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Ranganathan, C., Chen Ye y Sanjeev Jha. "Market Value Impacts of Information Technology Enabled Supply Chain Management Initiatives". Information Resources Management Journal 26, n.º 3 (julio de 2013): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2013070101.
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This study investigates the market value impacts of IT-enabled supply chain systems using event study method. The authors examine abnormal stock returns to investments in IT-enabled SCM systems announced by 346 firms from 2001 to 2004, and find significant, positive abnormal returns for two, three, and five day periods surrounding the event date. Further, the authors employ organizational integration perspective to test if market value impacts differ based on the functional scope, physical scope and the industry context of the SCM systems adopted by the firms. Using a multiple regression analysis, the authors find the abnormal returns to be greater for firms investing in SCM systems with greater functional scope and physical scope. The authors find marginal evidence for the effect of industry context and no impact of firm size on the market value generated from investments in SCM systems.
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Gu, Xiaoyu, Petros Ieromonachou, Li Zhou y Ming-Lang Tseng. "Optimising quantity of manufacturing and remanufacturing in an electric vehicle battery closed-loop supply chain". Industrial Management & Data Systems 118, n.º 1 (5 de febrero de 2018): 283–302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-04-2017-0132.
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Purpose Batteries installed on electric vehicles (EVs) should normally be removed when their capacity falls to 70-80 per cent, but they are still usable for other purposes, such as energy storage. This paper studies an EV battery closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) consisting of a battery manufacturer and a remanufacturer. The manufacturer produces new batteries by using natural resources, while the remanufacturer collects returned batteries and makes decisions based on the return quality, that is, to reuse or recycle. The purpose of this paper is to maximise the individual profits through optimising the amount of manufacturing and remanufacturing, respectively, and optimising the purchase price of returned batteries. Design/methodology/approach Based on the Nash equilibrium, this paper develops a three-period model in the CLSC. In period 1, batteries are made from raw materials; in period 2, returned batteries from period 1 are sorted into low quality and high quality. Some high-quality returns can be reused for other purposes while those non-reusable returns are recycled into materials. In period 3, all the returns are recycled into materials. The analytical results are derived. Findings The result of the analyses suggest that first, among the variables that affect the (re-)manufacturing decision, the purchase price for returned batteries plays a critical role. In particular, the price of low-quality returns has more influence than the price of high quality returns. Second, the higher purchase price for re-usable returns does not necessarily lead to a higher return rate of reusable returns. Third, the manufacturer’s profit is normally higher than the remanufacturer’s. This suggests the need to design incentives to promote the remanufacturing sector. And finaly, although it is appreciated that maximising the utilisation of batteries over the life-cycle would benefit the environment, the economic benefit needs further investigation. Originality/value Although the CLSC has been widely studied, studies on the EV battery CLSC are scarce. The EV battery CLSC is particularly challenging in terms of the reusability of returns because used EV batteries cannot be reused for the original purpose, which complicates CLSC operations. This paper explores the interrelationship between manufacturer and remanufacturer, explaining the reasons why recycling is still underdeveloped, and suggests the possibility of enhancing remanufacturing profitability.
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Wang, Chong, Jing Chen, Lili Wang y Jiarong Luo. "Supply chain coordination with put option contracts and customer returns". Journal of the Operational Research Society 71, n.º 6 (23 de abril de 2019): 1003–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2019.1599703.
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Mahindroo, Ankit, Harsh Vardhan Samalia y Piyush Verma. "Moderated influence of return frequency and resource commitment on information systems and reverse logistics strategic performance". International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 67, n.º 3 (5 de marzo de 2018): 550–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-05-2016-0101.
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Purpose Reverse logistics (RL) is a strategic instrument across industries. The rapid evolution of online marketplaces has led to frequent product returns with variations across diversified businesses. These marketplaces have caused potential losses due to fraudulent returns, hence requiring a commitment of resources to RL. With information systems (IS) playing a role in improved supply chain performance, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of a conceptualized IS framework on achieving RL strategic outcomes, under the individual moderating influence of resource commitment (RC) and return frequency. Design/methodology/approach Data have been collected through a questionnaire from top to middle management executives managing the supply chain, logistics and IS. Moderated regression analysis was conducted on the collected sample using Hayes’ (2013) process modeling. Findings The study depicts that IS capability, IS for logistics, IS partnership quality and IS for value addition lead to RL strategic benefits. Also, return frequency and RC act as relatively strong moderators with a negative impact. When analyzed for the individual IS constructs, RC has a stronger moderating impact than return frequency. Practical implications The IS usage framework can be used effectively by practitioners for enhancing strategic RL performances depending on variations in committed resources and return frequency for individual industries. Originality/value The study proposes an IS usage framework for achieving enhanced RL strategic outcomes and emphasizes on the moderating role played by RC and return frequency for producing the results.
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Sporleder, Thomas y H. Christopher Peterson. "Intellectual capital, learning, and knowledge management in agrifood supply chains". Journal on Chain and Network Science 3, n.º 2 (1 de diciembre de 2003): 75–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2003.x031.
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The dynamics of the food system are rapidly evolving so that intangible assets are relatively more important than tangible assets. This evolving shift in the basis of rivalry among firms puts increasing demands on corporate strategy. A future challenge for agrifood firms is to embrace strategy that includes, at least conceptually, knowledge as a strategic asset of a firm. Knowledge and its management are emerging in contemporary thought as a potential source of sustainable competitive advantage. This analysis begins by examining the next evolutionary phase in supply chain integration as a learning supply chain. Conceptually a learning supply chain offers the significant benefits of a truly agile, dynamic response capability for end-users and a fair distribution of returns to all chain participants. The focus then turns to the relationships between network embeddedness and the strategic mix between exploitation and exploration, using knowledge management logic. Managing knowledge for agrifood firms implies the creation and commercialization of intangible assets. The analysis indicates that significant intangibles in the form of brand equity may influence supply chain characteristics to strong ties and close networks. Some specific characteristics would be relatively high embeddedness, high social capital, more easily exchanged tacit knowledge, and higher levels of trust.
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Zhou, Gengui y Hokey Min. "Designing a closed-loop supply chain with stochastic product returns: a Genetic Algorithm approach". International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management 9, n.º 4 (2011): 397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijlsm.2011.041863.
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Gershon, Mark y Jagadeesh Rajashekharaiah. "A Composite Method to Compare Countries to Ascertain Supply Chain Success". International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management 3, n.º 3 (julio de 2010): 66–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jisscm.2010070105.
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Supply chains are assessed for the contribution they make in improving business processes. Assessment also looks at the return on investment and improves the overall functioning of the entire chain. However, supply chains extend beyond geographical borders and span a wide variety of activities; therefore, a systematic examination of factors required for success of supply chains is essential. This paper proposes a composite method by which supply chains could be assessed at multiple levels to enable a comprehensive comparison. The objective is to first compare at a global level and then narrow down to the firms’ level. Although over time a number of measures have been developed to evaluate supply chain performance, this paper provides a methodology involving well-known techniques to assess the supply chain success based on objective considerations. Furthermore, the authors demonstrate how global players can select the partnering countries to reap maximum benefits. Finally, a comprehensive model is provided involving three approaches that look at the issue of comparison from different perspectives and are debated with respect to India and the United States.
