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Supply Chain Management: An International Journal

 

 

 

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Food safety and traceability in the agricultural supply chain: using the Internet to deliver traceability
Tập 3 Số 3 - Trang 127-133
This paper describes a possible mechanism for the design and development of a software system that will become the de facto industry standard for the collation, location and dissemination of traceability data. Such a system must be capable of transcending national and regional boundaries. It must operate on a global scale and be available 24 hours a day seven days a week. It must be relevant to, a...... hiện toàn bộ
A proposed integrated framework for analysing supply chains
Tập 11 Số 4 - Trang 337-344
– Organisations need to have a profound level of understanding of their supply chains if they are to successfully find sources of competitive advantage within them. Current methodologies for analysing supply chains, such as the Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, are not sufficiently comprehensive, particularly when it comes to understanding the complex social and political factors tha...... hiện toàn bộ
Is just‐in‐time applicable in paper industry logistics?
Tập 3 Số 1 - Trang 21-32
There is a large body of knowledge on logistics and production control, including just‐in‐time (JIT) logistics. However, the applications specific to paper industry logistics are scarce and somewhat conflicting. Examines the potential contribution of alternative logistics systems in the paper industry and the scope for efficiency gains through the application of JIT logistics systems. Multiple cas...... hiện toàn bộ
Information enrichment: designing the supply chain for competitive advantage
Tập 2 Số 4 - Trang 137-148
Speed of response to customer demand has long been recognized as a key attribute to business success since customer loyalty can be won or lost on product availability. With everyone implementing lean manufacturing philosophies, companies additionally need to become smart chain managers and ensure continuous improvement to stay competitive. Exploits further the concept of the “seamless supply chain...... hiện toàn bộ
Inter‐organizational governance, learning and performance in supply chains
Tập 15 Số 2 - Trang 101-114
– Inter‐firm knowledge sharing and learning constitute one of the main avenues to improve supply chains' performance in today's business environment. This paper aims to examine how effective different governance mechanisms are in promoting knowledge transfer, learning and performance in supply chains., – Following on from the literature in inter‐organizational learning, transaction costs economics...... hiện toàn bộ
How to move supply chain beyond cleaning up after new product development
Tập 12 Số 4 - Trang 239-244
– Improving alignment between supply chain and new product development (NPD) can enhance market impact and revenue growth. Additionally, it can remove a lot of frustration for supply chain managers, who currently are often the last to find out about NPD, whereas their contribution is crucial when it comes to getting products to market on time and in the right volumes. Whereas a recent research not...... hiện toàn bộ
Supply chain collaboration: capabilities for continuous innovation
Tập 13 Số 2 - Trang 160-169
– The purpose of this study is to investigate how collaborative relationships enhance continuous innovation in the supply chain using case studies., – The data were collected from semi‐structured interviews with 23 managers in ten case studies. The main intention was to comprehend how these firms engaged in collaborative relationships and their importance for successful innovation. The study adopt...... hiện toàn bộ
Strategic operations planning process for manufacturers with a supply chain focus: concepts and a meat processing application
Tập 7 Số 4 - Trang 225-241
Planning processes for the operations of entire supply chains require examination because business competition demands coherent strategies from them. Research into processes for strategic operations planning has defined the steps and procedures required. Some research has partially addressed planning processes for integrated supply chains. The present research begins to specify a process and inves...... hiện toàn bộ
The challenges of supply strategy selection in a project environment: evidence from UK naval shipbuilding
Tập 13 Số 1 - Trang 16-25
– There is a view that firms should decide between a lean or agile approach to supply management primarily on the basis of whether their product offering is “functional” (predictable demand, low variety and a long life cycle) or “innovative” (unpredictable demand, high variety and a short life cycle). This paper aims to present and test the proposition that this dichotomy is less useful in complex...... hiện toàn bộ
Managers in supply chain management, the critical dimension
Tập 7 Số 3 - Trang 119-125
Attracting and educating the right supply chain managers are a critical challenge to the realization of most supply chain objectives irrespective of the state of the economy (shortage of personnel several months ago or increasing lay‐offs currently). This is because of the richness of capabilities required to do the job well. Much of our teaching in logistics and supply chain management focuses on...... hiện toàn bộ