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Value chain
About: Value chain is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7206 publications have been published within this topic receiving 224183 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the increasingly important issue of the impact of product design on supply chain risk management in an era of global supply arrangements and present a case for recognising design as more than a creative function but as a platform to manage risk in supply chains.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the increasingly important issue of the impact of product design on supply chain risk management in an era of global supply arrangements. The need to include product design considerations in the development of global supply chain strategies is highlighted.Design/methodology/approach – The research methodology is based on an in‐depth longitudinal case study of a major UK retailer. Data collection tools included observation of supplier meetings/workshops, semi‐structured interviews and access to key company documentation and archives.Findings – This paper provides a framework for design‐led supply chain risk management and thus presents a case for recognising design as more than a creative function but as a platform to manage risk in supply chains.Research limitations/implications – The empirical research reported in this paper is specific to the clothing manufacturing and fashion retail industry. Though the findings will most likely apply to all industries ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose principles of abstraction that can be used to frame supply chain redesign options and decisions and demonstrate how these principles lead to flexibility in the design of various supply chain options, thereby providing cost and value advantages for the supply chain.
Abstract: Increasingly, two key trends – value‐ and cost‐conscious customers, and globalization of markets and supply sources – are shifting the competitive focus from the competitive advantage of firms to competitive advantages of entire supply chains. At the same time, the possibilities for flexibility and coordination inherent in modern information and communication technologies are making it possible to design and follow a much greater variety of organization and governance strategies for delivering customer value. Contributes primarily to the development of general principles for ICT‐enabled redesign of supply chains. Rather than examine the individual impact and design implications of each new ICT innovation, proposes principles of abstraction that can be used to frame supply‐chain redesign options and decisions. Concludes with how these principles lead to flexibility in the design of various supply chain options, thereby providing cost and value advantages for the supply chain.
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TL;DR: An attempt has been made in this paper to propose a conceptual framework for KM in supply chain (SC) and to validate the framework with help of an empirical study conducted with French companies.
Abstract: Supply chain management has assumed a leading operations strategy position in both manufacturing and service industries, and over the past 10years companies have seriously implemented supply chain management strategies in their organizations Knowledge management (KM) is a major enabler of supply chain management, and is a critical element in information intensive and multi-cultured enterprise environments Realizing the importance of knowledge management in supply chain (SC), an attempt has been made in this paper to propose a conceptual framework for KM in SC and to validate the framework with help of an empirical study conducted with French companies Finally, a summary of findings and conclusions is presented for KM in SC
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the background of future research needs and formulates priority challenges for managerial improvements toward an increased sustainability of the food sector, including the dependency of all participants in the chain on consumers as the ultimate customers.
Abstract: Food Chain Management is a rather new research domain. As a consequence, the domain and the research challenges within the domain are not yet clearly defined. This corresponds with the variety in the definition of food chains and networks that might focus on either closely cooperating enterprises along the value chain with an executive coordination element or, alternatively, on a network of enterprises in dynamically evolving business relationships. Management challenges in closely cooperating enterprises are closely linked to challenges in enterprise management and can draw on research in this domain; however, management activities in and for networks involve additional challenges that require focused research engagement. The dependency of all participants in the chain on consumers as the ultimate customers and the dependency of the quality of final products on the engagement of all participants in the production and distribution of products require new managerial activities and, in turn, support by research. This article discusses the background of future research needs and formulates priority challenges for managerial improvements toward an increased sustainability of the food sector. [JEL classifications: Q010, Q130, D290, L140] © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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TL;DR: In this article, a framework for investigating the financial issues in logistics and supply chain management (SCM) has been proposed and shown that taking a supply chain perspective on financial issues offers great opportunities for SCM professionals.
Abstract: It is now accepted that logistics and supply chain management (SCM) have great potential for improving bottom line results. This paper proposes a framework for investigating the financial issues in logistics and SCM and shows that taking a supply chain perspective on financial issues offers great opportunities for SCM professionals. SCM can not only contribute to improvements in sales, cost of sales, and the invested capital, but also has the potential to improve the capital cost rate as a long neglected supply chain driver of shareholder value.
163 citations