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Joo, Seong-Jong, Ik-Whan G. Kwon y Chang Won Lee. "Future State of Outsourcing Supply Chain Information Systems". International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems 6, n.º 3 (julio de 2010): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jeis.2010070101.
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The purpose of this study is to acquire knowledge that will help clarify outsourcing trends in general and an information systems utilization perspective in particular. The authors review recent studies on outsourcing and conduct a nationwide survey. The results of the survey reveal that 60 percent of the respondents are focusing on their supply chain for cost reduction and/or competitive advantages and less than half of the respondents plan to outsource supply chain processes and information systems within the next 5 years. Results also show that major reasons for outsourcing include a lack of ability to handle in house and return on assets, while the largest barrier to outsourcing is cost followed by control concern.
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Espinosa, Jennifer A., Donna Davis, James Stock y Lisa Monahan. "Exploring the processing of product returns from a complex adaptive system perspective". International Journal of Logistics Management 30, n.º 3 (12 de agosto de 2019): 699–722. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-08-2018-0216.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the processing of product returns at five case companies using a complex adaptive systems (CAS) logic to identify agent interactions, organization, schema, learning and the emergence of adaptations in the reverse supply chain. Design/methodology/approach Using a multiple-case study design, this research applies abductive reasoning to examine data from in-depth, semi-structured interviews and direct researcher observations collected during site visits at case companies. Findings Costly or high-risk returns may require agents to specialize the depth of their mental schema. Processing agents need freedom to interact, self-organize and learn from other agents to generate emergent ideas and adapt. Practical implications Limiting the depth of individual agent schema allows managers to better allocate labor to processing product returns during peak volume. To boost adaptability, managers need to craft a dynamic environment that encourages agents with diverse schema to interact, anticipate, and self-organize to brainstorm new ideas. Managers need to resist the urge to “control” the dynamic environment that ensues. Originality/value This paper builds on existing research that studies the key decision points in the analysis of product returns by exploring how processing-agent behaviors can create adaptability in the reverse supply chain. Additionally, this research follows in the tradition of Choi et al. (2001) and Surana et al. (2005) and proposes the application of CAS to a specific part of the supply chain – the processing of product returns.
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Lee, Chang Hwan y Byong-Duk Rhee. "Channel coordination using product returns for a supply chain with stochastic salvage capacity". European Journal of Operational Research 177, n.º 1 (febrero de 2007): 214–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2005.10.044.
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Kovács, Gyöngyi y Pall Rikhardsson. "Accounting for reverse logistics activities". Corporate Ownership and Control 4, n.º 1 (2006): 309–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv4i1c2p7.
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Traditional logistics systems aim at minimising total (logistics) costs. At the same time, these systems focus on forward material flows in the supply chain. Concerns for the environment, and warranty related product returns have led to both end-of-life and commercial product take-backs, introducing the question of reverse material flows in these systems. These are backward moving inventories that have to be (re-)processed and show several coupling points to the forward materials flows in the logistics system. We argue that modern accounting systems are challenged with the phases of remanufacturing and refurbishment in the reverse supply chain. Many reverse logistics and reprocessing activities are integrated in other corporate processes, and their costs are difficult to separate from other cost objects, hindering the correct costing of reverse flows. By an analogy to safety management accounting, this paper proposes an activity-based method to account for the costs of reverse material flows. Accounting for these costs will help to take a more holistic view on total logistics costs and improve management control of logistical flows
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Yue, Xiaohang y Srinivasan Raghunathan. "The impacts of the full returns policy on a supply chain with information asymmetry". European Journal of Operational Research 180, n.º 2 (julio de 2007): 630–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2006.04.032.
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Okongwu, Uche, Franck BRULHART y Btissam Moncef. "Causal linkages between supply chain management practices and performance". Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 26, n.º 5 (1 de junio de 2015): 678–702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmtm-01-2013-0002.
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Purpose – Today, supply chain design and management constitute a major source of competitive advantage for firms. The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate, from a balanced scorecard strategy map (BSSM) perspective, the types of linkages through which supply chain management practices (SCMPs) impact on financial and non-financial performance, and consequently lead to the achievement of the firm’s strategic objectives. Design/methodology/approach – This study is carried out in two stages. First, based on the survey data collected from 450 French industrial firms (with a return rate of 20.2 per cent), structural equation modelling (SEM) is used to test eight hypotheses that are formulated through the discussion of previous theoretical and empirical findings in extant literature. Then, based on the framework of the BSSM, the SEM results are used to discuss the linkages between SCMPs and firm performance. Findings – After confirming some of the relationships already observed in extant literature, the results show that there are many strategic paths (of different nature) that link SCMPs and other intangible assets to financial performance. Practical implications – The results of the study constitute a practical contribution that would guide managers in the strategic alignment of their firm’s supply chain initiatives with corporate strategy. The authors argue that when implementing supply chain management initiatives, managers should pay particular attention to how intangible assets act as mediating factors in the achievement of the firm’s financial objectives. The BSC framework that the authors propose can also be used by researchers to investigate causal linkages between intangible and tangible assets. Originality/value – There are few studies that adopt an extensive multidimensional approach by looking simultaneously at both upstream and downstream linkages of the supply chain whilst taking into account many performance measures. Using the BSSM framework, this paper proposes eight types of linkages that could lead to the achievement of the firm’s strategic goals.
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Abdulsalam, Yousef, Dari Alhuwail y Eugene S. Schneller. "Adopting Identification Standards in the Medical Device Supply Chain". International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management 13, n.º 1 (enero de 2020): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijisscm.2020010101.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recently mandated that medical device manufacturers adopt Unique Device Identification (UDI) standards on their medical devices. The benefits that UDI brings to hospitals and patients is relatively obvious, including inventory transparency, product safety, product equivalency, business intelligence. However, adoption by manufacturers, who face the mandate, has been slow in part because the benefit to them is not as readily perceived. This study focuses on the incentives, barriers, and benefits that medical device manufacturers perceive in UDI adoption. This study seeks to understand which adoption pressures are driving manufacturers to act, and attempts to gauge the benefits to manufacturers from UDI adoption. Through survey methods, the evidence suggests that medical device manufacturers implement UDI largely as a response to the coercive and normative pressures they face. There continues to be a high level of uncertainty regarding the return on investment for the medical device manufacturers, particularly from the late adopters.
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Zaarour, Nizar, Emanuel Melachrinoudis y Moulik Kapadia. "Optimal Collection Policies for Returned Products in the Reverse Supply Chain". International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management 1, n.º 1 (2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijlsm.2020.10030853.
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Yao, Z., Stephen C. H. Leung y K. K. Lai. "Analysis of the impact of price-sensitivity factors on the returns policy in coordinating supply chain". European Journal of Operational Research 187, n.º 1 (mayo de 2008): 275–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2007.03.025.
