain disruptions but has also contributed relevant insights on such related issues as supply chain risks, vulnerability, resilience, and continuity. In this conceptual note, we focus on a relatively unexplored issue, asking and answering the question of how and why one supply chain disruption would be more severe than another. In doing so, we argue, de facto, that supply chain disruptions are unavoidable and, as a consequence, that all supply chains are inherently risky. Employing a multiple-method, multiple-source empirical research design, we derive novel insights, presented as six propositions that relate the severity of supply chain disruptions (i) to the three supply chain design characteristics of density, complexity, and node criticality and (ii) to the two supply chain mitigation capabilities of recovery and warning. These findings not only augment existing knowledge related to supply chain risk, vulnerability, resilience, and business continuity planning but also call into question the wisdom of pursuing such practices as supply base reduction, global sourcing, and sourcing from supply clusters.
1,343 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a fuzzy extended analytic hierarchy process (FEAHP) based methodology is discussed to tackle the different decision criteria like cost, quality, service performance and supplier's profile including the risk factors involved in the selection of global supplier in the current business scenario.
Abstract: Global supplier development is a multi-criterion decision problem which includes both qualitative and quantitative factors. The global supplier selection problem is more complex than domestic one and it needs more critical analysis. The aim of this paper is to identify and discuss some of the important and critical decision criteria including risk factors for the development of an efficient system for global supplier selection. Fuzzy extended analytic hierarchy process (FEAHP) based methodology will be discussed to tackle the different decision criteria like cost, quality, service performance and supplier's profile including the risk factors involved in the selection of global supplier in the current business scenario. FEAHP is an efficient tool to handle the fuzziness of the data involved in deciding the preferences of different decision variables. The linguistic level of comparisons produced by the customers and experts for each comparison are tapped in the form triangular fuzzy numbers to construct fuzzy pair-wise comparison matrices. The implementation of the system is demonstrated by a problem having four stages of hierarchy which contains different criteria and attributes at wider perspective. The proposed model can provide not only a framework for the organization to select the global supplier but also has the capability to deploy the organization's strategy to its supplier.
1,152 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the GSCM pressures/drivers (motivators), initiatives and performance of the automotive supply chain using an empirical analysis of 89 automotive enterprises within China.
1,074 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a hierarchical regression analysis of data provided by 341 Chinese manufacturer respondents was completed to examine the relationships between green supply chain management practice, environmental and economic performance, incorporating three moderating factors market, regulatory, and competitive institutional pressures.
Abstract: While building their reputation as a major manufacturing prowess, Chinese industry has experienced increasing ecological pressures from a variety of institutional players including market, governmental, and competitive sources. In response to these pressures some organizations initiate emergent green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. A moderated hierarchical regression analysis of data provided by 341 Chinese manufacturer respondents was completed to examine the relationships between GSCM practice, environmental and economic performance, incorporating three moderating factors market, regulatory, and competitive institutional pressures. The results reveal that: (1) Chinese manufacturers have experienced increasing environmental pressure to implement GSCM practices; (2) the existence of market (normative) and regulatory (coercive) pressures influences organizations to have improved environmental performance, especially when these pressures cause adoption of eco-design and green purchasing practices;...
996 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the integration of information sharing and supply chain practice in supply chain management and find that effective information sharing significantly enhances effective supply chain practices and that supply chain dynamism has significant positive influence on information sharing.
852 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe how key organizational theories help to distinguish traditional supply chains from best value supply chains, and provide a foundation for future research questions that are focused on Best Value Supply Chains.
807 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the question is whether traditional performance measures can be used and out of them which ones should be given priority for measuring the performance in a new enterprise environment, and some traditional measures and metrics may not be suitable for the new environment wherein many activities are not easily identifiable.
Abstract: Performance measures and metrics are essential for effectively managing logistics operations, particularly in a competitive global economy. The global economy is featured with global operations, outsourcing and supply chain and e-commerce. The real challenge for managers of this new enterprise environment is to develop suitable performance measures and metrics to make right decisions that would contribute to an improved organizational competitiveness. Now the question is whether traditional performance measures can be used and out of them which ones should be given priority for measuring the performance in a new enterprise environment. Some of the traditional measures and metrics may not be suitable for the new environment wherein many activities are not easily identifiable. Measuring intangibles and nonfinancial performance measures pose the greater challenge in the so-called knowledge economy. Nevertheless, measuring them is so critical for the successful operations of companies in this environment. Con...
739 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of e-Business technologies on supply chain practices remains largely an unexplored area of research, and the authors hypothesize that while there may be no direct benefit of ebusiness technologies on performance, these technologies might support customer integration and supplier integration in the supply chain, which in turn might impact operating performance.
