Area Of Supply Chain Management Research Articles

Food safety as a field in supply chain management studies: a systematic literature review

The increasing number of food contamination events has called the attention of both practitioners and scholars to food safety problems and their consequences. Many of these events are related to the supply chain because food production is now a global process of commoditized goods, made by large corporations that purchase inputs from producers in many countries. Given the linkage between supply chain and food safety issues, we investigated how studies in the supply chain management area have examined food safety issues, exploring some of their important characteristics. To do so, we conducted a systematic literature review of 46 papers, published in 23 journals, indexed in the Web of Science database. As a result, we pointed out some main characteristics of these papers, including journal attributes, authorship data, citation network, methodological characteristics, and theoretical approaches. Results serve as a reference to scholars and allow us to discuss some potential opportunities for future research in the field of food safety in the supply chain management area.

Carrier and Ge Industrial Systems: A Supply Chain Partnership

This case deals with Carrier Corporation's management's efforts to create a strategic supply partnership with one of its major suppliers. Some issues covered include purchasing, supply chain management, alliances and partnerships, and productivity improvement. This case has been used in an MBA course on supply chain management and in executive education general management courses. Excerpt UVA-OM-0933 CARRIER AND GE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS: A SUPPLY CHAIN PARTNERSHIP Introduction In early 1999 Carrier Corporation and GE Industrial Systems (GEIS), were entering the fourteenth year of a relationship for the supply of fractional horsepower electric motors. Carrier used the motors to drive fans in air conditioners and furnaces; the motor accounted for approximately 10 percent of the product cost. Carrier had reaped significant benefits from the price reductions that GEIS had offered periodically over the life of the relationship, and during this period GEIS's share of Carrier's fan motor purchases had risen from less than 15 percent in 1986 when the relationship began, to almost 100 percent in 1998. In return for the increased share, GEIS had not only significantly reduced cost, but also worked with Carrier to improve productivity, quality, and lead-time. Despite the long history of the relationship and the benefits obtained, Carrier management in 1999 was searching for new ways to leverage the relationship to a higher level of cooperation and mutual benefits. The search was motivated by a new supply management initiative at Carrier's parent company, United Technologies Corporation (UTC). George David, UTC chairman, had stated in 1997 that the corporation's most important effort to strengthen performance over the next several years would be in the area of supply management. David had announced a corporate goal of $ 750 million in cumulative supply management savings by the year 2000, and Carrier was expected to provide over $ 250 million of that total. It was thus clear that a major focus for improved profitability at Carrier was in the area of supply chain management. . . .

Leveraging Big Data for Third Party Logistics

The global logistics industry has evolved from being labour intensive to the technology oriented system, producing a wide range of services. Traditionally, the shippers have managed their own logistics requirements, but, gradually, started outsourcing their labour requirements and services, such as transportation and warehousing to 3PLs, the concept of which is very recent in India. The Indian logistics market is huge and unexploited, the development of which is relatively slow and still in the infancy stage compared to other developing countries. With the entry of several 3PL providers into the Indian market, the supply chain industry became more competitive. The 3PL providers can leverage the strength of Indian IT industry in the area of IT-enabled supply chain management, which includes Big Data and its potential to solve supply chain problems. Big Data is an emerging phenomenon, reflecting the ever increasing significance of data in terms of its growing volumes, variety and velocity. The logistics industry is positioning itself to use the huge potential of Big Data by planning a long term approach with business goals as the basis for strategic advantage. The paper explains how 3PL companies can better utilize the available data and business intelligence to gain insights in aligning its activities to share and achieve their objectives to retain business and grow market share.

A new mathematical model for the closed-loop supply chains considering pricing for product, a fleet of heterogeneous vehicles, and inventory costs

Mathematical models have been used in many areas of supply chain management. In this paper, we present a mixed-integer non-linear programing (MINLP) model to solve a multi-period, closed-loop supply chains (CLSCs) with two echelons consist of producers and customers. In order to satisfy the demands, the producers are be able to order for materials in the beginning of each period for one or more periods. A fleet of heterogeneous vehicles are routed to deliver the products from producers to customers and to pick up defective products from the customers and move them to the collection-repair center. Also, it is assumed that the rate of defective products is related to the price. In the other words, the more expensive product, the less rate of defect. The objective function maximize the profit which comes from total cost which is subtracted from income. The income is divided two part, selling products and wastes, and total cost consists of several part such as, costs of defective products, ordering cost, cost of holding in producers and collection-repair center, transportation costs, and the cost of assigning place for collection-repair center. Finally, computational results are discussed and analyzed for a numerical example in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed model.