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Giat, Yahel y Dan Bouhnik. "A Decision Support System and Warehouse Operations Design for Pricing Products and Minimizing Product Returns in a Food Plant". Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management 16 (2021): 039–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4692.
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Aim/Purpose: The first goal is to develop a decision support system for pricing and production amounts for a firm facing high levels of product returns. The second goal is to improve the management of the product returns process. Background: This study was conducted at a food importer and manufacturer in Israel facing a very high rate of product returns, much of which is eventually discarded. The firm’s products are commonly considered to be a low-cost generic alternative and are therefore popular among low-income families. Methodology: A decision support module was added to the plant’s business information system. The module is based on a supply chain pricing model and uses the sales data to infer future demand’s distribution. Ergonomic models were used to improve the design of the returns warehouse and the handling of the returns. Contribution: The decision support system allows to improve the plant’s pricing and quantity planning. Consequently, it reduced the size of product returns. The new design of the returns process is expected to improve worker’s productivity, reduces losses and results in safer outcomes. This study also demonstrates a successful integration and of a theoretical economical model into an information system. Findings: The results show the promise of incorporating pricing supply chain models into informing systems to achieve a practical business task. We were able to construct actual demand distributions from the data and offer actual pricing recommendations that reduce the number of returns while increasing potential profits. We were able to identify key deficiencies in the returns operations and added a module to the decisions support system that improves the returns management and links it with the sales and pricing modules. Finally, we produced a better warehouse design that supports efficient and ergonomic product returns handling. Recommendations for Practitioners: This work can be replicated for different suppliers, manufacturers and retailers that suffer from product returns. They will benefit from the reduction in returns, as well as the decrease in the losses associated with these returns. Recommendation for Researchers: It is worthwhile to research whether decision support systems can be applied to other aspects of the organizations’ operations. Impact on Society: Product returns is a lose-lose situation for producers, retailers and customers. Moreover, mismanagement of these returns is harmful for the environment and may result in the case of foods, in health hazards. Reducing returns and improving the handling improves sustainability and is beneficial for society. Future Research: The decision support system’s underlying pricing model assumes a specific business setting. This can be extended using other pricing models and applying them in a similar fashion to the current application.
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A. Narayana, Sushmita, Arun A. Elias y Rupesh K. Pati. "Reverse logistics in the pharmaceuticals industry: a systemic analysis". International Journal of Logistics Management 25, n.º 2 (5 de agosto de 2014): 379–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-08-2012-0073.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a systemic analysis of the complex interaction of factors affecting the reverse logistics (RL) processes in a pharmaceutical supply chain (PSC). Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a systems thinking approach. Initial problem structuring involved the analysis of behavior-over-time of main variables and incorporated stakeholder analysis. Further, a participative group model building process was used to develop a systems model. Findings – The model was analysed to identify a set of feedback loops operating in the system responsible for the complexities of the problem. To address this, the stakeholders identified three strategic interventions. The first intervention relates to returns avoidance by alleviating market flooding of medicines, second intervention aims at improving the infrastructure for quality and performance management and the third targets balanced risk sharing between the main stakeholders involved in the supply chain. The findings suggest strong linkage between RL network design and key activities in returns management. The study lays a platform for developing a simulation model. Research limitations/implications – Data collection was confined to stakeholders belonging to a PSC based in the South Indian state of Kerala and excluded the participation of doctors due to practical constraints. The application of systems thinking and modelling was limited to the qualitative phases of the methodology. Practical implications – The study illustrates a participative process capable of revealing the differing viewpoints of multiple stakeholders involved in a PSC. Originality/value – It provides a holistic approach based on the systems thinking and modelling methodology for analysing the complexities related to RL in the Indian pharmaceutical industry.
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Валеева, Альфия, Al'fiya Valeeva, Ольга Семичева, Ol'ga Semicheva, Диляра Валеева y Dilyara Valeeva. "OPTIMIZATION OF TRANSPORT FLOWS IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OF THE FOOD COMPANY". Vestnik of Kazan State Agrarian University 12, n.º 2 (3 de octubre de 2017): 126–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/article_59ad0be3b6a5e3.39150729.
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Transportation is an important part of the logistics process and supply chain management, so it requires effective management, which is especially true when the organization seeks to meet the needs of its customers and achieve acceptable rates of return on its investments. Shippers should know the opportunities and bottlenecks of the company in terms of transportation at the entrance and exit, be able to choose the mode of transport and the carrier, conclude contracts with the right conditions, analyze the activities of transport brokers, understand the options for transportation by own forces, evaluate the performance of carriers, etc. The methods of optimization of operational planning problems that use linear programming models (LP), the analysis of the transport component in supply chain management, the characteristics of the basic methods of modeling transport problems and the problems of transport routing are considered in the article. The most promising direction in solving the problem of optimizing transport flows is the development of technologies that would combine the advantages of geoinformation systems, mathematical programming and heuristics.
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Li, Dan, Jing Chen y Yi Liao. "Optimal decisions on prices, order quantities, and returns policies in a supply chain with two-period selling". European Journal of Operational Research 290, n.º 3 (mayo de 2021): 1063–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.08.044.
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Huang, Ximin, Jia-Wen Gu, Wai-Ki Ching y Tak-Kuen Siu. "Impact of secondary market on consumer return policies and supply chain coordination". Omega 45 (junio de 2014): 57–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2013.11.005.
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Goldsmith, Peter y Karen Bender. "Ten conversations about identity preservation". Journal on Chain and Network Science 4, n.º 2 (1 de diciembre de 2004): 111–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2004.x046.
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Dynamics in the global food system, along with a cascade of technologies, drive demands for capturing information and sharing information vertically within the supply chain. Food safety, genetic engineering, and animal welfare all have contributed to the need for enhanced information flow within the supply chain. Identity preservation in grains and oilseeds is an emerging issue that may influence the structure of agriculture in the longer term. This research addresses the following questions. While demand for high-information grains appears to be growing, where and how along the supply chain is the value created and captured? Though it appears that the economy demands ever-increasing amounts of differentiation, why do opportunities for producers and life science companies to create and capture significant new sources of value remain elusive? To answer these questions needs assessments were conducted with grain procurement executives. Their responses reveal the "buyer's calculus" where buyers balance investment in specific relationship assets with the market uplift or risk mitigation return it generates. Buying from a competitively structured industry has numerous benefits. There is a "cost" or tradeoff leaving the spot market procurement model in favor of a relationship-based model; hence the calculus. The current equilibrium state reflects the current risk-adjusted value proposition suppliers deliver to end users. Though end-user benefits are on the horizon with the next generation of biotechnologies, their emergence is insufficient to guarantee farmers and life science greater returns. End users will always balance the risk mitigation and market uplift features of a supply offering with the risks of narrowing their supply base. To drive value up the chain, suppliers need to shift away from focusing solely on the products of the future and focus on the technologies, delivery systems, and organizational models that, when bundled with new products solve problems and make end users more competitive.