734 citations
TL;DR: It is suggested that a balanced SCM scorecard can be the foundation for a strategic SCM system provided that certain development guidelines are properly followed, appropriate metrics are evaluated, and key implementation obstacles are overcome.
711 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the relationship between EMS and GSCM practices and find that EMS adopters may have a greater propensity to expand their focus beyond their organizational boundaries and utilize GCCM practices to minimize system-wide environmental impacts.
Abstract: Some researchers question the legitimacy of EMSs since organizations can claim to have one when in fact they make no attempt to reduce their environmental harms. In instances where EMSs enhance an organization's environmental performance, critics argue that improvements are likely to incur within the organization's operational boundaries rather than being extended throughout the supply chain. However, previous research suggests that the organizational capabilities required to adopt an EMS may facilitate GSCM implementation and the institutional pressures to adopt both management practices are similar. Consequently, EMS adopters may have a greater propensity to expand their focus beyond their organizational boundaries and utilize GSCM practices to minimize system-wide environmental impacts. This research illuminates the debate by empirically evaluating the relationship between EMS and GSCM practices.
Book•
01 Jan 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an introduction to supply chain management, integrated planning, models, and solution methods, as well as an overview of the state-of-the-art models.
Abstract: Part I: Introduction To Supply Chain Management 1. Supply Chain Management, Integrated Planning, Models 2. Information Technology Part II: Modeling And Solution Methods 3. Fundamentals Of Modeling: Linear Programming 4. Fundamentals Of Modeling: Mixed Integer Programming 5. Unified Optimization Methodology For Operational Planning Problems 6. The Supply Chain Decision Database Part III: Applications 7. Strategic And Tactical Supply Chain Planning: State-Of-The-Art Modeling Applications 8. Strategic And Tactical Supply Chain Planning: Advanced Modeling Applications 9. Integration Of Financial And Physical Supply Chains 10. Operational Supply Chain Planning 11. Inventory Management Part Iv: Adaptation 12. Organizational Adaptation To Supply Chain Modelling Systems.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss four strategies that firms use to balance a climate of trust and power in a strategic supply chain: identifying an authority, generating a common supply chain identity, utilizing boundary spanning ties, and providing procedural and interactive justice.
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review of the available literature on supply chain flexibility has been considered, where appropriate, additional insights have been obtained from related streams such as manufacturing flexibility, agility and supply chain responsiveness.
Abstract: Purpose – A growing body of literature has begun to recognise that in the era of supply chain management it is important to look beyond the flexible factory to the flexible supply chain. This paper seeks to further our understanding of supply chain flexibility and provide a comprehensive review of the available literature.Design/methodology/approach – Published literature on supply chain flexibility has been considered. Where appropriate, additional insights have been obtained from related streams such as manufacturing flexibility, agility and supply chain responsiveness.Findings – Much of the existing research has a limited definition of supply chain flexibility and describes flexibility simply as a reactive means to cope with uncertainty. Supply chain flexibility has emerged from the manufacturing flexibility literature and hence to date is largely confined to a manufacturing context (neglecting the role of services). Empirical research often takes the form of a cross‐sectional postal questionnaire cond...
TL;DR: It is found that synergies exist between a culture of competitiveness and knowledge development: their interaction has a positive association with performance and market turbulence moderates these relationships.
Abstract: For many firms, using their supply chains as competitive weapons has become a central element of the strategic management process in recent years. Drawing on the resource-based view and theory from the organizational learning and information-processing literatures, this study uses a sample of 201 firms to examine the influence of a culture of competitiveness and knowledge development on supply chain performance in varied market turbulence conditions. We found that synergies exist between a culture of competitiveness and knowledge development: their interaction has a positive association with performance. In addition, based on behavioral and contingency theories, we found that market turbulence moderates these relationships, having a positive influence on the knowledge development–performance link and a negative influence on the culture of competitiveness–performance link. Managers who are confident about the level of market turbulence they will face can use this sense to decide whether to emphasize developing either a culture of competitiveness or knowledge development in their supply chains. For those firms whose managers are unlikely to be able to predict the degree of turbulence they will face over time, a focus on both a culture of competitiveness and knowledge development is critical to ensuring success. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
TL;DR: In this paper, a non-arbitrary method of consistently delineating these supply chains, into mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive portions of responsibility to be shared by all actors in an economy, is presented.
TL;DR: In this paper, using interpretive structural modeling, interrelationships of the variables, influencing supply chain agility, have been derived, and these variables have been categorized according to their driving power and dependence.
