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Supply chain network
About: Supply chain network is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3461 publications have been published within this topic receiving 70670 citations.
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TL;DR: Basic features that facility location models must capture to support decision-making involved in strategic supply chain planning are identified and applications ranging across various industries are presented.
1,770 citations
TL;DR: This paper proposes a stochastic programming model and solution algorithm for solving supply chain network design problems of a realistic scale and integrates a recently proposed sampling strategy, the sample average approximation scheme, with an accelerated Benders decomposition algorithm to quickly compute high quality solutions.
1,044 citations
TL;DR: This paper argues for the assessment of SCN robustness as a necessary condition to ensure sustainable value creation and contributes to framing the foundations for a robust SCN design methodology.
750 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the importance of the political-economic situation, geographical location, infrastructure, financial background, performance history, risk factors, etc., have also been pointed out in particularly in the case of global supplier selection.
Abstract: Global supplier selection has a critical effect on the competitiveness of the entire supply chain network. Research results indicate that the supplier selection process appears to be the most significant variable in deciding the success of the supply chain. It helps in achieving high quality products at lower cost with higher customer satisfaction. Apart from the common criteria such as cost and quality, this paper also discusses some of the important decision variables which can play a critical role in case of the international sourcing. The importance of the political-economic situation, geographical location, infrastructure, financial background, performance history, risk factors, etc., have also been pointed out in particularly in the case of global supplier selection. Supplier selection problem related to the global sourcing is more complex than the general domestic sourcing and as a result it needs more critical analysis, which could not be found properly in past available literatures. This paper di...
602 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a qualitative research method for analyzing a supply chain network and for identifying effective chain redesign strategies is presented, where the main questions individual companies face are whether, why, how and with whom they should start supply chain management activities.
Abstract: Dynamic demands and constraints imposed by a rapidly changing business environment make it increasingly necessary for companies in the food supply chain to cooperate with each other. The main questions individual (food) companies face are whether, why, how and with whom they should start supply chain management activities. Presents a qualitative research method for analyzing a supply chain network and for identifying effective chain redesign strategies. Presents a generic list of supply chain redesign strategies based on a multi‐disciplinary literature review. Proposes that in order to identify the most effective strategies in a specific chain scenario one should focus on the identification and management of the sources of uncertainties in the supply chain’s decision‐making processes. The application of the research method in three food supply chains resulted in a valuable tool that can be used in supply chain redesign projects, as it indicates potentially effective redesign strategies when a specific source of uncertainty is encountered in a supply chain.
595 citations