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Amos, Clinton, Sebastian Brockhaus, Amydee M. Fawcett, Stanley E. Fawcett y A. Michael Knemeyer. "Blinded by the light? Analyzing sustainability authenticity, customer service perceptions, and halo effects". International Journal of Logistics Management 30, n.º 1 (11 de febrero de 2019): 117–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-12-2017-0344.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate how service perceptions influence customer views of the authenticity of corporate sustainability claims. The goal of this paper is to help supply chain decision-makers better understand boundary conditions in order to design more enduring and impactful sustainability programs.Design/methodology/approachThe authors employ behavioral experiments, subjecting two theoretically derived hypotheses to verification across five diverse industries and two distinct sustainability vignettes.FindingsCustomer service perceptions emerge as a significant boundary condition to the perceived authenticity of sustainability efforts. Subjects attributed significantly higher authenticity toward sustainability efforts in above average vs below average service quality contexts. Further, respondents attributed deceptive motivations to sustainability efforts at companies with below average service.Research limitations/implicationsThe authors confirm the underlying tenet of social judgment theory, which suggests thata prioriperceptions create a zone of acceptability or rejection. Ultimately, investing in sustainability can lead to counterproductive cynicism.Practical implicationsThe authors infer that customers’ willingness to give companies credit for sustainability initiatives extends beyond service issues to any practice that influencesa prioriperceptions. Supply chain managers must rethink their role in designing both customer service and sustainability systems to achieve positive returns from sustainability investments.Originality/valueThe authors challenge the assumption that customers universally positively view sustainability efforts. If customers holda priorinegative service perceptions, otherwise well-designed sustainability programs may invoke cynical reactions. Thus, sustainability programs may not inoculate firm reputations from adverse incidents. Given they touch both service and sustainability systems, supply chain managers are positioned to holistically influence their design for competitive advantage.
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Kim, Taebok, Christoph H. Glock y Yongjang Kwon. "A closed-loop supply chain for deteriorating products under stochastic container return times". Omega 43 (marzo de 2014): 30–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2013.06.002.
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Shaik, Abdul Rahman. "Significance of supply chain finance: Insights from Saudi Arabia". Uncertain Supply Chain Management 9, n.º 3 (2021): 539–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5267/j.uscm.2021.6.008.
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The study examines the effect of the supply chain finance (SCF) on the corporate financial performance measured in terms of Return on Assets (ROA), Tobin's Q, and Gross Operating Profit (GOP) in the material sector of Saudi Arabia. The study selects a sample of 42 companies from the material sector listed on Tadawul starting in 2008 and ending 2019. A panel regression in terms of pooled OLS, fixed and random effects, and panel GMM is estimated to report the empirical results. The results report a negative and significant effect between the financial performance variables and supply chain finance, specifically with ROA with pooled OLS and fixed and random effects models. The results of panel GMM also show a negative and significant effect between all the financial performance variables and financing supply chain. The results are useful to academicians and the managers in the materials, inventory, and sales sections, and supply chain managers to integrate finance and SCM to achieve corporate benefits.
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Izzo, Filomena. "Social Network Theory and Management of the Sub-supply Network in Complex Sectors". International Business Research 10, n.º 7 (12 de junio de 2017): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v10n7p46.
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Studies on complex product development have seen different improvement approaches to achieve shorter product development lead times and higher return on investment. Complex product development still lack on the ‘better, faster and cheaper’ paradigm for efficient communication and information exchange flow process. This paper aims at understanding how the critical interdependent techniques are managed in the sub-supply network of a complex sector such as Business Aviation Industry. Thus, the aim is to envisage the best practice approach for technical communication networks among these systems-design teams and also how the bottlenecks existing could be effectively and efficiently addressed to enhance collaborative industrial supply-chain management network competitive advantage.This paper employing social network theory propose information flow process toward enhancing an industrial sustainable competitive advantage. From a methodological point of view, the research is based on a single case study, a questionnaire was used to collect data for the level of communication network from Business Aviation supply chain network.The outcome of the research highlights how communication in the sub-supply network significantly influences the attention the teams pay to the organization of the critical interdependent techniques. Moreover this research identifies an effective and efficient communication is sees as the driver for effective organization management, which need enhancement for industrial competitive advantage. Finally, the research carried-out undoubtedly gives a considerable contribution in understanding critical and complex issues in the relationships in sub-supplying in Business Aviation Industry.The outcome could be further developed by extending the interviews to the businesses involved in the sub-supply chain.
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Duc, T. T. H., J. Buddhakulsomsiri y N. T. Loi. "Buyback contract in a risk-averse supply chain with a return policy and price dependent demand". International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management 30, n.º 3 (2018): 298. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijlsm.2018.10013871.
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Addo-Tenkorang, Richard y Petri T. Helo. "Analysis of enterprise supply chain communication networks in engineering product development". International Journal of Logistics Management 28, n.º 1 (13 de febrero de 2017): 47–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-12-2014-0204.
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Purpose For decades now, industrial manufacturers’ complex product development (CPD) activities have seen various improvement approaches as well as product development (PD) support processes all in the quest to achieve shorter PD lead-times and higher return on investments. CPD process improvements, in terms of complex engineering design and delivery, still lack a lot more variance to be addressed on the “better, faster and cheaper” paradigm for efficient communication and information exchange flow processes. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach This paper presents employing social network theory analysis and statistical Pearson (r) correlation analysis in a triangulation approach to a proposed optimum conceptual information technology systems’ architecture and a “best practice” information flow process toward enhancing an industrial sustainable competitive advantage. Closed-end questionnaires were used to collect data for the scale or level of communication network from a sample size of eight Ship Power supply chain network complex engineering design and delivery systems-design teams with at least five members from each team. Findings Two extremely interesting findings and observations were identified from the analysis carried out (isolates and close-harmonic analysis) as well as the findings from the hypotheses’ testing. These essential analyses of the engineering systems-design teams were conducted by using the triangulation or mixed-method described in the abstract methodology identified above. Originality/value Effective and efficient real-time communication is seen as the vehicle for effective organization management. Although there may be some studies on effective technical communication in organizational and enterprise supply chain management settings, this research identifies a new robust and extensive analysis and feasible solutions to most of the communication bottlenecks and inefficient socio-industrial information flow processes, which need enhancement for industrial competitive advantage. Furthermore, the contribution of this paper further enhances the level 4 implementation aspect of the supply chain operation reference model in a replicable industry-specific perspective.