TL;DR: In this article, the applicability of life cycle assessment (LCA) for sustainable development concerns in the supply chain has been discussed and a framework for practitioners and management theory is provided.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the antecedents of high levels of supply chain visibility from a resource-based theory perspective across five different external supply chain linkages and identify those factors that can give a sustainable competitive advantage to a supply chain linkage through a "distinctive" or high level of visibility.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that there is a huge credibility gap of the value of RFID, and that a void exists in showing how the proclaimed values are arrived at, and how those values can be realized.
Abstract: RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) technology has shown itself to be a promising technology to track movements of goods in a supply chain. As such, it can give unprecedented visibility to the supply chain. Such visibility can save labor cost, improve supply chain coordination, reduce inventory and increase product availability. Industry reports and white papers are now filled with estimates and proclamations of the benefits and quantified values of RFID. Early adopters are now rallying more and more followers. However, most such claims are educated guesses at best and are not substantiated, that is, they are not based on detailed, model-based analysis. This paper argues that there is a huge credibility gap of the value of RFID, and that a void exists in showing how the proclaimed values are arrived at, and how those values can be realized. The paper shows that this credibility gap must be filled with solid model analysis, and therefore presents a great opportunity for the Production and Operations Management (POM) research community. The paper reviews some of the ongoing research efforts that attempt to close the credibility gap, and suggests additional directions for further strengthening the POM's contribution to help industry realize the full potentials of RFID.
TL;DR: In this paper, two distinct dimensions to information sharing, connectivity and willingness, are identified and analyzed and two dimensions are found to impact operational performance and to be critical to the development of a real information sharing capability.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how information technology (IT) is used to enhance supply chain performance.Design/methodology/approach – A large‐scale survey and semi‐structured interviews were used to collect industry data.Findings – Two distinct dimensions to information sharing – connectivity and willingness – are identified and analyzed. Both dimensions are found to impact operational performance and to be critical to the development of a real information sharing capability. However, many companies are found to have placed most of their emphasis on connectivity, often overlooking the willingness construct. As a result, information sharing seldom delivers on its promise to enable the creation of the cohesive supply chain team.Research limitations – Despite the extensive data collection, the research represents a snapshot of practice. Replication from a longitudinal perspective would help define how IT is evolving to enable supply chain management.Practical implications – A roadmap...
TL;DR: A multitask principal-agent model is introduced to support resource allocation and use it to analyze commonly observed contracts and study how these contracts evolve over the product deployment life cycle as uncertainty in support cost changes.
Abstract: Performance-based contracting is reshaping service support supply chains in capital-intensive industries such as aerospace and defense. Known as “power by the hour” in the private sector and as “performance-based logistics” (PBL) in defense contracting, it aims to replace traditionally used fixed-price and cost-plus contracts to improve product availability and reduce the cost of ownership by tying a supplier's compensation to the output value of the product generated by the customer (buyer).
To analyze implications of performance-based relationships, we introduce a multitask principal-agent model to support resource allocation and use it to analyze commonly observed contracts. In our model the customer (principal) faces a product availability requirement for the “uptime” of the end product. The customer then offers contracts contingent on availability to n suppliers (agents) of the key subsystems used in the product, who in turn exert cost reduction efforts and set spare-parts inventory investment levels. We show that the first-best solution can be achieved if channel members are risk neutral. When channel members are risk averse, we find that the second-best contract combines a fixed payment, a cost-sharing incentive, and a performance incentive. Furthermore, we study how these contracts evolve over the product deployment life cycle as uncertainty in support cost changes. Finally, we illustrate the application of our model to a problem based on aircraft maintenance data and show how the allocation of performance requirements and contractual terms change under various environmental assumptions.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the constructs underpinning risk management and explored its application in the supply chain context through the development of a framework, where the constructs of performance and risk are matched together to provide new perspectives for researchers and practitioners.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the constructs underpinning risk management and explores its application in the supply chain context through the development of a framework. The constructs of performance and risk are matched together to provide new perspectives for researchers and practitioners.Design/methodology/approach – The conceptual and empirical work in the supply chain management field and other related fields is employed to develop a conceptual framework of supply chain risk management (SCRM). Risk in the supply chain is explored in terms of risk/performance sources, drivers, consequences and management responses, including initial approaches to categorization within these. Two empirical cases are used to illustrate the application of the framework.Findings – A new framework is presented that helps to integrate the dimensions of risk and performance in supply chains and provide a categorisation of risk drivers.Research limitations/implications – SCRM is at an early stage of evolu...
TL;DR: This paper provides a review of coordination mechanisms of supply chain systems in a framework that is based on supply chain decision structure and nature of demand, and highlights the behavioral aspects and information need in the coordination of a supply chain.
