Dissertations / Theses: 'Manufacture of chains'

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Van, der Horst Frank. "South African automotive industry: globalisation, re-structuring and world-class manufacture." University of the Western Cape, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7900.

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Magister Commercii - MCom
Political and economic sanctions between 1970 and 1994 isolated the inward-oriented economy of South Africa from global trends. A variety of factors, such as a challenging new global competitive environment, production overcapacity, falling protectionist tariff barriers in a period of liberalisation, world-class manufacture and globalisation, are contributing to the reform of the economy and the automotive industry. The South African automotive industry therefore faces a major reform in trade policy. The South African government introduced the Motor Industry Development Plan (MIDP) in 1995, to create the necessary levels of competitiveness, promote world class manufacture practices, increase levels of investments and exports that would consequently lead to the successful reconstruction and development of this sector of the South African economy. Subsequent research has shown that the successful adoption of world-class manufacture (or lean production) processes in the South African automotive industry is necessary not only for survival, but also for increased competitiveness of the industry and the improved economic performance of automotive firms. However, complicated links exist between the adoption of world-class manufacture for improved levels of operational competitiveness. for firm-level success, on the one hand, and long-term sustainability of the industry, on the other hand. Combined firm level economic success and long-term sustainability of the industry depend on factors such as international trends, connectivity to global value chains, modern technological capabilities, lean production and enterprise systems, substantial investments, increased exports, world-wide quality standards, as well as customer satisfaction, human resource development, advanced education, skills development, worker participation, government policy and institutional support. This is borne out by a recent study of the auto component sector, utilising a lean , production 'market driver' toolkit. The study found that although component manufacturers significantly improved their operational competitiveness, they have not necessarily experienced improved economic performance levels. More important is connectedness and integration into global value chains, via intermediaries, mergers and acquisitions. The changing political economy of automotive value chains is also important in shaping fum-level operational success and industry sustainability. In this research paper, we review global automotive industry trends which influenced the introduction of the government's visionary MIDP. We then discuss their impact on the performance of the South African assembly and component sectors at industry and finn level. This leads to a series of recommendations for improved performance to world-class manufacture, world-wide quality standards and global competitiveness

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van, der Horst Frank A. "South African automotive industry: Globalisation, re-structuring and world-class manufacture." University of the Western Cape, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7901.

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Magister Commercii - MCom
Political and economic sanctions between 1970 and 1994 isolated the inward-oriented economy of South Africa from global trends. A variety of factors, such as a challenging new global competitive environment, production overcapacity, falling protectionist tariff barriers in a period of liberalisation, world-class manufacture and globalisation, are contributing to the reform of the economy and the automotive industry. The South African automotive industry therefore faces a major reform in trade policy. The South African government introduced the Motor Industry Development Plan (MIDP) in 1995, to create the necessary levels of competitiveness, promote worldclass manufacture practices, increase levels of investments and exports that would consequently lead to the successful reconstruction and development of this sector of the South African economy. Subsequent research has shown that the successful adoption of world-class manufacture (or lean production) processes in the South African automotive industry is necessary not only for survival, but also for increased competitiveness of the industry and the improved economic performance of automotive firms. However, complicated links exist between the adoption of world-class manufacture for improved levels of operational competitiveness. for firm-level success, on the one hand, and long-term sustainability of the industry, on the other hand. Combined firm level economic success and long-term sustainability of the industry depend on factors such as international trends, connectivity to global value chains, modern technological capabilities, lean production and enterprise systems, substantial investments, increased exports, world-wide quality standards, as well as customer satisfaction, human resource development, advanced education, skills development, worker participation, government policy and institutional support. This is borne out by a recent study of the auto component sector, utilising a lean , production 'market driver' toolkit. The study found that although component manufacturers significantly improved their operational competitiveness, they have not necessarily experienced improved economic performance levels. More important is connectedness and integration into global value chains, via intermediaries, mergers and acquisitions. The changing political economy of automotive value chains is also important in shaping fum-level operational success and industry sustainability.

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Borbon, Galvez Yari. "Capabilities meet regulation : the compliance processes of Mexican food supply chains with United States biosecurity regulations." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2013. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/45518/.

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This thesis explores how Mexican fresh produce supply chains have responded to US bio-security regulations designed to prevent the intentional and accidental contamination of imported food. It explores the compliance processes, which are theorised using a framework drawn from the Resource-Based View (RBV) and the Supply Chain Governance (SCG) literatures. The constructs developed herein regarding capabilities and supply chain ‘governance structures' complement previous Regulation Studies (RS) explaining compliance behaviour. The thesis analysed 12 case studies, and tested causal conditions of compliance using a multi-value Qualitative Comparative Analysis (mvQCA) method. The main results show: 1) the pathways to meet the regulatory requirements; 2) the limited diversity of capabilities associated with higher levels of compliance; and 3) the importance of tight supply chain coordination to source and exchange knowledge for compliance, regardless of how or who governs the supply chain. The thesis contributes to various academic debates. It removes the RVB assumptions that resources and capabilities are intrinsically valuable and complementary, and therefore contributes towards making the theory less tautological. It shows how SCG benefits when the effects of supply chain integration and coordination are examined independently. It differentiates between firms lacking willingness and firms lacking capabilities to comply, making it possible to define suitable regulatory strategies for each type of firm. The thesis makes a methodological contribution as it is one of the first studies applying the mvQCA in Science, Technology and Innovations Studies (STIs). The new methodology is used here to test the causal conditions of compliance, but can also be applied to innovative performance more generally. The thesis concludes by showing how US regulations were effective in achieving their regulatory aims without significant negative consequences, and suggesting that STI regulatory policies can be used to increase business engagement to prevent the intentional and accidental contamination of the food chain.

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Hostinský, Michal. "Nekonvenční technologie výroby řetězů." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta strojního inženýrství, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-232064.

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Unconventional technologies and their continual development brings along new possibilities in the manufacturing process. The submitted project is focused on solving problems in the procession of sheet metals in the manufacture of special parts of roller and conveyor chains. In the assessment of the technology of components, laser cutting was evaluated as the most optimal technology. With this goal, there was a public tender in terms of the purchase of a new machine designed for the manufacturing operations of the company of RETEZY Vamberk. This company ranks among the most major manufacturers of conveyor, roller and special chains in Europe.

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Er, Mahendrawathi. "Managing product variety in international supply chains." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2004. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11208/.

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In today's business environment, firms increasingly think in the context of a supply chain rather than a single factory and operate globally rather than in a single nation. At the same time, we have also witnessed increasing breadth in product ranges and accelerating rates of new product introduction in the marketplace. While there are potentially strong interrelationships between product variety and international supply chain management, the issues have been addressed separately in the research literature. Owing to this shortfall, this study investigates the issue of product variety in the context of international supply networks. More specifically, the study seeks to gain insights on different types of co-ordination and configuration of international supply network and to more deeply understand the impact of, and the interrelationships between, product variety, supply lead-time and demand uncertainty on the performance of an international supply chain. Empirical and simulation studies have been conducted to fulfil the above objectives. The empirical study involves eleven manufacturing companies in Indonesia, belonging to both Multinational Corporations (MNC) and contract manufacturers, and one company in the UK operating internationally that owns manufacturing units as well as contracting out. The empirical study generated findings on configuration structures, co-ordination policies, and product variety impact and management. Based on their configuration and coordination strategies, MNC supply networks involved in the empirical study can be classified as supply networks that have regional autonomous subsidiaries, regional clusters of subsidiaries and purely global supply network. Contract manufacturers' configurations may change from one selling period to another. More co-ordination efforts are found to be necessary in MNC supply networks compared to contract manufacturer supply networks. Although companies face different challenges with respect to product variety and uncertainties in demand and supply, the evidence shows that product variety principally affects the procurement of materials, as various products require different materials and parts. Product variety also affects production due to the need to conduct set-up activities. To obtain a deeper understanding of the impacts of product variety, supply lead time and demand uncertainty on supply chain performance, a simulation study has been conducted. A simulation model was developed based on the insights obtained from the empirical study. The model represents a three-stage MNC supply network producing consumer goods in discrete manufacturing processes. Product variety is represented in the model by the use of different types of material required at different stages of the production process. An extensive set of simulation experiments concentrated on flow time and inventory performance. Results from the simulation experiments show that increases in product variety extend the average flow time due to the need to conduct set-up activities. The impact of product variety on flow time depends on the severity of set-up and the stage at which variety occurs in the production processes. Variety occurring early in the production process and generating long set-up times has a more pernicious impact on average flow time compared to variety occurring later and requiring shorter set-ups. Supply and demand uncertainty may affect the supply chain performance as it may delay the manufacturing processes. When supply lead-time is subject to uncertainty, materials may not be available at the right time for production. Similarly, demand uncertainty may lead to a situation where the available materials may not be adequate to meet the production requirements. The simulation results show that producing high variety when material delivery time is subject to uncertainty has a damaging impact on the two supply chain performance metrics - flow time and inventory level. The supply chain performance worsens with increasing level of supply uncertainty. Producing high variety when either aggregate-level or product-level demand is subject to uncertainty results in a higher level of inventory and longer average flow time. The worst performance in terms of average flow time and average inventory is evident when the supply chain produces maximum variety and both supply and demand are subject to uncertainty. The simulation study provides a guide to the magnitude of the impact in each case. Findings from the empirical and simulation study are synthesised into a framework for understanding and managing product variety in international supply chains. The framework can be used to understand interrelationships between key factors in managing product variety in international supply networks and to identify potential strategies to mitigate the negative impact of those factors on performance.