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Gligor, David, Nichole Gligor, Mary Holcomb y Siddik Bozkurt. "Distinguishing between the concepts of supply chain agility and resilience". International Journal of Logistics Management 30, n.º 2 (13 de mayo de 2019): 467–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-10-2017-0259.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to add clarity to the multidimensional concepts of agility and resilience. In addition, this paper seeks to clarify the differences and similarities between the two concepts by integrating the distinct bodies of knowledge on agility and resilience. Design/methodology/approach A multidisciplinary systematic literature review is conducted. The concept of agility is explored through a review of the sports science, manufacturing, organizational, information systems and information systems development and supply chain literature bases. The concept of resilience is investigated through a review of the psychological and psychopathological, ecological, economic, organizational and supply chain literature bases. Findings Examining the complex relationship between the two constructs led to the emergence of six major dimensions to capture the concept of agility (i.e. ability to quickly change direction, speed/accelerate operations, scan the environment/anticipate, empower the customer/customize, adjust tactics and operations (flexibility), and integrate processes within and across firms). Similarly, six dimensions were uncovered for resilience (i.e. ability to resist/survive disruptions, avoid the shock altogether, recover/return to original form following disruption, speed/accelerate operations, adjust tactics and operations (flexibility) and scan the environment/anticipate). Agility and resilience were found to share three common dimensions (i.e. ability to adjust tactics and operations (flexibility), speed/accelerate operations and scan the environment/anticipate). Practical implications The identification of the common characteristics of agility and resilience carries important managerial implications from a resource allocation perspective. Allocating resources to the development of the common characteristics of agility and resilience can help firms maximize the impact of such investments. That is, by investing in the common characteristics of both they can improve supply chain agility and supply chain resilience. If firms approach the development or improvement of supply chain agility or resilience independent from one another, without an awareness of the common characteristics, they could be duplicating their investments resulting in supply chain redundancies and inefficiencies. Originality/value Not having a clear and comprehensive understanding of the similarities and differences between agility and resilience is problematic from a theoretical perspective. A clear understanding of what each construct represents provides a platform for building generalizable theory by helping researchers operationalize these constructs in a consistent manner. Further, providing a generalizable, comprehensive and multidisciplinary perspective on agility and resilience within supply chain management literature can help increase the visibility of the field of supply chain management across other disciplines as scholars outside the field of supply chain management can utilize the results of this research effort.
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Genc, Talat S. y Pietro De Giovanni. "Optimal return and rebate mechanism in a closed-loop supply chain game". European Journal of Operational Research 269, n.º 2 (septiembre de 2018): 661–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2018.01.057.
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Calatayud, Agustina, Mario Monsreal, John Mangan y Juan Villa. "Benefits of Technology Adoption for Enhanced Integration of Port–Hinterland Operations". Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2674, n.º 11 (10 de septiembre de 2020): 606–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198120949251.
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Because container shipping is the most important means of transportation for international trade, the integration of port–hinterland operations is critical to improve the performance of global supply chains. Information and communication technology (ICT) can assist port stakeholders in addressing bottlenecks and streamlining processes at the port–hinterland interface. However, ICT adoption is often hindered by uncertainties concerning expected gains. This paper shows that the adoption of well-established technologies for supply chain management—namely barcode and global positioning systems technology—can bring significant performance gains for the port–hinterland interface, as evidenced by increased container cycle time, utilization rates, and total throughput. In addition, results show the presence of diminishing returns when implementing multiple readers in the system. System dynamics and a unique database containing real data from the Hutchinson Terminal at the Port of Veracruz, Mexico—selected because it is one of the most important ports in the Americas—are used to show the benefits that both local (nodes) and global (supply chain) levels can obtain from ICT adoption. The results of this research will help to reduce uncertainty and incentivize ICT adoption by port stakeholders, particularly in developing countries where research is lagging. The model proposed here can be applied to any port to analyze the impact of ICT adoption and provide support for the decision making of port stakeholders.
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González-Sánchez, Rocío, Davide Settembre-Blundo, Anna Maria Ferrari y Fernando E. García-Muiña. "Main Dimensions in the Building of the Circular Supply Chain: A Literature Review". Sustainability 12, n.º 6 (20 de marzo de 2020): 2459. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12062459.
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Circular economy is an alternative to the traditional production model and has therefore attracted a great deal of attention from researchers. The change in the production system is accompanied by new logistical needs related both to resources and waste and to the distribution and recovery of products. The circular supply chain involves return processes and the manufacturer intends to capture additional value in the supply chain. In this paper, value chains have been mapped to visualize the links and interactions between the different stages and actors to understand the complexities of these systems and to make informed decisions. For this reason, and based on thorough literature review, the final objective of this work is to achieve a conceptual framework to study circular supply chain, which uses the main theoretical perspectives in strategic management literature. Four dimensions have been identified to support the development of these new supply chains—greater intensity in the relationships established in the supply chain, adaptation of logistics and organizational, disruptive and smart technologies, and a functioning environment. It can be concluded that to develop a new relationship capacity will allow for reaching more frequent, closer relationships with more actors. These relationships will be developed within an adapted organizational and logistical framework that is framed in new business model archetypes. However, dimensions related to the business environment such as sectoral, legislative, and fiscal frameworks must be incorporated.
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Lin, Danping, Carman Ka Man Lee, M. K. Siu, Henry Lau y King Lun Choy. "Analysis of customers' return behaviour after online shopping in China using SEM". Industrial Management & Data Systems 120, n.º 5 (17 de marzo de 2020): 883–902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-05-2019-0296.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the potential impacts of various variables on product return activities after online shopping. Previous studies on customer behaviour have been predominantly concerned with return on used products and other product-quality-related constructs in the model. This study aims to specially examine the logistics service-related and customer intention–related variables for general products under the e-commerce circumstance.Design/methodology/approachStructured questionnaire data for this study were collected in the two southeast cities of China (162 useable responses). Structural equation modelling was used to examine the latent variables.FindingsThe results confirmed that product return intention has the greatest impact on online shopping returns with a direct effect of 0.63, followed by the flexibility in return (logistics service) with a direct effect of 0.49.Originality/valueSuch a model not only enriches the theoretical understanding of customer behaviour studies but also offers online shopping stores and platforms a quantitative benchmark and new perspective on the design of online shopping supply chains by considering product returns so as to improve the customer satisfaction.
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Njoroge, Racheal Wanjiru y Dr Mike A. Iravo. "EFFECTS OF GREEN PROCUREMENT ADOPTION ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE AT BATA SHOE COMPANY LIMITED, KENYA". American Journal of Supply Chain Management 6, n.º 1 (24 de mayo de 2017): 44–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ajscm.255.
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Purpose: This purpose of the study was to determine the effects of adopting green procurement on the supply chain performance at Bata shoe company in KenyaMethodology: This study adopted descriptive research design. The target population was 120 employees working in different levels of management who are directly involved in managing distribution activities in the organization. The sampling frame was the Human Resource register at BATA Kenya. The population sample was 120 respondents. Structured questionnaires containing both open ended and closed ended questions were used to collect primary data. The questionnaires were filled and returned for analysis. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics like percentages, standard deviations, frequency tables among others. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 17 software was used.Results: Results indicated that quality management, organizational policy, information technology integration and demand management have a positive and significant relationship on supply chain performance at BATAUnique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This study recommends that BATA should review its organizational policy on JIT implementation to improve its supply chain performance especially in regards to better human resource management practices. BATA should also enhance its Information Technology Integration to promote information sharing and support its ERP systems.
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Shafiee Moghadam, Shayan, Amir Aghsami y Masoud Rabbani. "A hybrid NSGA-II algorithm for the closed-loop supply chain network design in e-commerce". RAIRO - Operations Research 55, n.º 3 (mayo de 2021): 1643–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ro/2021068.