Emergence of Asia and Australasia in operations management research and leadership

With Australasian countries/regions included within the umbrella of Asia for the purpose of this study, we examine all papers having authorship from Asia published in a set of journals generally recognized as the most relevant leading journals in the field of OM and map the leadership role of Asian authors, institutions, and countries/regions. We examine leadership within the dominant areas of OM research in Asia and chart the patterns of growth in research from Asia over the years 2001–2015. The results show that the Asian countries/regions of China, Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, and South Korea account for a major portion of the papers having authorship from Asia. We find a number of authors and institutions from these leading Asian countries/regions ranking high on various network centrality measures and serving as hubs of connectivity and productivity in research. Asian OM research is found to be focused most on the areas of supply chain management, quality management, and manufacturing. Our examination reveals a trend of rapid increase in the number of papers with Asian authorship appearing in these journals and countries/regions of the Asia Pacific gaining prominence in the global OM research domain. We identify and discuss country and regional focus in OM research from Asia, emerging trends, and future research opportunities.

Asymmetric supply chain models implementable with a mechanism design

Many game–theoretical models have been proposed in the area of supply chain management over the last few decades and they have played an essential role in finding the optimal strategies that should be adopted by the participants in a supply chain system. Most research in the area however, is restricted to cases where both buyer and seller possess symmetric information on each other’s operations, where demands are deterministic and shortages are not allowed. In reality however, the participants would possess information related to their operations which are not common knowledge, where demands are function of the players’ decision variables and shortages will occur due to irregular production capacity and unanticipated demand. In this paper, we present several seller-buyer supply chain models with asymmetric information structure and the additional feature of shortage as a decision variable controlled by the seller. We also investigate two mechanism design contracts provided by the seller to the buyer as an incentive to improve the profit of both parties.

Developing and sustaining human resources in the health supply chain in Ethiopia: barriers and enablers

The health supply chain is often the weakest link in achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals and universal health coverage, requiring trained professionals who are often unavailable. In Ethiopia there have been recent developments in the area of health supply chain management. The aim of this study was to explore the current status of the development of human resources in health supply chain management in Ethiopia and to identify important factors affecting this development. A series of face-to-face interviews with key stakeholders was carried out in 2014. The interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interview guide. The interview guide comprised 51 questions. A qualitative analysis of transcripts was made. A total of 25 interviews were conducted. Three themes were identified: General changes: recognition, commitment and resources, Education and training, and Barriers and enablers. Results confirm the development of human resources in health supply chain management in many areas. However, several problems were identified including lack of coordination, partly due to the large number of stakeholders; reported high staff mobility; and a lack of overall strategy regarding the job/career structures necessary for maintaining human resources. Rural areas have a particular set of problems, including in transportation of goods and personnel, attracting and keeping personnel, and in communication and access to information. Ethiopia is on the way to developing a nationwide viable system for health supply chain management. However, there are still challenges. Short-term challenges include the importance of highlighting strategies and programs for human resources in health supply chain management. In the long term, commitments to financial support must be obtained. A strategy is needed for the further development and sustainability of human resources in the health supply chain in Ethiopia.

Towards supply chain collaboration in B2B pricing

Purpose – Research on business-to-business (B2B) pricing has been mainly focussed on the supplier’s pricing process, thus adopting traditionally an internal perspective and perceiving pricing as a profit distribution parameter rather than an opportunity for collaboration with customers. Recently, the opportunity to develop win-win, collaborative relationships in the B2B pricing process by embracing a supply chain perspective has started to attract the attention of scholars across several research streams, who have highlighted the emergence of this topic using different definitions, perspectives and methodologies. The purpose of this paper is to address the need for integrating the fragmented body of knowledge on B2B pricing toward supply chain collaboration. Design/methodology/approach – This critical literature review adopts an interdisciplinary approach, focussing on industrial marketing and operations and supply chain management areas. Findings – The authors provide a critical synthesis and discussion structured in four streams clustered around two dimensions, i.e. the “extension” of the collaboration in the pricing process along the supply chain and the “direction” of collaboration. Research limitations/implications – Drawing on the literature gaps, the paper concludes by proposing an agenda for future research for a relevant topic both for academics and practitioners. Originality/value – This paper offers a novel comprehensive view of the supply chain collaboration in the B2B pricing process and provides opportunities for intensifying dialogue across different research areas.