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Afshar, Saman. "Investigating product acquisition strategies in closed-loop supply chains." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33496/.

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Remanufacturing is one of the main recovery operations in Closed-Loop Supply Chains (CLSCs) that not only can contribute to a more sustainable environment, but also has significant economic and social benefits. A key factor for having an efficient remanufacturing operation is to control the heterogeneous characteristics of product returns in terms of quantity, quality and timing. Product Acquisition Management is an essential process in CLSCs, which aims to deal with these characteristics of product returns. The present study extends knowledge in Product Acquisition Management, by developing quantitative models that generate meaningful insights into the economics of proactive product acquisitioning. In addition, case studies inform the present study with the current status of product acquisition management in practice and the relevant challenges. The economic-oriented decision about operating a proactive or passive strategy is explored under quantity and quality-based incentive approaches. Closed-form solutions and quality thresholds are derived for the optimal return rate and optimal quality rate that minimises the total cost of the proactive strategy. The analysis of the infinite planning horizon models show that, the optimal acquisition strategy depends on a trade-off between the relevant remanufacturing cost advantage and the acquisition cost structure. A diseconomy of scale in the acquisition of returns leads to a decrease of the remanufacturing amount. Sensitivity analysis further highlights the differences between the quantity and the quality-based incentive approaches. This study extends its investigation on the economic viability of the proactive acquisition strategy under the finite planning horizon. Using the product life cycle as a basis for matching demand and supply, the analysis shows that delays in the processing of returns will reduce the cost advantages of a proactive acquisition strategy and that applying a dynamic acquisition policy will increase the cost improvement of the proactive strategy. Finally, the study investigates a dynamic manufacturing-remanufacturing system with a responsive buy-back policy by considering multiple quality levels and decay rates. The model is formulated using optimal control theory, and shows that the optimal acquisition strategy depends on the manufacturing-remanufacturing cost difference and price sensitivity of the return response function for high and low quality used products. The sensitivity analysis indicates that in general it is beneficial to obtain a higher rate of high quality returns in the beginning of the planning horizon, and a higher rate of low quality returns towards the end. The fluctuation in demand is mainly absorbed by manufacturing new products and much less by remanufacturing returns. Within the optimal buy-back policy, the result has indicated that it is the acquisition of high quality of returns that mirror the fluctuation in the demand, while the acquisition of low quality of returns show a relatively stable trend.

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Afazov, Shukri. "Simulation of manufacturing processes and manufacturing chains using finite element techniques." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2009. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10827/.

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This thesis presents work on the simulation of manufacturing chains, simulation of manufacturing processes (casting, forging, shot-peening and heat treatment) and fatigue life prediction by using the finite element method (FEM). The objectives and the contributions of this thesis consist of development of mathematical algorithms and techniques for mapping and transferring FE data (stresses, strains, displacements, etc.) from macro-to-macro and micro-to-macro FE models among different FE solvers and meshes. All these features have been implemented into a new finite element data exchange system (FEDES). FEDES has been developed to simulate manufacturing chains by using FE techniques. Extensive research has been carried out on the simulation of investment casting processes of aero-engine parts under equiaxed and directional cooling. Methodologies for predicting the component life undergoing low cycle fatigue (LCF) and high cycle fatigue (HCF) have been developed. Life prediction based on the effect of the residual stresses obtained from micro machining and shot-peening processes has been investigated. FEDES has been used to simulate two manufacturing chains where the residual stresses and the distortions after each manufacturing process have been passed to the next process of the chain. Manufacturing chain simulation including casting, forging and heat treatment has been carried out on a simple parallelepiped geometry. A second manufacturing chain simulation has been performed on an aero-engine vane component which includes the following manufacturing processes: metal deposition, welding, heat treatment, machining and shot-peening. An investment casting simulation under equiaxed cooling of the bottom core vane (BCV) component of the aero-engines vane has been performed. The gap formation and the gap conductance have been studied and implemented in the analyses. The main goal is to investigate the residual stresses in the BCV cast with Inconel 718 material. Two FE solvers (ABAQUS and ProCAST) have been used for validation purposes. An investment casting simulation under directional cooling in a Bridgman furnace of a high pressure turbine blade (HPTB) with CMSX-4 material has been carried out. The effect of the withdrawal velocity on the temperature and the residual stresses of the HPTB cast has been investigated.

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Farooq, Sami. "Manufacturing technology selection : a supply chain perspective." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2007. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11033/.

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This thesis describes a technology selection framework for manufacturing technology selection. Technology selection has been identified as a major area of decision making in a company's manufacturing strategy and is highlighted as a manufacturing objective that can provide competitive advantage to a company. The research identifies the emergence of global supply chains as a major phenomenon that has revolutionised the global business environment. Considering the presence of global supply chains and their ever increasing importance the research has proposed a process for manufacturing technology selection keeping in view the supply chain perspective. The technology selection framework introduces the concept of risk evaluation of available technology alternatives for strategic technology selection. The risk associated with technology alternatives is evaluated in the shape of opportunities and threats. The decision making environment for technology selection is divided in a way to consider intra as well as inter-organisational factors. The classification of the decision making environment, inclusion of risk calculations and consideration of a supply chain perspective enables the developed technology selection framework to thoroughly evaluate a technology alternative before its strategic selection. The research presented in this thesis is composed of two main sections. The first section deals with the development of the technology selection framework, whereas the second section describes the application of the developed framework in an aerospace manufacturing company in detail. The application of the framework in industry helped in understanding the issues surrounding the technology selection process and provided an insight into how the existing technology selection processes can be improved and why it is necessary to address the supply chain factors functionally as well as holistically in manufacturing technology selection. The major contribution of this research is a technology selection framework integrating manufacturing and the supply chain. Academically the research establishes a link between manufacturing technology selection and the supply chain and emphasises the importance of alignment between manufacturing and supply chain objectives.

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Abushaikha, Ismail. "Supply chain integration from a resource-based view perspective : empirical evidence from Jordan's garment manufacturers international supply chains." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/2773.

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Despite the large body of research devoted to the topic of supply chain integration in operations and supply chain management literature, most studies agree that the concept is still undertheorised. There is also a dearth of empirical research on supply chain integration comprising external suppliers and customers and internal company integration, and weaknesses in our understanding of the interrelationships between the levels of supply chain integration. This research addresses these gaps in literature and investigates how supply chain integration might lead to improved competitive advantage. A theoretical framework was developed from the literature and encompassed three levels of external supplier and customer and internal company integration. This framework is anchored by the resource-based view (RBV) addressing a theoretical gap in the way this theory might be used across the supply chain to enhance competitive advantage. Following a pilot case study, five case studies were conducted in the context of garment manufacturers supply chains. The data collection process adopted a novel methodological approach through obtaining evidence from manufacturers, suppliers and customers across each case study supply chain. The outcome of the case study research is an empirical model of supply chain integration. The empirical findings suggest that supply chain integration is achieved through integration at the three levels of internal, supplier and customer, and that the benefits reaped from internal company integration is higher in the presence of customer integration. The importance of this finding is that it addresses a frequently asked question in recent literature about the relevance of internal company integration to the successful implementation of supply chain integration. Moreover, this research contributed to supply chain management literature through theoretical and practical application of RBV across geographically dispersed garment manufacturers’ supply chains. The empirical findings suggest that garment manufacturers benefited from inbound spillover (unintended) rents through integrating with their international customers. The findings also suggest that the developed empirical model informs the concept of supply chain visibility; an emerging area of research in recent years. Finally, this thesis provides practical implications and some directions for future research.

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Abubakar, Tijjani. "A study of sustainability in the oil and gas supply chain." Thesis, University of Central Lancashire, 2014. http://clok.uclan.ac.uk/11807/.

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There is a general consensus that human activity has significant impact on global climate change with significant consequences to the environment. Although there has been relatively limited research on the relationship between corporate environmental performance and corporate financial performance, empirical of the relationship between proactive corporate climate change strategies and economic performance is still in need of clear delineation. It is in light of this hat this research examines the impacts of sustainability adoption on competitive performance of oil and gas companies. The research explores the notion of market driven sustainability by establishing an empirical link between sustainable supply chains characteristics and organisational competitiveness. The overall aim is to develop an empirical model of sustainable supply chain characteristics that improves resource utilisation, profit maximization and competitiveness in the oil and gas industry. The research reviews existing literature on supply chain management, sustainability and competitive objectives in order to generate an appropriate and adequate context for relevant analytical investigations. Primary data on sustainability and its impacts on organisational performance were collected from UK and gas industry through survey by questionnaire. The results show that the most significant drivers of sustainability are the desire to conserve energy, increase market share and improve competiveness. However, legal and regulatory pressure, in contrast to common perspectives in the literature, was not seen as strong drivers of sustainability. The most significant inhibitors of sustainability are inappropriate infrastructural facilities, higher take-up costs, shortage of information on sustainability and employees lack of environmental awareness. The results further indicate that, though sustainability strategies implemented by the respondent firms varied in scopes, these strategies were being extensively and successfully implemented. Generally, the adoption of sustainability in oil and gas supply chain leads to improved economic performance and environmental performance, which, in turn, positively impact organisational competitiveness. These results are of particular importance to managers, government policy makers environmentalists and researchers.