TL;DR: In this article, the concept of supply chain collaboration is analyzed in the context of agri-food industry and particularities are identified, and an overall framework that can be used as a conceptual landmark for further empirical research.
Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyse the concept of supply chain collaboration and to provide an overall framework that can be used as a conceptual landmark for further empirical research. In addition, the concept is explored in the context of agri-food industry and particularities are identified. Finally, the paper submits empirical evidence from an exploratory case study in the agri-food industry, at the grower-processor interface, and information regarding the way the concept is actually applied in small medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is presented. Design/methodology/approach - The paper employed case study research by conducting in-depth interviews in the two companies. Findings - Supply chain collaboration concept is of significant importance for the agri-food industry however, some constraints arise due to the nature of industry's products, and the specific structure of the sector. Subsequently, collaboration in the supply chain is often limited to operational issues and to logistics-related activities. Research limitations/implications - Research is limited to a single case study and further qualitative testing of the conceptual model is needed in order to adjust the model before large scale testing. Practical implications - Case study findings may be transferable to other similar dual relationships at the grower-processor interface. Weaker parts in asymmetric relationships have opportunities to improve their position, altering the dependence balance, by achieving product/process excellence. Originality/value - The paper provides evidence regarding the applicability of the supply chain collaboration concept in the agri-food industry. It takes into consideration not relationships between big multinational companies, but SMEs.
TL;DR: In this paper, a conceptual foundation for demand chain management is proposed, which involves managing the integration between demand and supply processes; managing the structure between the integrated processes and customer segments; and managing the working relationships between marketing and supply chain management.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the effect of a transportation disruption on supply chain performance using system dynamics simulation, comparing a traditional supply chain and a vendor managed inventory system (VMI) when a transportation disruptions occurs between two echelons in a 5-echelon supply chain.
Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of a transportation disruption on supply chain performance using system dynamics simulation, comparing a traditional supply chain and a vendor managed inventory system (VMI) when a transportation disruption occurs between 2 echelons in a 5-echelon supply chain. The greatest impact occurs when transportation is disrupted between the tier 1 supplier and warehouse. In the traditional structure the retailer, warehouse, and tier 1 supplier experience the greatest inventory fluctuations and the highest goods in transit to their facilities. These impacts are less severe for the VMI structure, although unfilled orders are approximately the same for each.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the possible relation between environmental collaboration and environmental monitoring in the supply chain and the form of environmental investment characterized by three categories: pollution prevention, pollution control, and management systems.
Abstract: The pressure on manufacturing organizations to adopt benign processes and to develop greener products has increased significantly over the last decade. As such, several manufacturing organizations have turned to their suppliers and customers to find innovative solutions to environmental issues. Using the data from a survey of the Canadian and United States package printing industry, the linkage between green supply chain practices and the selection of environmental technologies is examined. This paper differs from other studies that have linked supply chain management to environmental technologies as it focuses specifically on green interactions between organizations in the supply chain. In particular, the paper explores the possible relation between environmental collaboration and environmental monitoring in the supply chain and the form of environmental investment characterized by three categories: pollution prevention, pollution control, and management systems. The results suggest that environmental co...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the relationship between supply chain linkages and supply chain performance (cost-containment and reliability of supply chain partners) in order to identify the characteristics of determinants of linkages in the supply chain stakeholders (suppliers, internal stakeholders and customers).
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the relationship between supply chain linkages and supply chain performance (cost‐containment and reliability of supply chain partners).Design/methodology/approach – Multivariate regression models are developed in order to identify the characteristics of determinants of linkages in the supply chain stakeholders (suppliers, internal stakeholders and customers). The survey was administered to individuals identified from a list of US executive officers, directors, presidents, or vice presidents. Among four hundred respondents, 122 were considered as valid from those who practice supply chain management for their business operations.Findings – Internal integration is the most important contributor to cost‐containment while integration with the supplier is the best strategy to achieve supply chain reliable performance. Availability of electronic ordering systems for customers is an important strategy in cost‐containment. Fast and easy ordering is the best strat...
Book•
01 Nov 2007
TL;DR: The next generation of supply chain managers will focus on creating resilient supply chains and taking a network view of risk to identify and respond to risks.
Abstract: Chapter - 01: Working with risk Chapter - 02: Defining risk Chapter - 03: Supply chain management Chapter - 04: Trends affecting the supply chain Chapter - 05: Approaches to risk management Chapter - 06: Identifying risks Chapter - 07: Analysing risks Chapter - 08: Responding to risks Chapter - 09: A network view of risk Chapter - 10: Creating resilient supply chains Chapter - 11: Business continuity management Chapter - 12: Review