Value chain

About: Value chain is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7206 publications have been published within this topic receiving 224183 citations.

Climbing the value chain: Strategies to create a new product development capability in mature SMEs

Abstract: Purpose – Increasing productivity gaps and declining manufacturing bases create complex challenges for mature small to medium enterprises (SMEs). One solution advocated by academia is to reposition along the value chain – moving to a position of greater value. The purpose of this paper is to examine strategies used by firms to reposition through creating a new product development (NPD) capability. In doing so, the paper seeks to resolve gaps in extant literature on NPD in mature SMEs.Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory approach is taken, analysing in‐depth case studies of three mature UK manufacturing SMEs.Findings – Four strategic approaches to enable the creation of a NPD capability (strategic alliances, licensing key technologies and ideas, outsourcing and deploying an internal development process) are found. Each may facilitate an SME to reposition but the findings highlight that these strategies are not mutually exclusive as different combinations were employed to accelerate and leverage cha...

Retail Supply Chain Management

Abstract: THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN Defining the Retail Supply Chain More Than Stores Defining the Terms: Supply Chain and Supply-Chain Management The Importance of Customer Segments Adding Value Along the Chain Success in a Retail Business Financial Statements and Analysis Merchandise Replenishment and Budgeting Preparing a Merchandise Budget Success at the Retailer Level-Summary Types of Retail Supply-Chain Businesses Supply Chain Component Data US Retail Supply Chain Selected Supply Chain Company Returns Types of Retail Supply Chain Businesses-Summary A Changing World: Moving Toward Comparative Advantage Primer on Comparative Advantage Concept of Distance Applying the Framework The Changing World-Summary Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and the Retail Industry CSR at Retailers CSR Link to Strategy Framework for Classifying CSR Activities Boots Ltd.-CSR/Financial Report Convergence CSR and Retail-Summary FORCES SHAPING THE RETAIL SUPPLY-CHAIN ENVIRONMENT Drivers of Retail Supply Chain Change Drivers are Important Innovation Driver Extended Product Design Globalization Flexibility Imperative-the Ultimate Capability Process-Centered Management Collaboration Know Your Drivers Paths to the Customer Meeting Market Needs-Dimensions Proctor & Gamble Case Study Role of Specifications Nature of Demand Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Tool Paths to the Customer-Summary Supply Chain Risk Location/Trading Partner Selection Risks External Supply Chain Production/Logistics Risks Internal Supply Chain Production/Logistics Risks Supply Chain Risk-Summary Retail Supply Chain Metrics Metrics Problems Alignment with Strategy Definitions of Supply Chain Success Mid-Tier and Ground-Level Metrics Supply Chain Metrics-Summary Meeting the Needs of Supply Chain Decision Makers New Decisions at Herman Miller Proactive Decision Making Applications for Information Technology Assessing the Need for Information Meeting Decision-Maker Needs-Summary RETAIL STRATEGY AND SUPPLY CHAINS Product Types-Value to the Customer The Product Life Cycle Innovative and Functional Products Market Mediation Costs Customer Value and Product Types-Summary Businesses Inside the Business The Conventional Supply Chain Market Segments Spheres-Modules for Supply Chain Design Summary-Businesses Inside the Business Activity Systems and Process Definition IKEA-Activity System Example Enabling Spheres and Supply Chain Processes Defining Processes Activity Systems and Process Definition-Summary Retail SCM-Skills Required Five Tasks for SCM Excellence Assessing SCM Skills SCM Skills-Summary RETAIL SUPPLY-CHAIN PROCESS IMPROVEMENT Organizing to Improve Retail Supply-Chain Performance West Marine Case Continuous Improvement Cycles S&OP Process and Functional Roles Organizing to Improve Performance-Summary Collaboration with Supply-Chain Partners Supply Chain Roles Core Competency Partnerships Vocabulary Organizing a Partnership Partner Collaboration-Summary Endnotes The Demand-Driven Supply Chain Vision for the Demand-Driven Supply Chain The Path from Forecast-Driven to Demand-Driven Demand-Driven Tools and Techniques Sponsoring the Demand-Driven Supply Chain Demand-Driven Supply Chain-Summary Product Tracking Along Retail Supply Chains Low-Tech Retailing Beyond Basic Barcodes Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tracking in Transit The Future of Product Tracking Product Tracking-Summary ACHIEVING FINANCIAL SUCCESS IN THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN Understanding Supply-Chain Costs Barriers to Cost Visibility Goal: Activity-Based Costing by Product Activity-Based Costs by Product (IV-D) Understanding Costs-Summary Barriers to Addressing Root Causes for Cost Root Causes for Supply Chain Cost No Focus Confusion Motivators Boundaries Rigidity Barriers to Cost Reduction-Summary Multicompany Collaboration to Reduce Costs-Who, What, and How Case Study-Frozen and Refrigerated Foods "Cold Chain" Recognize Root Causes Levels of Collaboration Who-Rationalizing the Customer/Supplier Base What and How-Pursuing Partnership Opportunities Multicompany Collaboration to Reduce Cost-Summary Retail Return Loops GENCO Case Study-the Rise of the Return Loop Types of Returns Opportunities in Returns Return Loops-Summary GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

Supply chain performance issues in an automobile company: a SAP‐LAP analysis

Abstract: Purpose – Supply chain performance is concerned with managing dependencies between various supply chain members and the joint efforts of all supply chain members to achieve mutually defined goals. There are various performance initiatives reported in the literature but these are often discussed in isolation. Information sharing, information technology, collaborative partnerships, and vendor management that help in improving the supply chain performance are some of the noteworthy initiatives. But there is a need to consider the supply chain in a holistic sense. The purpose of this paper is to analyze a case study of A1, a leading original equipment manufacturer in India, to throw light on the status of supply chain performance initiatives taken in its supply chain.Design/methodology/approach – A situation‐actor‐process (SAP)‐learning‐action‐performance (LAP) model has been applied for the case study of A1. The situation represents the present scenario of the organization. Actors are the participants, influ...

A collaborative framework to minimise knowledge loss in new product development

Abstract: In today's consumer era, of rapidly shortened product life cycles, new product development has become essential for both growth and survival of organisations. The agility of new product development is governed by the effectiveness and efficiency of an organisation's intelligence and knowledge-management skills. In this rapidly changing dynamic and multi-layered environment, recognising, managing and preventing Knowledge Loss can be a key determinant of success of an organisation. In this paper, we argue for a collaborative network structure within the organisation to prevent knowledge loss in new product development. Based on our first-hand observations via an in-depth case study of six Indian auto-component manufacturing companies, we identify the sources of K-loss. We recommend ways to create collaboration pools that increase flow of information and communication and help mitigate knowledge loss throughout the value chain. We summarise our finding as usable rules-of-thumb for helping senior and middle-l...