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Anderson, Zach, Mark Bannister, and John Silkey. "Sustainable Supply Chains : Moving Chinese Garment Manufacturers Towards Sustainability." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3023.

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The fashion industry is beginning to understand the need to move strategically towards sustainability. Yet there appears at present little coordination between global fashion brands and their supply chains to pursue strategic sustainable development and ensure the long term resilience of their business. We asked: What does a fashion brand need to know about its first tier suppliers in China in order to form a strategy towards sustainability? We utilised a scientific, principle-based definition of sustainability and framework to identify the underlying challenges faced by two Chinese garment factories in moving strategically towards sustainability. The challenges enabled us to inform three strategic guidelines that a fashion brand should consider when working with its supply chain towards sustainability. Research draws on literature, interviews among industry experts, interviews with a major fashion brand, and on-site workshops with two of its first-tier garment factories in China. The results of our research indicate: 1) the specific challenges factories face are commonly associated with internal corporate culture, the fashion brand’s directives, and the regulatory environment in China; 2) the fashion brand should aim to broaden its purchasing priorities, generate increased collaboration with suppliers and build awareness towards empowerment and ownership of sustainability and associated strategies and actions.

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Hulthén, Hana. "Information integration between retailers and manufacturers in Swedish food retail supply chains : The manufacturers’ perspective." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Ekonomihögskolan, ELNU, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-11407.

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Linnaeus University, School of Management and Economics, 5FE00E, Spring 2010 Author: Hana Hulthén Tutor: Helena Forslund Title: Information integration between retailers and manufacturers in Swedish food retail supply chains; The manufacturers’ perspective. Background: According to study conducted by Brege in 2007, in Swedish food retail supply chains there is lack of external integration between retailers/wholesalers and manufacturers. This fact indicates that there are gaps in information integration between them which have consequences mainly for the manufacturers. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe gaps, from the manufacturers´ perspective, in the information integration between Swedish retailers/wholesalers and manufacturers, and analyze what are the consequences of these gaps for manufacturers as well as propose how these gaps can be alleviated. Method: Multiple - case study as research method has been applied. Specifically, three case companies, Swedish meat manufacturers, have been selected. Three one-hour long focused interviews combined with open-ended interviews have been conducted with two sales managers and one sales representative. The empirical evidence has been analyzed by using cross-case analysis method and pattern-matching method. Results, conclusion: Firstly, Swedish meat manufacturers do not have access to real-time demand or POS data on store level. Instead, they receive orders from retailers based on updated demand forecast. As manufacturers do not have perfect demand information it leads to information asymmetry between retailers and manufacturers. As a consequence of inaccurate demand signal processing a Bullwhip effect can occur. Implementation of integrated information systems using EDI for exchange of POS data could solve the gap. However, small-scaled manufacturers have neither enough resources nor incentives to invest in an expensive business-to-business system. Furthermore, manufacturers with restricted production flexibility cannot utilize provided information on very detailed level; such as POS data. Thus, in these cases implementation of integrated information systems seems not to be reasonable. Secondly, it has been found that information integration between retailers and manufacturers has been significantly improved the last three or four years. The Swedish retailers are willing to provide information to manufacturers. Future Work: The result of this thesis is based only on findings from meat manufacturers. Other sectors could be also included as well as opinion of retailers and wholesalers to identify common problems related to information integration in Swedish food retail supply chains.

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Hasan, Syed M. "A collaborative framework for feasibility analysis in automotive product development with global supply chain." Thesis, University of Greenwich, 2013. http://gala.gre.ac.uk/10212/.

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In the competitive world, time to market, new technology and innovation are the measures of the performance of New Product Development (NPD). Companies tend to use a conventional approach to NPD by assigning representatives from their own support functions to review and recommend changes as projects evolve. In recent years, this approach has been questioned since it is a costly and time-consuming approach due to its iterative nature. Researchers argue that the time to market process and the cost of NPD can be reduced considerably by involving the support functions of the supply chain to a greater extent and also earlier in the NPD process. There is a potential industrial requirement for a collaborative framework that facilitates the linkage between Supply Chain Management (SCM) and New Product Development (NPD). This research project focuses on the early stages of the collaborative product development process in the extended enterprise. The research output includes the functional requirements of a framework and a developed prototype methodology with tools and technologies that are tested from case studies within industry. The research also introduces the development and analysis of the framework that allows the integration of the flow of product development related activities within original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and suppliers providing future business benefits. An industrial investigation of an OEM in the automotive industry within the research identified that there are different decision making points in product development and manufacturing. The proposed methodology and framework use key drives to predict and quantify its impact on four main criteria namely: feasibility, time, cost and capability that support or advise on key decision making of OEM’s product development and management process.

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Chen, Huiyu, and Weiwei Wang. "Green Supply Chain Management for a Chinese Auto Manufacturer." Thesis, University of Gävle, Department of Industrial Development, IT and Land Management, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7424.

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Bai, Xinye, and Yaniv Rosenberg. "Improving supply chain agility of a medical device Manufacturer." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99802.

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Thesis: M. Eng. in Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, 2015.
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This thesis focuses on a medical device manufacturer, DeCo, which offers surgical instruments to customers at no cost in order to facilitate the sale of implantable products that require the use of such instruments. DeCo is facing challenges in managing the supply chain for these outsourced instruments, such as long lead times, inaccurate forecasting, and excess inventory. Deco is interested in building a more responsive supply chain. To this end, our thesis investigated strategies to increase the supply chain agility by realizing opportunities in information flows, material movement, and channel alignment to achieve shorter lead time, lower inventory levels, and higher levels of service. We conducted interviews and analyzed forecast, inventory, and lead time data files to evaluate the company's supply chain agility in terms of key attributes such as: Inventory management, supply chain visibility, forecast, distribution channel management, supplier manufacturing flexibility, forecast, level of service, lead-time, and product lifecycle. Gaps between the current state and an agile supply chain were identified, and recommendations were made based on these weaknesses. Gaps in the supply chain were divided into three categories: information barriers, operational inflexibilities, and supply chain misalignments. Similarly, our recommendations were broken up into three main groups: Distributor strategies, supplier strategies, and DeCo's practices. By improving supply chain visibility, Deco can cut lead time to customers and significantly lower inventory. By gaining operational flexibility, DeCo can cut lead time from suppliers by 50%, avoid excess ordering due to minimum order quantity, and cut cost per unit. Key recommendations to achieve agility were to build a database of inventory at distributors' warehouses and implement a process to ship instruments between these warehouses; and to work with suppliers to build dedicated capacity on the production floor.
by Xinye Bai and Yaniv Rosenberg.
M. Eng. in Logistics

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Fyfe, Clare. "The changing nature of supply chain management in the European grocery retail sector." Thesis, University of Abertay Dundee, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.338544.

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Pornnoparat, Dangfun. "Warehouse network design for a commodity chemicals manufacturer." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/107512.

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Thesis: M. Eng. in Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Supply Chain Management Program, 2016.
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The choice of the location and number of warehouses is a strategic-level decision that can have a long- lasting impact on a firm's performance. Warehouse locations and their capacities determine how products flow within a firm's supply chain, which directly influences a firm's performance in terms of cost and service level. This research applies a mixed integer linear programming method to evaluate factors that drive existing inefficiencies in a warehouse network belonging to a Thai commodity chemicals manufacturer. The objective is to determine an optimal warehouse network configuration that minimizes the firm's total transportation and warehousing cost. Inventory turns and storage capacity constraints are found to be the key drivers of inefficiencies. The optimal solution suggests that the company should retain fewer warehouses and expand capacities at these locations. As the company continues to grow, the potential benefit from expansion becomes greater.
by Dangfun Pornnoparat.
M. Eng. in Logistics

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Fatorachian, Hajar. "Electronic supply chain practice within SMEs manufacturer in the UK." Thesis, Sheffield Hallam University, 2014. http://shura.shu.ac.uk/19642/.

