Is just‐in‐time applicable in paper industry logistics?Supply Chain Management: An International Journal - 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
Managers in supply chain management, the critical dimensionSupply Chain Management: An International Journal - 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
Value chain analysis in the UK beef foodservice sectorSupply Chain Management: An International Journal - Tập 13 Số 1 - Trang 83-91
Purpose – The purpose of this article is to discuss the results from a UK government‐funded applied research programme on value chain analysis that examined the beef foodservice sector. The demands and dynamics of this sector differ markedly from those of the supermarket, which is the dominant channel for beef produce and which forms the focus of the existing literature. This is a challenging envi...... hiện toàn bộ
A proposed integrated framework for analysing supply chainsSupply Chain Management: An International Journal - 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
Food safety and traceability in the agricultural supply chain: using the Internet to deliver traceabilitySupply Chain Management: An International Journal - 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
The challenges of supply strategy selection in a project environment: evidence from UK naval shipbuildingSupply Chain Management: An International Journal - 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
Supply chain collaboration: capabilities for continuous innovationSupply Chain Management: An International Journal - 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
Information enrichment: designing the supply chain for competitive advantageSupply Chain Management: An International Journal - 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 chainsSupply Chain Management: An International Journal - 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