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Designing the supply chain network is one of the significant areas in e-commerce business management. This concept plays a crucial role in e-commerce systems. For example, location-inventory-pricing-routing of an e-commerce supply chain is considered a crucial issue in this field. This field established many severe challenges in the modern world, like maintaining the supply chain for returned items, preserving customers’ trust and satisfaction, and developing an applicable supply chain with cost considerations. The research proposes a multi-objective mixed integer nonlinear programming model to design a closed-loop supply chain network based on the e-commerce context. The proposed model incorporates two objectives that optimize the business’s total profits and the customers’ satisfaction. Then, numerous numerical examples are generated and solved using the epsilon constraint method in GAMS optimization software. The validation of the given model has been tested for the large problems via a hybrid two-level non-dominated sort genetic algorithm. Finally, some sensitivity analysis has been performed to provide some managerial insights.
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Al-Madi, Faisal, Tasneem Alfalah, Ata Al Shraah y Ayman Abu-Rumman. "Supply chain practices and organizational performance: Evidence from Jordanian medical devices firms". Uncertain Supply Chain Management 9, n.º 4 (2021): 831–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.5267/j.uscm.2021.8.006.
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The study aimed at determining the extent to which Jordanian medical devices adopted the supply chain practices and to investigate the impact of those practices on organizational performance of the Jordanian medical devices’ firms. A cross-sectional approach was used to meet the purpose. A robust questionnaire was designed and used to collect primary data from the study sample. 200 questionnaires were completed and returned by the participants. SPSS version 21 and SEM were employed, with the use of (AMOS:21) to analyze and explain the collected data and to validate the research framework. The results demonstrated that medical devices firms in Jordan have adopted the supply chain practices and revealed a significant impact of those practices on the performance of the medical devices in Jordanian context.
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Yuliawati, Evi, Pratikto Pratikto, Sugiono Sugiono y Oyong Novareza. "Development of cores acquisition model with two switching mechanisms in a retailer-oriented closed-loop supply chain system". Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies 2, n.º 3 (110) (30 de abril de 2021): 6–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2021.225147.
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Retailer-Oriented Closed-Loop Supply Chain (ROCLSC) is an integration of forward and reverse supply chains with retailer taking charge of the remanufacturing, distribution, and collecting activities. This type of mechanism is quite effective, since the majority of product returns management is performed by the retailer. However, in practical industries, the implementation of ROCLSC is still limited. In this study, we investigate a ROCLSC system that involves an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and a retailer. OEM plays a role as a producer of new products, while the retailer is in charge of remanufacturing, collecting, as well as selling and distributing both newly manufactured and remanufactured products. We develop a mathematical model to maximize the profit of each party. Although several studies have developed models for cores acquisition, here we apply a different cores switching mechanism. We introduced the fixed rate and flat rate mechanisms used in the business-to-business (B2B) system, where product functions are very important to consumers. In addition, this research focuses on ROCLSC where most of the existing cores acquisition models are Manufacturer-Oriented Closed-Loop Supply Chain (MOCLSC). The result of this study shows that the retailer will get higher profits when the product returns are acquired through the fixed rate mechanism, rather than the flat rate mechanism. Therefore, determining the optimal amount of cores collected through the fixed rate mechanism will increase the retailer’s profit, as well as joint profit of both parties. From the results, we also point out an interesting note that the retailer should increase efforts to sell new products along with the increasing proportion of consumer Willingness to Pay (WTP) for remanufactured products. Hence, both OEM and retailer profits can be increased consecutively
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Shupyk, S. "Complex systems of management of marketing activity of meat farming enterprises". Ekonomìka ta upravlìnnâ APK, n.º 2 (143) (27 de diciembre de 2018): 67–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.33245/2310-9262-2018-143-2-67-77.
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The components of marketing management are systematized and definitions of th econcept of marketing management in the Ukrainian and foreign scientific literature are generalized. The components of marketing management at three levels of the organization a structure represented. The components of the marketing management process are presented: the mission of the enter prise; establishment of marketing objectives; collection, analysis and processing ofi nformation for the purpose of analyzing market opportunities (4C: company, context, client, competitors); identification of strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats enterprise; development of marketing strategy; realization of marketing strategy; periodic monitoring of marketing efforts and making necessary changes; development of strategic marketing programs for specific situations, assessment of marketing performance and staff motivation. Most marketing professionals consider managing a marketing process at three levels of organizational structure: on a corporate, business unit and functional and core activities –analysis, planning, implementation, and control. The process of marketing management is to implement functions, each of which is a set of analytical and appraisal tasks and strategic, tactical planning. When introducing marketing in to the enterprise management system, it is necessary to ensure the creation of marketing services with such functions as, studying markets, determining the market capacity, identifying buyers requirements for the product, ensuring product competitiveness, organizing product promotion on the market, for ming supply chain for high value added products, the processing of by-products and waste products. In order to ensure the high performance of the marketing unit at the enterprise it is expedient to form close relationships with other management departments and orient the management system to meet the needs of consumers in quality, price and other consumer properties. Features of the environment of functioning of domestic producers of poultry meat characterized by a high level of monopolization, increased uncertainty as factors of the internal and external environment of the supply chain, stable dynamics of growth in production volumes are considered. This situation is conditioned by the peculiarity of meat poultry farming, where the peculiarity of the technological process determines the rapid return on invested capital and the high investment attractiveness of the industry, which resulted in the construction of innovative poultry farms, mostly of a vertically integrated type. It was established that the basis for the creation of specialized divisions in the field of marketing were sales and supply departments, which in previous years functioned at these enter prises and performed a wide range of functions, including analytical ones. The basic requirements, which are presented to the structure of management of marketing activity are systematized: flexibility, efficiency, optimality, efficiency, reliability, stability. The structure of management of marketing activities of thee nterpriseis, in the most general form, the subordination of managerial links between objects and management entities, which characterizes the information communications of units that have hierarchical subordination and are endowed with certa in rights and responsibilities. In order to improve the management process of marketing activities of meat poultry enterprises, the flexible orientation of the final results of their activities to the requirements of consumers, approaches to assess the effectiveness of marketing activities areproposed. Effectiveness of the management process of the enterprise should be conducted on the basis of assessment of the factors of market orientation of the highest level of management of the enterprise, market orientation of staff, the establishment of interaction between staff and senior management, the level of openness of the external environment of the management system.The main factors restraining the management of the company in full implementation of the principles of the modern marketing concept are systematized, namely: a narrow unde rstanding of the essence of marketing, monopolization of the market, the lack of qualified specialists in the field of marketing, lack of financing of marketing activities. Key words: marketing management, marketing activity management system, marketing structure, meat poultry enterprises.
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Zaarour, Nizar, Emanuel Melachrinoudis, Marius M. Solomon y Hokey Min. "The optimal determination of the collection period for returned products in the sustainable supply chain". International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 17, n.º 1 (12 de septiembre de 2013): 35–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2013.836160.