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The concepts of E-Business and Supply Chain Management (SCM) have been broadly investigated in the last 10 years. However, there have been limited insights into the integration of the two concepts - Electronic Supply Chain Management (ESCM). Also, there is limited information about the implementation of E-Business practices in the supply chain management of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Adopting an exploratory approach, this thesis investigated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and E-Business as practical and innovative approaches towards supply chain management. Following Tornatzky and Fleischer's (1990) 'Technology-Organisation-Environment' (TOE) theory, which has recently been used by Ifinedo (2011) in investigation of E-business in organisations, this research has attempted to provide a comprehensive view towards the adoption of ESCM. Having explored and extracted key factors influencing the adoption and implementation of ESCM from a literature review, a comprehensive ESCM model was developed. The model is focused towards understanding of the significance of various technological, organisational, environmental and strategic factors on successful adoption of E-Business technologies in supply chain management. Additionally, the advantages of the application of Information Technologies (IT) in supply chain management of SMEs, and possible obstacles are investigated in depth. Using a deductive approach, a questionnaire was designed to explore the research objectives. Consequently, 6 hypotheses were proposed and tested using data from 67 manufacturing SMEs in the UK. The findings of this study will enable comprehensive understanding of the concept of ESCM in SMEs, through exploring the integration of E-Business and supply chain management, and through an investigation of key elements of ESCM adoption. It is hoped that the developed model offers a better and stronger understanding of implementation of IT in SMEs, allowing managers of SMEs to evaluate the level of success and appropriateness of E-Business capabilities and IT strategies in their supply chains. Key words: Supply Chain Management (SCM), E-Business, E-Business capabilities, Electronic Supply Chain Management (ESCM), SMEs, Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

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Stroede, Claire L. "Dynamic Force Delivery and Viscoelastic Properties of Pigmented Elastomeric Chains from One Manufacturer." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1302627429.

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Wanderman, Jack J. (Jack Joseph). "Design and manufacture of a chain driven motor shaft for Formula Electric applications." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83754.

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Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2013.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 23).
This document describes the design, manufacture, and testing of a motor shaft assembly that is a subcomponent of the drivetrain system in a Formula Electric racecar. The design covers detailed analysis of the bearing, sprocket, shaft, pins, and spacer created to meet a set of functional requirements. The process of determining these requirements is also covered, along with a set of best practices for thoughtful design in general. An initial phase of testing is covered as well, from the design of the testing apparatus to the execution of a torsional test on the shaft. With limited data, conclusions are hard to draw with certainty, but initial results seem to indicate that the shaft performs as expected. The intent of this document is to serve as an example of the level of detail and thoroughness that is expected when designing racecar components. To that end, this document should provide a number of unique examples of how specific problems were modeled and addressed in the design. It should also serve as a template for future documentation of such design efforts.
by Jack J. Wanderman.
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Lee, Yuri. "Study of Relationships between Apparel Manufacturers' Supply Chain Management, Company Characteristics, and Inventory Performance." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/11234.

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The purpose of this study is to examine apparel manufacturers' inventory performance, which is one of the major performance indicators of supply chain management (SCM) with the consideration of company characteristics. The objectives of the study are (a) to identify the level of SCM activities of apparel manufacturers, (b) to examine the differences of apparel manufacturers' characteristics (i.e., product characteristic, production system, fabric suppliers, retail customers) according to the level of SCM activities, and (c) to illustrate how the SCM activities and apparel manufacturers' characteristics relate to the inventory management performance in terms of levels within the type (i.e., raw material, work-in-process, finished goods). Through an intensive literature review six SCM dimensions and 26 SCM activities were identified and four company characteristics selected for the study were found to influence the company performance. Inventory levels within the type were compared as a result of levels of SCM activities and company characteristics. Data were collected via a self-administered mail questionnaire sent to a random proportional stratified sample of 1,195 US apparel manufacturers in SIC 231 to 234. In the data analyses, 93 returned surveys were used with the adjusted response rate of 9.49%. Cluster analysis was used to identify the SCM activity groups who showed different levels of SCM activities. Factor analysis was used to determine the number of SCM dimensions and SCM activity scales, and to identify the SCM activity level of each cluster. ANOVA, Chi-square, Tukey-test, matched sample t-test, t-test, regression, and correlation were employed to determine the relationships between SCM activity level, company characteristics and inventory levels within the type. Statistical analyses supported the research hypotheses. Apparel manufacturers' SCM activity level differs and company characteristics are significantly related with the SCM activity level. Company characteristics and SCM activity level are significantly related with the inventory performance. Findings imply that basic goods manufacturers are more likely to see the benefits of SCM activity implementation in inventory performance. Lead-time for fashion goods procurement, production, and delivery takes longer than basic goods and is hard to be shortened. Limitations of the study and suggestions for future study were discussed.
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Erdogdu, Ozen. "Benefits Of Vendor Managed Inventory Policy In A Manufacturer-retailer Supply Chain." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12610456/index.pdf.

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Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) policy has been widely used in various supply chains due to the benefits such as lower inventory levels and costs of retailer, and less frequent stock outs. In this study, the benefits of VMI policy in a manufacturer-retailer setting are analyzed under three different scenarios (Traditional Decision Making, VMI agreement and Centralized Decision Making). A manufacturer that produces a particular product is considered and that product is sold to a retailer operating under known demand forecasts. Under Traditional Decision Making System, each party is responsible for its own costs. Under VMI, manufacturer controls the replenishment decisions of the retailer and solves a Constrained Two-Echelon Lot Sizing Problem with Backordering. Under Centralized Decision Making, manufacturer and retailer act like merged, the problem under consideration is Two-Echelon Single Item Lot Sizing with Backordering. Through an extensive numerical study, three different scenarios&rsquo
results are compared and the conditions beneficial under VMI are identified. Under VMI, a Lagrangean Relaxation algorithm is proposed to reduce solution time. In terms of computational effort, solution times of proposed algorithm and MIP model are compared.

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Schincariol, Mathieu. "Writing of supply chain activities manuals for a manufacturer of aeronautical parts." Thesis, KTH, Flygdynamik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-265596.

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The main purpose of this project, at Safran Electronics & Defense, Mantes-La-Ville, France, was to write the manual of activities of the Supply Chain. This manual gathers all the documents needed to explain the operation of the unit and was created at the request of the quality management. After sorting out all the existing documents, the obsolete ones were deleted, the useful ones set in order and some new documents were written. The result of this work is a document containing a description of the management, organization chart, rituals, indicators, and methods of operating and the procedures of the Supply Chain unit. In the meantime, several side projects about lean management were led during this mission: a 5S methodology applied on the desktop folder of the Supply Chain, the creation of a MOOC about logistics and the reorganization of the reception part.
Huvudsyftet med detta projekt, has Safran Electronics & Defense, Mantes-La-Ville, Frankrike, var att skriva en handbok om Supply Chains verksamhet. Denna handbok samlar alla dokument som behövs för att förklara enhetens funktion och skapades på begäran av kvalitetshanteringen. Efter att ha sorterat ut alla befintliga dokument, raderades de föråldrade, de användbara sattes i ordning och några nya dokument skrevs. Resultatet av detta arbete är ett dokument som innehåller en beskrivning av hantering, organisationsschema, ritualer, indikatorer, arbetssätt och förfaranden i Supply Chain-enheten. Under tiden bedrevs flera sidprojekt om Lean management under detta uppdrag: en 5S-metodik som användes på skrivbordsmappen i Supply Chain, skapandet av en MOOC om logistik och omorganisationen av mottagningsdelen.

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GUIMARAES, MARCO AURELIO DILASCIO. "APPLICATION OF THE MODEL FOR SCM OF ARAGÃO TO SUPPLY CHAINS OF AN INDUSTRIAL GAS MANUFACTURER." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2006. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=9505@1.

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A globalização da competição tem forçado as organizações a buscar e implementar novas vertentes geradoras de vantagens competitivas. Como na atualidade a competição ocorre freqüentemente entre cadeias de suprimentos e não entre empresas isoladas, a Gestão da Cadeia de Suprimentos (Supply Chain Management - SCM) aparece como uma nova fronteira a ser explorada. Em função dessas considerações, esta dissertação tem por objetivo de aplicar o Modelo para SCM de Aragão et al. (2004) para analisar cadeias de suprimentos baseadas em dimensões-chave necessárias para uma bem sucedida SCM. As dimensões-chave consideradas neste modelo são: integração de processos de negócios, identificação dos membros-chave da cadeia, compartilhamento de informação e medidas de desempenho relacionadas à cadeia de suprimento de uma empresa fabricante de gases industriais no mercado Brasileiro. Este fabricante é considerado nesta dissertação como a empresa focal da cadeia de suprimentos. Cinco membros-chave desta cadeia são também incorporados na análise. Conclui-se que a empresa focal possui diferentes formas de gerir a sua cadeia em função de cada membro chave.
The globalization of competition has forced the organizations to seek and to implement new forms to create competitive advantages. Nowadays, as competition occurs effectively between supply chains and not between isolated companies, SCM (Supply Chain Management) appears as a new frontier to be explored. Within this context, this dissertation has the objective to apply the model for SCM proposed in Aragão et al. (2004) to analyze the supply chains based on key-dimensions for a successful SCM. The key- dimensions considered in this model are: business process integrations, identification of the supply chain key-member, sharing of information and measures of performance related to the supply chain of an industrial gas manufacturer in the Brazilian market. This manufacturer is considered in this dissertation as the focal company of the supply chain. Five key-members of this chain are also included in the analysis. As a result the analyses, it is possible to conclude that the focal company develops different ways to manage its chain depending on each of its key members.

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Ling, Wan. "An empirical analysis of automotive manufacturers' supply chain performance in China." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/539.

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The research develops a framework for the evaluation of automotive supply chain performance in China. In addition, the research presents indications from a study of Chinese automotive companies with regards to their evaluation and attempts to propose some alternatives for future improvement.

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Pasutham, Asawin. "Supply chain performance measurement framework : case studies on the Thai manufacturers." Thesis, Aston University, 2012. http://publications.aston.ac.uk/16630/.

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One of the most significant paradigm shifts of modern business management is that individual businesses no longer compete as solely autonomous entities, but rather as supply chains. Firms worldwide have embraced the concept of supply chain management as important and sometimes critical to their business. The idea of a collaborative supply chain is to gain a competitive advantage by improving overall performance through measuring a holistic perspective of the supply chain. However, contemporary performance measurement theory is somewhat fragmented and fails to support this idea. Therefore, this research develops and applies an integrated supply chain performance measurement framework that provides a more holistic approach to the study of supply chain performance measurement by combining both supply chain macro processes and decision making levels. Therefore, the proposed framework can provide a balanced horizontal (cross-process) and vertical (hierarchical decision) view and measure the performance of the entire supply chain system. Firstly, literature on performance measurement frameworks and performance measurement factors of supply chain management will help to develop a conceptual framework. Next the proposed framework will be presented. The framework will be validated through in-depth interviews with three Thai manufacturing companies. The fieldwork combined varied sources in order to understand the views of manufacturers on supply chain performance in the three case study companies. The collected data were analyzed, interpreted, and reported using thematic analysis and analysis hierarchy process (AHP), which was influenced by the study’s conceptual framework. This research contributes a new theory of supply chain performance measurement and knowledge on supply chain characteristics of a developing country, Thailand. The research also affects organisations by preparing decision makers to make strategic, tactical and operational level decisions with respect to supply chain macro processes. The results from the case studies also indicate the similarities and differences in their supply chain performance. Furthermore, the implications of the study are offered for both academic and practical use.

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Wang, Meizi, and Xiyu Luo. "Cold Chain Logistics in China : a case study of a Chinese Food Manufacturer." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Akademin för teknik och miljö, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-11600.

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Abstract Background/motivation for the study: Since the late 1970s, China has seen an unprecedented growth in its economy and with that growth follows the improvement in the quality of life for a majority of its citizens. Naturally, people will focus more on the quality of their daily nutritional products as a result. One of the technologies for preserving food products is called Cold Chain Logistics, which is deal with processing, transporting and storing food products. Despite its rapid development in China, the Cold Chain Logistics system still has many problems to be dealt with by its new users thus exploring how it can better adapt to a more demanding consumers is very interesting. We will use Henan Province QI County Yongda Food Industry CO.LTD as an example for illustrating how a food industry company can effectively manage its Cold Chain Logistics system. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to first learn about in Cold Chain Logistics in the food industry through different literatures and second, to understand the main differences in Cold Chain Logistics in the food industry when China is compared with USA and Japan and third, to help Cold Chain Logistics in China be improved through technology and management. Methods: In order to answer the purposes of this thesis, firstly, we read and write an extensive literature review related to this thesis. Secondly, we use Yongda Company as a case study. Interviews with the one manager and two employees are major source of data collection. Findings: We present and compare the differences between Chinese, American and Japaneses’ implementation of systems through various angles. China's Cold Chain Logistics is still in the development stage. The whole Cold Chain Logistics has not matured. Furthermore, a case study is conducted on how Yongda Company can have many significant advantages over its competitors in Cold Chain Logistics and how their techniques and management styles can benefit other companies if applied correctly throughout China. Contributions: This thesis will show that how to management Cold Chain Logistics in the real company. Key words: Cold Chain Logistics, CCL, Yongda Company, food industry.

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Berkhauer-Smith, Samantha. "The integration of lean thinking and manufacturing business improvement methods within the aerospace supply chain." Thesis, University of Greenwich, 2009. http://gala.gre.ac.uk/8145/.

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This research was initiated by carrying out an extensive literature survey on the current inter-relationships between Manufacturing Business Improvement Methods (MBIMs). The review highlighted that one particular improvement concept is lean manufacture. This review carried out an investigation into the lean environment and assessed many applications of the concept. The literature survey also highlighted restrictions to lean thinking. It is been proposed how some of these limitations can be alleviated by introducing other MBIMs into an integrated methodology. The research assesses currently practised MBIMs and reveals that these methodologies have differentiating relationships, thus producing many types of implementation strategies. The research resulted in studying the inter-relationships between these MBIMs including cultural issues surrounding process improvement initiatives, so they can be unified into an integrated methodology creating a unique strategy that can be correctly tailored to a chosen environment. This research outlines a proposed design methodology that involves ten stages of change including the planning, creating, data collection, analysis and strategic implementation to apply. The approach flows through the change process systematically highlighting how to achieve the best outcome. Feedback into the system is also visible. The proposed design methodology incorporates significant findings from the research, as it highlights the originality of the amalgamation of both the technical and cultural transformations, which are two very different aspects, but highly important factors of change. By considering the two factors, a more harmonious approach in implementing the MBIMs within a company is achieved, therefore resulting in a higher success rate of change. A number of case studies illustrating the implementation of the proposed design methodology is also presented.

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Valsamakis, Vassilios P. "Small-to medium-sized manufacturers in supply chains : Development of effective customer relationships and growth." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/3314.

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This thesis details a study into the role of Small- to Medium- sized Manufacturers (SMMs) in supply chains and how this may affect SMMs' growth potential. The study draws upon a variety of research streams including Supply Chain Management, Industrial Marketing, and the literature on factors that affect firm growth. The objectives of the study are to: identify relationship management activities employed by SMMs and investigate the links between relationship management activities, critical dimensions of customer relationships and growth potential To this end, a series of semi-structured interviews with a set of SMMs and a large-scale mail survey of SMMs are conducted. Data collected through the mail survey are analysed using a variety of statistical techniques including factor analysis, multiple regression analysis and cluster analysis. Study findings indicate that SMMs who are problem- solvers and increase their own share of value added in the supply chain can develop stronger customer relationships. SMMs can influence the strength of customer relationships to a greater extent than the fairness of customer relationships. The study proposes a relationship-oriented typology of SMMs based on how they define their business and how they shape their customer base. The growth comparison among SMM types suggests that SMMs who develop a balanced portfolio of customer relationships - by developing good working relationships while avoiding excessive dependence on any customer - realise higher growth potential.

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Kadarusman, Yohanes. "Global value chains and technological capabilities : analysing the dynamics of Indonesia's garments and electronics manufacturers." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/global-value-chains-and-technological-capabilities-analysing-the-dynamics-of-indonesias-garments-and-electronics-manufacturers(38edc34f-d9d5-44ea-835a-57fc9675c0e2).html.

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The Indonesian manufacturing sector faces significant challenges in its attempt to upgrade and remain competitive in both domestic and global markets. Indonesian manufacturing firms are increasingly integrated into global markets via global value chain ties. Yet, little is known about how such involvement impacts upon the ability of Indonesian firms to upgrade. This study aims to understand the nature of upgrading processes within the Indonesian manufacturing sector through a comparison of the Indonesian garment and consumer electronics manufacturing firms. To gain a better understanding of upgrading processes, this study integrates the conceptual frameworks of technological capability (TC) and global value chains (GVC) in its analysis. While the GVC literature provides useful insights into the role played by global value chain leaders in assisting, or constraining, through the ways in which they govern value chain ties, the upgrading processes of local producers, the TC framework gives a valuable understanding of the role of capabilities of local manufacturing firms and their ability to undertake upgrading processes. By combining these two frameworks, this study asks the following question: what roles do governance and technological capability play in upgrading processes within the Indonesian garment and consumer electronics value chains?To address the research question, this study gathered both quantitative and qualitative data through surveys and in-depth interviews of Indonesian garment and consumer electronics firms. Firm level case studies are analysed to obtain detailed insights into the process and dynamics of upgrading, value chain governance and capability acquisition undertaken by Indonesian garment and consumer electronics manufacturing firms. Based on the evidence drawn from the survey and eleven case studies within the Indonesian garment and consumer electronics sectors, this study suggests that forms of value chain governance and types of technological capability both play important roles in upgrading processes. Furthermore, upgrading processes and dynamics take place not only in global value chains but also in domestic value chains. Insertion into domestic value chains may, in fact, promote the ability of some Indonesian garment and consumer electronics manufacturing firms to undertake functional upgrading. By demonstrating that the technological capability of the Indonesian garment and consumer electronics manufacturing firms can play an important role in upgrading especially when firms are engaged in domestic value chains but is less pronounced when firms are engaged through hierarchical ties into global value chains, the study provides a more dynamic perspective then standard studies on upgrading and value chain linkages. In terms of policy, this paves the way for a more active role of local manufacturing firms from developing countries to be recognised as contributing to upgrading processes.