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Kapoor, Bhushan y Yaggeta Kabra. "Current and Future Trends in Human Resources Analytics Adoption". Journal of Cases on Information Technology 16, n.º 1 (enero de 2014): 50–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jcit.2014010105.
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While many organizations use business intelligence and analytics in business functions including Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting and Marketing, they have taken little advantage of this in the Human Resources (HR) management area. Seeing tremendous opportunities in the use of analytics, businesses are taking big measures, such as creating a culture of making critical decisions validated by data driven approaches and hiring analytics professionals in areas that promises high rates of return. Experts continue to emphasize the importance of analytics for HR to transform itself into a more effective resource for the organization. In this paper the authors study the current and the near future states of analytics in Human Resources area. With information collected from leading job search engines, SimplyHired.com and Indeed.com, the authors have modeled trends in hiring analytics professionals in different functional areas of business. The authors compared the HR analytics trend with trends in hiring analytics professionals in Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting and Marketing functions. The extent to which companies are hiring analytics professionals now should be a good indication of analytics adoptions in the future.
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Iqbal, Muhammad Waqas y Biswajit Sarkar. "Recycling of lifetime dependent deteriorated products through different supply chains". RAIRO - Operations Research 53, n.º 1 (enero de 2019): 129–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ro/2017051.
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Conservation of natural resources in order to protect the environment, support the economy, and offer a better life to living beings has become an urgent need of modern business so that future generations can survive within available resources and in a healthy environment. Recycling of used products plays an important role in the conservation of natural resources and the development of sustainable business for deteriorating products because the number of these items increases with time, which creates economic loss and environmental pollution. This paper considers the production and cycle time as decision variables to design a forward and reverse supply chain system that produces two different types of products, which are subject to deterioration. Rate of deterioration is time-varying and depends on the maximum lifetime of products. Used products of a forward supply chain are collected and treated as raw materials in a reverse supply chain to produce other products. The system involves three types of inventory stocks, i.e., product 1, 2, and returned inventory. The objective of this research is to minimize total cost per unit time for two types of systems, one in which products of both the supply chains deteriorate and the second in which the products of the first supply chain deteriorate. Kuhn−Tucker method is employed to solve the model and a solution algorithm is proposed to obtain optimal solution. Application of the model is supported with numerical examples and sensitivity analysis. Some managerial insights are provided to help managers while applying the proposed models in real situations. Results of numerical experiments suggest for deteriorating products to plan short replenishment cycles of inventory.
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Khan, Abdul, Qazi Khalid, Khawar Naeem, Rafiq Ahmad, Razaullah Khan, Waqas Saleem y Catalin Pruncu. "Application of Exact and Multi-Heuristic Approaches to a Sustainable Closed Loop Supply Chain Network Design". Sustainability 13, n.º 5 (24 de febrero de 2021): 2433. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052433.
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Closed-loop supply chains (CLSC) are gaining popularity due to their efficiency in addressing economic, environmental, and social concerns. An important point to ponder in the distribution of CLSC is that imperfect refrigeration and bad road conditions may result in product non-conformance during the transit and thus such products are to be returned to the supply node. This may hinder the level of customer satisfaction. This paper presents a sustainable closed-loop supply chain framework coupled with cross-docking subject to product non-conformance. A cost model is proposed to investigate the economic and environmental aspects of such systems. The transportation cost is analyzed in terms of total carbon emissions. A set of metaheuristics are administered to solve the model and a novel lower bound is proposed to relax the complexity of the proposed model. The results of different size problems are compared with the branch and bound approach and the proposed lower bound. The results indicate that the proposed research framework, mathematical model, and heuristic schemes can aid the decision-makers in a closed-loop supply chain context.
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Shirvani, Shima y Mohammad Reza Shahraki. "A Multi-Level Green Reverse Logistics Network Design for Single Manufacturer and Integration of Return Distribution Warehouses in Supply Chain Management". International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering 1, n.º 1 (2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijise.2020.10034937.
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Mokhlesabadi, Shahram, Mohammad Reza Kabaranzad Ghadim, Hasan Ali Aghajani Kasegari y Mohammad Mahdi Movahedi. "Design and development of a model and optimal planning for supply chain responsibility towards the environment". Nexo Revista Científica 34, n.º 01 (13 de abril de 2021): 168–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/nexo.v34i01.11295.
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The responsible management of product return flows in production and inventory environments is a rapidly increasing requirement for companies. This can be attributed to economic, environmental and/or regulatory motivations. Mathematical modeling of such systems has assisted decision-making processes and provided a better understanding of the behavior of such production and inventory environments. This paper reviews the literature on the modeling of reverse logistics inventory systems based on the economic order/production quantity (EOQ/EPQ) and the joint economic lot size (JELS) settings to systematically analyze the mathematics involved in capturing the main characteristics of related processes. The literature is surveyed and classified according to the specific issues faced and modeling assumptions. Special attention is given to environmental issues. There are indications of the need for reverse logistics models' mathematics to follow current trends in ‘greening’ inventory and supply-chain models. The modeling of waste disposal, greenhouse-gas emissions, and energy consumption during production is considered as the most pressing priority for the future of reverse logistics models. An illustrative example for modeling reverse logistics inventory models with environmental implications is presented.
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Lau, Kwok H. y Tartana Sirichoti. "A Study on RFID Adoption in the Grocery Retailing Industry of Thailand". International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management 5, n.º 3 (julio de 2012): 58–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jisscm.2012070104.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is an emerging technology for supply chain management suitable for the retail industry. Large distributing companies such as Wal-Mart, Tesco, and Target have adopted RFID for real-time tracking and efficient order assortment of fast moving products. An agriculture-based developing country with a huge population and strong internal consumption, Thailand has a big grocery retailing industry that provides ample opportunities for the application of RFID technology. Through a questionnaire survey, this study investigated the current status of RFID adoption in the grocery industry of Thailand. The findings reveal that the industry is aware of the potential benefits that RFID may bring but also concerned with the various challenges in implementation. Although companies surveyed are planning to adopt the technology, none have fully implemented an RFID system. This reveals that RFID adoption is still in its infancy in the grocery retailing industry of the country. The major concerns of the firms include high implementation cost and low return on investment, different system designs and multiple standards, and the lack of technical expertise and management experience to ensure success in adopting the technology.
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Kong, Lingcheng, Zhiyang Liu, Yafei Pan, Jiaping Xie y Guang Yang. "Pricing and service decision of dual-channel operations in an O2O closed-loop supply chain". Industrial Management & Data Systems 117, n.º 8 (11 de septiembre de 2017): 1567–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-12-2016-0544.