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FUENTES, CRISTINA DE LAS NIEVES ARANEDA. "A CONTRACT FOR COORDINATING CAPACITIES OF TWO MANUFACTURERS IN A SUPPLY CHAIN." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2008. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=11593@1.

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COORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
Contratos de fornecimento coordenadores são fundamentais para resgatar a eficiência de sistemas de produção prejudicada pela progressiva redução da integração vertical. A maior parte da literatura sobre esse assunto trata da análise contratos entre manufatura e varejista, ou que maximizam o lucro de uma das partes. Entretanto, na prática, contratos entre duas manufaturas são mais freqüentes e de análise mais difícil, pois ambas têm suas vendas limitadas pelas capacidades que decidiram no médio- prazo. Esta pesquisa analisa um contrato de reserva de capacidade, envolvendo incentivo e penalidade, concebido para coordenar as decisões de médio-prazo de duas manufaturas autônomas sobre suas capacidades para um único período de planejamento e diante de demandas estocásticas. Sob esse contrato, a fornecedora promete vender para o comprador, a um preço com desconto, tudo o que ele vier a pedir até uma certa quantidade previamente estabelecida. Caso o comprador peça mais do que essa quantidade, pagará o excedente a preço de mercado; se pedir menos do que essa quantidade, ele pagará uma penalidade previamente estabelecida por cada unidade que deixar de pedir. A fornecedora reserva a capacidade necessária para produzir a quantidade estabelecida, até que o comprador faça seu pedido e, depois, usa a sobra de capacidade para vender no mercado. Modelos de otimização estocástica são utilizados para avaliar o aumento que o contrato pode propiciar no lucro de cada parte e, também, quão próximo de um máximo ideal ele pode levar o lucro conjunto da díade. Análises numéricas realizadas em diferentes situações indicam que o contrato pode promover coordenação total e permite diferentes distribuições do ganho.
Coordinating-supply-contracts are key to restoring the production-systems eficiency lost with the progressive reduction of vertical integration. The bulk of the literature on this subject focuses on the analysis of a contract between a retailer and a manufacturer, or on contracts that maximize the profit of one of the parties. However, contracts between two manufacturers are more frequent in practice, and harder to analyze because both parties have their actual sales constrained by their medium-term capacity decisions. This research analyzes a capacity-reservation contract with reward-and-penalty designed to coordinate the single-period medium-term capacity decisions of two autonomous manufacturers facing stochastic market demands. Under this contract, the supplier will sell to the buyer, at a discount price, whatever he orders up to a certain previously agreed quantity. If the buyer's order is in excess of this quantity, he will purchase this excess at market price; if it is short, he will pay an agreed per-unit penalty for what he fails to order up to this quantity. The supplier reserves the capacity for producing the agreed quantity until the buyer announces his order, and then uses the remaining capacity for selling to the market. Stochastic optimization models are used to evaluate the improvement the contract can bring to each party's profit, and also how close it can take the dyad's joint profit to an ideal maximum. Numerical analyses carried out in different settings indicate that the contract can achieve full coordination and allows different distributions of the gain between the parties.

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Gülçür, Mert, J.-M. Romano, P. Penchev, Timothy D. Gough, Elaine C. Brown, S. Dimov, and Benjamin R. Whiteside. "A cost-effective process chain for thermoplastic microneedle manufacture combining laser micro-machining and micro-injection moulding." Elsevier, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/18446.

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High-throughput manufacturing of transdermal microneedle arrays poses a significant challenge due to the high precision and number of features that need to be produced and the requirement of multi-step processing methods for achieving challenging micro-features. To address this challenge, we report a flexible and cost-effective process chain for transdermal microneedle array manufacture that includes mould production using laser machining and replication of thermoplastic microneedles via micro-injection moulding (micromoulding). The process chain also incorporates an in-line manufacturing data monitoring capability where the variability in the quality of microneedle arrays can be determined in a production run using captured data. Optical imaging and machine vision technologies are also implemented to create a quality inspection system that allows rapid evaluation of key quality indicators. The work presents the capability of laser machining as a cost-effective method for making microneedle moulds and micro-injection moulding of thermoplastic microneedle arrays as a highly-suitable manufacturing technique for large-scale production with low marginal cost.
This research work was undertaken in the context of MICRO-MAN project (“Process Fingerprint for Zero-defect Net-shapeMICROMANufacturing”, http://www.microman.mek.dtu.dk/).MICROMAN is a European Training Network supported byHorizon 2020, the EU Framework Programme for Research andInnovation (Project ID: 674801). This research has also receivedfunding and support from two other Horizon 2020 projects:HIMALAIA (Grant agreement No. 766871) and Laser4Fun (GA no.675063).
The full-text of this article will be released for public view at the end of the publisher embargo on 04 Feb 2022.

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Pesen, Safak. "Capacity Planning And Range Setting In Quantity Flexibility Contracts As A Manufacturer." Master's thesis, METU, 2003. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1094291/index.pdf.

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Quantity Flexibility contract is an arrangement where parties agree upon a scheme of forming ranges on volumes for their future transactions. The contract is based on setting upper and lower limits on replenishment orders as simple multiples of point estimates updated, published and committed by the buyers. We introduce a manufacturer with a limited capacity
also capable of subcontracting, for deliveries with a known lead time. He offers a Quantity Flexibility (QF) contract to a buyer while he has an active contract with another buyer serving a market with known demand forecast distributions. Using two-stage stochastic programming we study the effects of flexibility multiples and the environmental factors on the buyers&
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Gay, Camille, and Erik Norrman. "Improving the coordination of the Supply Chain - A case study of the battery charger manufacturer Micropower and its subsidiary Ecotec." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-57328.

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Research questions: How should the supply chain within Micropower and Ecotec be coordinated in order to minimize the costs and keep a high customer service level? 1. What kinds of activities take place within the supply chain of Micropower and Ecotec and how are they coordinated? 2. What kinds of wastes can be identified and why do they occur? 3. What should be done in order to minimize these wastes? Purpose: The overall purpose is to improve the coordination of the supply chain between the two facilities to minimize the airfreight without affecting the customer service level. The first objective is to define what kinds of activities take place within the supply chain and how they are coordinated with each other to identify the wastes. It will then be investigated why they occur. Finally, suggestions and solutions will be formulated to eliminate these wastes. Considering the expansion phase of the case company, the purpose of this thesis also covers general learnings for future supply chain setups with offshore subsidiaries.

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Patel, Sheetal Anil. "Internationalisation process & upgrading prospects of Indian garment manufacturers." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8218.

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In the context of globalisation and liberalising economies, an increasing number of local firms based in developing countries and emerging markets are encouraged to internationalise their business activities and thus participate in foreign trade. Their sustained success is founded on two key factors; their ability to access potential foreign markets, and their ability to upgrade their capabilities and thus improve their positioning in global markets. This thesis investigates the internationalisation process and upgrading prospects of Indian Garment Manufacturers (IGMs). It begins by examining how IGMs gain access to foreign markets and discusses the factors that help or hinder their progress. The thesis subsequently explores the ways in which IGMs upgrade their activities to higher value-added activities and investigates the contributory factors that drive and shape their upgrading prospects. Existing studies employ the concept of ‘Diaspora networks’ or ethnic ties to explain how local firms from emerging markets are able to internationalise their business activities. These studies highlight the integral role played by Diaspora networks in enabling this internationalisation. Diaspora networks help connect local firms with foreign, world class buyers (or ‘lead firms’) using the Diaspora’s own pre-established ties and links with such lead firms. Similarly, Global Value Chain (GVC) proponents assume the upgrading prospects of these local firms can be enhanced as a result of linking up with ‘lead firms’ because of the benefits that can be derived from knowledge and technology transfer imparted through working with world class buyers. The extant literature however is vague on the internationalisation processes of IGMs. Furthermore, it does not adequately address the extent to which IGMs utilise Indian Diaspora networks to access foreign markets and to internationalise their business activities. It is also unclear what mechanisms are employed to impart knowledge from lead buyers to suppliers and to what extent the knowledge and technology transferred plays a key role in progressing IGMs upgrading activities; especially in the higher value added functions of design. This thesis contributes by addressing and shedding further light on these unresolved issues. It examines the issues using a combined approach, where theories and concepts from international business (IB) and GVC are employed in analysing the subject matter and thus allows for a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the issues under investigation. To explore the above themes a case study based approach was employed. Interviews were conducted with key decision makers/owners of 23 case companies. Further interviews with key industry, academic and government heads were conducted as a means of triangulation. Interviews were, in turn, supplemented with documentary evidence and published material from company websites, industry and academic journals, and newspaper articles, so as to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of the issues in question. Findings from this study suggest that IGMs rarely use Diaspora networks to access foreign markets. Instead, the majority of IGMs have achieved internationalisation as a result of well-developed networks of formal intermediaries based in India who have facilitated connections with prospective buyers. Furthermore, their manner of internationalisation reveals IGMs tend to access foreign markets initially at a very young age and at a rapid pace. Thus process-based theories of internationalisation seem inappropriate in explaining this rapid pace of internationalisation; insights from the literature on Born Globals and International New Ventures (INVs) seem, at first, to offer better explanations. However, employing concepts such as the ‘mature’ born global and the ‘failed’ born global leads one to re-examine and reconsider these initial findings. Re-examined findings indicate that in fact maturing IGMs are realigning their internationalisation trajectories to be better positioned to take advantage of favourable domestic market conditions. These findings are better explained using a more inclusive definition of internationalisation; particularly, concepts of de-internationalisation and extra-regional expansion from the field of IB. Additional findings, related to the issue of upgrading, indicate that contextual factors, usually related to the domestic economy and the firm’s internal circumstances, play a significant role in affecting the upgrading prospects of IGMs. These findings are contrary to GVC-based explanations of what drives and shapes IGMs’ upgrading activities, which place excessive emphasis on the role of the ‘lead firm’. In particular, GVC-based assumptions regarding the knowledge and technology transfer benefits available to local manufacturers by linking with larger world class buyers or lead firms seem of limited applicability to IGMs; here, firm-specific factors seem more important in determining firm choices concerning upgrading trajectories.

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Truong, Linh. "Institutional governance tensions within global value chains : the study of the Vietnam textile and garment industry." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7435/.

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Global value chain (GVC) analysis serves an important role in the global economy and development. Whereas research on governance is well documented in GVC research, only recently has the institutional context emerged as a new dimension of GVC analysis. This thesis integrates critical frameworks of governance, including the five types of governance of Gereffi et al. (2005) and institutional theory with the four mechanism of Beckert (2010), to develop further analysis of GVCs. These frameworks are fundamental for exploring the nature of problematic issues, such as tensions, in re-shaping GVC structures. The research employs method triangulation in both data collection (semi-structured interviews, observations and documents) and analysis (thematic analysis, discursive devices and institutional logics) to achieve the research objective of solving the institutional governance tensions within GVCs in the research setting of the Vietnam Textile and Garment Industry. The findings show that tensions stem mainly from two resources, symmetrical power and new circumstances. Although tension is often neglected or considered a negative factor in management, it can motivate creative responses and effectively serve as a motional factor. In any form, the influence of tension on GVC structures occurs in both convergent and divergent trends but creates a new balance of power between actors in the chain.

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WANG, MEIZI, and XIYU LUO. "The study of Green Supply Chain Management : A case study of BYD, a Chinese car manufacturer." Thesis, University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7598.

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Traditional manufacturing industries develop the contradiction between human beings and the environment is becoming more and more serious. In order to solve this problem, the establishment of green supply chain management can to be a way, to introduce the idea of sustainable development in practice. The pollution from the car industry is a problem today, so developing green supply chain management is important. The purpose of this thesis is to establish green supply chain management supplier evaluation index system by taking BYD as an example. In this thesis, we study the problem by using primary and secondary data, by combining the reality with the theories. First, we introduce the principle and basic situation of green supply chain management in China now, then we analyze the aspects that green supply chain management should include in BYD. We propose a plan for the improvement of green supply chain management in BYD and construct the GSCM performance index system. Eventually we proformce a plan for the establishment of green supply chain management in BYD.

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Flanagan, Paul Adrian. "Using the supply chain to gain competitive advantage : a case study of a global confectionery manufacturer." Thesis, University of Huddersfield, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.416763.

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Chau, Ngan Ngoc. "Three essays on the marketing strategies of a durable goods manufacturer." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2012. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5156.

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When purchasing durable goods, consumers not only pay for current but also future consumption; consequently, forward looking behavior is an important consideration in durable goods markets. For example, anticipating that prices will go down in the future, consumers may delay the purchase today; such behavior has a significant impact on the firm's marketing strategies. This dissertation investigates the impact of durability on two marketing strategies: new product introductions and supply chain design. The first part of this dissertation (Chapter 3) examines a durable goods manufacturer's new product introduction strategy under different market environments where network effects and product compatibility are important. More specifically, this part explores the incentives of a firm to use either a replacement strategy or a skipping strategy---in the former, the firm commercializes the existing technology, while in the latter, it does not; in either case, an improved technology will be available in the future and the firm will introduce a new product at that time. Using a two-period analytical model with network effects, the analysis shows how the level of improvement in the new product, along with the type of compatibility between the products, interacts with network strength to determine the manufacturer's optimal strategy. Under gradual new product improvement, there is a strict preference for replacement. In contrast, under rapid new product improvement, that preference only holds in markets with relatively high levels of the network strength; at lower levels of the network strength, skipping is preferred; interestingly, for moderate values of the network strength, the level of product improvement affects the manufacturer's optimal choice differently under varying types of compatibility. The second part of this dissertation (Chapters 4 and 5) focuses on the supply chain design decisions of a durable goods manufacturer who is a sole supplier of an essential proprietary component for making the end product. Three different supply chain structures are considered. In the first, the manufacturer operates as a "component supplier" and sells the component to a downstream firm who then makes the end product. In the second structure, the manufacturer produces the end product using its component but does not make that component available to any other firms; here, the manufacturer operates as a "sole entrant". Finally, the manufacturer can operate as a "dual distributor" who not only makes the end product using its own component, but sells the component to a downstream firm who then competes against the manufacturer in the end product market. The extant literature on the optimal choice among the above supply chain structures has focused mainly on static settings in a framework of price competition. By contrast, researchers predominantly use quantity competition to examine durable goods markets in dynamic (i.e., multiple time period) settings. Moreover, the literature notes diversity in optimal firm behavior under the two types of (i.e., price and quantity) competition. Therefore, to transition from supply chain design in a static setting to a more dynamic one where consumers are forward-looking, this part utilizes Chapter 4 to analyze the manufacturer's choice using quantity competition in a static setting. This analysis (in Chapter 4) identifies precisely the shift in the manufacturer's choice of supply chain structure when moving from price competition to a quantity competition framework. With that analysis as a benchmark, the next chapter focuses on the manufacturer's choice in a dynamic setting. More specifically, Chapter 5 investigates the impact of durability on the optimality of the supply chain structures identified above. Using a two period setting, the analysis explores how the manufacturer's preference for different supply chain structures is modified. The findings reveal that, e.g., when durability is taken into account, the manufacturer's preference for the sole entrant role goes up, while the preference for the component supplier role goes down. Further, under certain conditions, the manufacturer may opt to be a dual distributor in the first period and then choose to become only a component supplier in the second period. The underlying rationale for such shifts in preference is directly linked to durability, which creates future competition and substantially reduces the manufacturer's profitability in the long run. Interestingly, this negative impact varies across different supply chain structures. Overall, this dissertation contributes to the current literature on durable goods and enhances our understanding of the impact of durability on the optimality of distinct marketing strategies, and provides insights that are valuable to both academics and managers.
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Tong, Zhang, Naw Mie Pae Hsertawbu, and Payal Hirani. "Why not now? : Reasons for small firm unable to adopt and transform through Green Supply Chain Management." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Jönköping University, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-48883.

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Introduction: It is undeniable that green effort returns more than just a better image for firms. GSCM initiative has resulted in many successful companies transition to a more sustainable organization and supply network. However, the evidence for smaller entities are not abundantly available and one can assume that GSCM is not currently adopted among this size of enterprises. With this premise, the study focuses on why these firms are reluctant to adopt GSCM initiative. The study focuses on a single case study of one successful business not adopting GSCM. Purpose: To help SMEs prepare for what they might expect when taking green initiative, this study seeksto find barriersfor why GSCM is not adopted among smaller firms. Method: A single holistic explorative study have been conducted. With qualitative approach, the interviews are analyzed and deliver enriched data to unveil reason for thefirms in this study supply network. Findings: Every respondent admitted to having financial constraint. Therefore, they are not investing in the GSCM initiative because of unknown ROI.This indicate that the firm do not know enough about the initiative and left out one important activity following the initiative, the value chain. These firms also recognize external barriers, this again turnsback to knowledge of value chain and lacking in communication. Conclusion: The barriers appear in internal and external form, meaning that some barriers are over the firm’s owncontrol. However, smaller firms somehow unconsciously create own barriers by not having a good communication and neglecting shared environmental value within their own supply network.

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Greenwood, Thomas A. "A modular supply chain architecture for low-volume high-mix surface mount technology manufacturers." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/84340.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; in conjunction with the Leaders for Manufacturing Program at MIT, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 109).
by Thomas A. Greenwood.
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Lu, Zheyi. "The Architecture of Blockchain System across the Manufacturing Supply Chain." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-239029.