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Purpose The online direct selling mode has been widely accepted by enterprises in the O2O era. However, the dual-channel (online/offline, forward/backward) operations of the closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) changed the relationship between manufacturers and retailers, thus resulting in channel conflict. The purpose of this paper is to take a dual-channel operations of CLSC as the research target, where a manufacturer sells a single product through a direct e-channel as well as a conventional retail channel; the retailer are responsible for collecting used products in the reverse supply chain and the manufacturer are responsible for remanufacturing. Design/methodology/approach The authors build a benchmark model of dual-channel price and service competition and take the return rate, which is considered to be related to the service level of the retailer, as the function of the service level to extend the model in the reverse SC. The authors then analyze the optimal pricing and service decision under centralization and decentralization, respectively. Finally, with the revenue-sharing factor, wholesale price and recycling price transfer payment coefficient as contract parameters, the paper also designs a revenue-sharing contract led by the manufacturer and explores in what situation the contract could realize the Pareto optimization of all players. Findings In the baseline model, the results show that optimal price and service level correlate positively in centralization; however, the relation relies on consumers’ price sensitivity in decentralization. In the extension model, the relationship between price and service level also relies on the relative value of increased service cost and remanufacturing saved cost. When the return rate correlates with the service level, a recycling transfer payment can elevate the service level and thus raise the return rate. Through analyzing the parameters in revenue-sharing contract, a point can be reached where lowering the wholesale price and raising the transfer payment coefficient will promote retailers to share revenue. Practical implications Many enterprises establish the dual-channel distribution system both online and offline, which need to understand how to resolve their channel conflict. The conflict is especially strong in CLSC with remanufacturing. The result helps the node enterprises realize the coordination of the dual-channel CLSC. Originality/value It takes into account the fact that there are two complementary relationships, such as online selling and offline delivery; used product recycling and remanufacturing. The authors optimize the strategy of product pricing and service level in order to solve channel conflict and double marginalization in the closed-loop dual-channel distribution network.
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John, Sajan T. y R. Sridharan. "Modelling and analysis of network design for a reverse supply chain". Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 26, n.º 6 (6 de julio de 2015): 853–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jmtm-03-2014-0035.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a mathematical model for the design of a multi-stage reverse supply chain. Design/methodology/approach – A mixed-integer linear programming formulation is used to model the network. Different data sets are generated randomly. Lingo, an optimisation package is used to solve the model developed. Findings – The model is able to provide optimum solutions regarding the number and location of different facilities to be established in the network. The flow of different items through the network is also obtained. Analysis of the results shows the sensitivity of design decisions with respect to the changes in the input parameter value. Research limitations/implications – The authors consider only a single-product and single-period situation for this study. Further research can be done by considering a multi-product and multi-period situation. Uncertainty in data can also be included for future research. Practical implications – The developed model can aid the managers in taking optimum decisions regarding the network design of a reverse supply chain. The analysis of the model for the variations in the input parameter values can also help the decision makers to take better decisions in a reverse supply chain. Originality/value – The present research simultaneously considers two types of product return, namely, end-of-life and end-of-use product return, in a seven stage supply chain. Different recovery options such as recycling and remanufacturing are also incorporated into the model.
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Mohammed, Ahmed, Qian Wang y Xiaodong Li. "A cost-effective decision-making algorithm for an RFID-enabled HMSC network design". Industrial Management & Data Systems 117, n.º 9 (16 de octubre de 2017): 1782–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-02-2016-0074.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic feasibility of a three-echelon Halal Meat Supply Chain (HMSC) network that is monitored by a proposed radio frequency identification (RFID)-based management system for enhancing the integrity traceability of Halal meat products and to maximize the average integrity number of Halal meat products, maximize the return of investment (ROI), maximize the capacity utilization of facilities and minimize the total investment cost of the proposed RFID-monitoring system. The location-allocation problem of facilities needs also to be resolved in conjunction with the quantity flow of Halal meat products from farms to abattoirs and from abattoirs to retailers. Design/methodology/approach First, a deterministic multi-objective mixed integer linear programming model was developed and used for optimizing the proposed RFID-based HMSC network toward a comprised solution based on four conflicting objectives as described above. Second, a stochastic programming model was developed and used for examining the impact on the number of Halal meat products by altering the value of integrity percentage. The ε-constraint approach and the modified weighted sum approach were proposed for acquisition of non-inferior solutions obtained from the developed models. Furthermore, the Max-Min approach was used for selecting the best solution among them. Findings The research outcome shows the applicability of the developed models using a real case study. Based on the computational results, a reasonable ROI can be achievable by implementing RFID into the HMSC network. Research limitations/implications This work addresses interesting avenues for further research on exploring the HMSC network design under different types of uncertainties and transportation means. Also, environmentalism has been becoming increasingly a significant global problem in the present century. Thus, the presented model could be extended to include the environmental aspects as an objective function. Practical implications The model can be utilized for food supply chain designers. Also, it could be applied to realistic problems in the field of supply chain management. Originality/value Although there were a few studies focusing on the configuration of a number of HMSC networks, this area is overlooked by researchers. The study shows the developed methodology can be a useful tool for designers to determine a cost-effective design of food supply chain networks.
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Mahadevan, Kumaraguru. "Collaboration in reverse: a conceptual framework for reverse logistics operations". International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 68, n.º 2 (11 de febrero de 2019): 482–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-10-2017-0247.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the research carried out on the development of a conceptual framework termed as the reverse collaboration framework (RCF) to provide supply chain (SC) visibility and information sharing to practitioners in a reverse logistics (RL) operations. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology used in this research is a combination of concept mapping, and the extension of the work of other researchers (deductive approach) to develop a RCF that connects tools, techniques, systems and RL processes. Findings This research shows that by integrating tools, systems, tools and techniques with RL processes by means of the RCF will increase performance and productivity of a RL operations. This is demonstrated by applying the RCF to a consumer electronics business that proves that the time taken for the end to end RL operations is reduced by 20%. Research limitations/implications The RCF has been demonstrated with the data from a consumer electronics organisation. Literature points out that there are many different mathematical models for RL across a number of industries. Thus, at this stage, it is not clear if the RCF developed in this research will work in other industries, such as the newspaper, plastic bottles and online retailers industry where product returns are high. This research work can be extended in developing an IT solution by future researchers that can be linked to the main ERP system of an organisation. Practical implications SC managers can use the RCF in the extended form of an IT solution to manage the RL operations of their organisations. Originality/value There is a lack of research in the space of reverse collaboration in the broader field of SC management. This paper has fulfilled that gap.
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Madden, Carol. "Wincanton reduces sickness absence by 10,000 days". Human Resource Management International Digest 17, n.º 1 (23 de enero de 2009): 35–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/09670730910929440.
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PurposeThis paper aims to demonstrate how supply‐chain company Wincanton has reduced sickness absence, improved productivity and heightened morale.Design/methodology/approachDraws upon the experience of Wincanton's sickness absence management program, driven by the partnership between the HR department, Wincanton employees and absence‐management specialist active health partners (AHP).FindingsDescribes the significant variation in staff‐absence levels across different sites and types of work contract and the detrimental effects of such absence on Wincanton's performance. The company selected an absence‐management service led by nurses in order to provide effective, timely medical advice, encouraging staff to take responsibility for their health while at the same time facilitating a prompt return to work.Practical implicationsShows how taking an active approach to staff absence and aligning reporting systems to identify and share good practice have had a positive impact on staff morale, productivity and profitability.Originality/valueHighlights a significant reduction in average absence figures per employee and cost savings for the business.