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With the increasing popularity of blockchain - the cryptocurrency technology, the decentralized potential of the Blockchain technique is driving a new wave across the manufacturing industry. This paper introduce how to use the blockchain technique as a tool for solving supply chain related tasks in manufacture industry, and drive quantum leaps in efficiency, agility and innovation comparing with traditional centralized management system. This paper introduces the blockchain technique with its value properties and the requirement of this technique from manufacture industry. It also presents a clear blockchain architecture based on manufacture industry supply chain management mechanism describing its characteristics, unique consensus algorithms, smart contracts, network, scalability, databases. The paper also gives out a practical supply chain Dapp upon this architecture.
I och med det ökande intresset för kryptovaluta-teknologin Blockchain, går decentraliseringen av Blockchain-tekniken som en ny våg över tillverkningsindustrin. Denna uppsats syftar till att introducera hur tekniken av blockchain kan användas som ett verktyg för att lösa problem relaterade till leverantörskedjan i tillverkningen. Den belyser även vilka fördelar tekniken har gällande effektivitet, flexibilitet och förnyelse jämfört med traditionella centraliserade styrningssystem. Arbetet presenterar fördelarna med blockchain och hur industrin är i behov av denna teknik. Uppsatsen presenterar även en tydlig blockchain konstruerad struktur baserad på tillverkningskedjans mekanism som består av unika algoritmer, nätverk och databaser. Ett praktiskt exempel på en decentraliserad applikation baserat på denna struktur ges även.

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LAN, GWO-HWAN, and 藍國桓. "The Design and Manufacture of a 6-DOFParallel Manipulators with Different Types of Kinematic Chains." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/h2cb56.

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國立臺灣科技大學
機械工程系
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Most existing 6-DOF parallel manipulators consist of two planes (representing the platform and the base) and six SPS chains (or PSS chains, such as Hexaglide type manipulators). These similarities, in general, result in similar kinematic properties. This thesis presents a new design that consists of three SPS chains and three PRRS chains. Some kinematic properties (direct kinematics, inverse kinematics, and workspace) are studied, and a real model is built to investigate the characteristics of the manipulator.

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Kun, Lu Wen, and 呂文崑. "The Study of Manufactuers' Partnership in Screw Supply Chain and Their Competitiveness - The Case of Screw Manufacturers in Kaohsiung Area." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/03785520086453325769.

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國立高雄應用科技大學
商務經營研究所
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Kaohsiung plays an important role in Taiwan’s fastener industry, and it is also the distributing center of fastener suppliers and trading companies. Therefore, the interaction between these companies becomes quite frequent, which results in their stable partnership. This study investigates how the partnership between these suppliers and the trading companies affects the competitive advantages of an enterprise from the points of view of the fastener supplier. During cooperation, does partnership effectively improve the competitive capability? Is their partnership one of the factors to influence the cooperation among factories? Is it even one of the key points for their competitive advantages? 　　This research aims to know what the characteristics of the suppliers and the trading companies influence their partnership and competitive capability. This study surveys this issue by sending out the questionnaires to the directors of the suppliers in person or by post. This study sends out 200 copies of questionnaires and receives 166 responses back, among which there are 146 effective answers. The replying-rate is 74%. 　　This study uses the analysis of the reliability, descriptive system analysis, relative analysis, and regression analysis to discuss this issue. The results are follows: 1.The characteristics of the partnership for the fastener trading companies and the factories have great positive impact on their partnership. 2.The partnership between the fastener trading companies and the factories has great positive impact on the competitive advantages of these enterprises. 3.The characteristics of the partners between the fastener trading companies and the factories has great positive impact on the competitive advantages of these enterprises

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Kuo, Ying-Hung, and 郭盈宏. "Manufacturer Managed Sale Strategy for Supply Chain Inventory." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/3jp9rp.

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中原大學
工業工程研究所
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Due to increasing globalization, supply chain management has become a popular area of research. The issue of competition in the market place has evolved from between enterprises to between the supply chain networks. The global optimization of supply chain should be the main consideration. Supply chain competitiveness consists of high quality product, plus quick response time and flexibility. Efficient supply chain management enables enterprises to deliver their products at the right quantity, right place, right time and right quality. There is one phenomenon in the supply chain called “Bullwhip Effect” which happens when small changes of the demands downstream causes large fluctuation upstream. The closer to the upstream, the bigger the fluctuation. The objective of this study is to apply ( Manufacturer Managed Sale；MMS ) inventory cost model to improve supply chains information sharing, reduce the bullwhip effect, and minimize inventory cost. A simulation computer program is then developed. Numerical examples and sensitivity analysis are carried out to analyse and make comparison when MMS and (Vendor Managed Inventory；VMI) system are used.

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Chou, Ted, and 周德宇. "The Optimal Purchase for Touch Panel Manufacture in Supply Chain." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13030808691724740956.

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中原大學
企業管理研究所
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In general business management policies, the purchase management and decision - makings have been the very important of the business administration. The object of the purchase management is satisfy the customer demand with minimum material cost; and the purchase policy is how to decide the quantity or timing of every order times, that can reach the object of the supply chain management. This study aims at the supervision strategy of the business purchase system, is still to make use of mathematics and statistics computational method, compute the most optimal order quantity, the best opportune moment of reorder time. The different product policy relates to the different holding cost assemble, all operators of the business practice is looking for the balance point between customize and material cost, in the complex relation, is not a general intuition thinking, simple computing criterion, can acquire among the best solution. So this paper makes use of the Mathematical formula simulation tool that is good to solve of the complex problem tool, establish the Mathematical calculation model, and aim at the manufacture of the best practices for touch panel (sensor), row material cost, build to order and configuration to order then do the system simulation analysis application. In order to find a feasible solution with information from different studies, this study combines the multiple criteria decision-making method with the preemptive goal programming to find the scenario in the case study.

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Cheng, Sheng-Chuan, and 鄭勝全. "Designing Optimal Production Strategy for Manufacturer Supply Chain Systems." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04628528897972118280.

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國立屏東科技大學
工業管理系
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This study constructs three inventory models designate optimal production strategies for a specific manufacturer while considering discrete demands and limited capability in supply chain systems. By using goodness-of-fit approach to test historical sales performance, the method of Bayesian estimation is introduced to predict the vital parameter variations in the use of forecasting future demands. Optimal decision variables that maximize the total expected profit are also found through the numerical analysis algorithm. In addition, 30 times of simulations are generated to compare the total expected profit with these three models to conduct suitable statistical experiments on the aspects of mean-variance dominance and stochastic dominance rules. Numerical examples are given to validate the results of the inventory variations in the proposed model.

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Wu, Hui-Ju, and 吳惠如. "Power Interaction Relationships between Manufacturers and Chain Distributors." Thesis, 1994. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82084421833645956191.

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國立臺灣大學
商學系
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The distribution system of consumer goods in Taiwan has been enormously changing. Channel power seems to shift from manufacturers to distributors. The study is to explore the interaction relationship beween manufacturers of consumer goods and its chain stores. For the purpose of study, 4 shampoo producers and 3 chain stores'' controllers were deeply interviewed. The analysis methodology used is qualitative. The findings are presented as follows : 1.The power bases of manufacturers mainly consist of rewards and coercive powers. The intensity of power exercised is positively related to market share. 2.The countervailing power sources of chain distributors come from channel occupying, originally branding and supplying of market information. 3.The characteristics of target market of chain distributors influence wholesale price bargaining, merchandise selection, promotion, package and retail price.

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Tung, Dao Xuan, and 桃春松. "Optimal supply chain distribution network in a domestic chemical manufacturer." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/30183257969413963655.

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南台科技大學
企業管理系
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In a highly competitive environment, a supply chain should be managed in the most efficient way, with the objectives of minimization of costs, delivery delays, inventories, and investments, and maximization of deliveries, profit, return on investment, customer service level, and production. Therefore, the design of distribution supply chain networks is an extremely complex task because of including the large-scale physical production and distribution network flows, the uncertainties associated with the external customer and supplier interfaces, and the nonlinear dynamics associated with internal information flows. This research aims to address a domestic distribution problem in a supply chain system that involves manufacturing plants, distribution centers, and customer zones for the purpose of determining the network optimal configuration. We propose a mixed integer linear programming model to solve the problem and present a case study of a domestic specialty chemicals manufacturer to demonstrate the applicability of our approach.

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Su, Tzu-Hsuan, and 蘇子軒. "The Influence of Supplier-Manufacturer Mindfulness on Supply Chain Reliability." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4mzuw5.

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國立中央大學
資訊管理學系
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Supply chain management (SCM) is a critical component of any strategy aimed at increasing productivity, efficiency, flexibility, and responsiveness, particularly in the increasingly competitive global markets. Organizations within a supply chain are highly vulnerable to unexpected events; however, firms can reduce the likelihood of making mistakes and errors can be properly processed before the damage is expanded by enhancing the sense of “mindfulness.” Many firms have been adopting inter-organizational systems to enhance information sharing and coordination in the supply chain with the aim of reducing the likelihood of mistakes and enhancing supply chain reliability. Nonetheless, the relationships among supplier integration, interfirm mindfulness, and supply chain reliability have yet to be fully elucidated. Our objective is to determine whether supplier integration increases interfirm mindfulness between a firm and suppliers and whether interfirm mindfulness and supplier integration both contribute to supply chain reliability. In this study, we collected survey data from the top 1000 Taiwanese manufacturing firms to test our hypotheses. Our results revealed that supplier integration is positively associated with interfirm mindfulness. We also showed that interfirm mindfulness is positively associated with supply chain reliability. Our results elucidate the influence of supplier integration and interfirm mindfulness on supply chain reliability, delivering theoretical and practical implications.

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