Literature Review on Impact of CRM, SRM, Information Sharing and Goal Congruence on Retail-SCM

Background/Objectives: Literature review has been conducted in the area of Supply Chain Management (SCM) to comprehend the various Supply Chain Management Practices (SCMPs), adopted by firms and how these can impact the performance of the organization and thus be a source of competitive advantage to the firm. Additionally, the SCMPs, which are particularly relevant for the retail sector, were identified and a conceptual retail supply chain model was proposed for further validation. Methods/Statistical Analysis: A total of 100 selected refereed journal articles were systematically studied. Findings: A couple of key findings emerged; there are several research articles on SCM in the manufacturing sector, but the field is relatively new with reference to the Retail-SCM. The literature review aids to develop an understanding of the relevant Retail-SCMPs which have an impact on SCP and FP. The proposed conceptual model can then be validated through multivariate data analysis. Applications/Improvements: The findings and subsequent methodological discussions aim at providing practical guidance to Retail-SCM researchers and practioners.

A Review of RFID in Supply Chain Management: 2000–2015

This paper presents a systematic literature review of papers that were published in academic journals on the applications of radio frequency identification (RFID) in supply chain management between the years 2000 and 2015. As the literature on RFID is not confined to specific disciplines or repositories, this paper proposes a discipline-based framework for classifying RFID literature. Five main classification categories are used in this paper: technology, supply chain management, research methodology, application industries, and social aspects. The paper then focuses on the category of supply chain management and reviews 1187 articles that were published between 2000 and 2015 in rated journals. All the papers reviewed are further classified into eight subclasses under this category of supply chain management. The review yields useful insights into the anatomy of RFID literature in supply chain management, enhances evidence-based knowledge, and contributes to informing practice, policymaking and future research. The review reveals that even presently, despite technical and cost challenges, enormous potential exists for the application of RFID in several areas of supply chain management and the prospects are likely to grow into the future. Since RFID solutions have emerged primarily over only the past 20 years, significant research opportunities exist and would need to be addressed to continue to support the technology’s maturation, evaluation, adoption, implementation, and diffusion.

소매상의 비합리성을 고려한 공급사슬의 수익 공유 계약 설계에 대한 연구

Irrational ordering decisions of supply chain members have been gaining growing importance in the area of supply chain management. Irrational ordering behaviors that deviate from the profit maximizing decisions in the newsvendor settings have observed with human experiments in recent research. These behaviors can be modeled with several typical decision bias elements. This bias in ordering decisions affects the performance of supply chain contracts designed based on the assumption that the supply chain members make optimal decisions, making it necessary to design supply chain contracts by considering the irrationality. The purpose of this research is to derive a method to design the revenue sharing contract that considers human irrationality in ordering decisions. This research considers a simple two-echelon supply chain consisting of one supplier and one retailer, where the supplier is assumed to be perfectly rational while the retailer making newsvendor type ordering decisions displays irrational ordering behaviors. Under this environment, this research analytically models the revenue sharing contract to maximize the total supply chain profit or the supplier’s own profits while considering the three decision bias patterns of the retailer, which include the pull-to-center effect, the prospect theory, and the increased subjective sensitivity to the revenue sharing ratio. Irrationality parameters are measured through human experiments based on which and through numerical simulations, we showed that significant improvements in the supply chain performance can be achieved.

A Hybrid Territory Defined evolutionary algorithm approach for closed loop green supply chain network design

The Closed loop Supply chain network distribution is one of the most important problems with much real world application in supply chain management area. Presently climate change problem is one of the major concerns for Researchers. Closed loop green supply chain (GCLSC) problem is the extension of closed loop supply chain problem. Semiconductor industries are one of the major industries and a number of waste products in semiconductor industries are quite high. We have considered reducing the waste in semiconductor by recycling the useful waste electronic equipment. In GCLSC, we consider to maximize the profit in forward supply chain whereas we attempt to minimize the Carbon footprints at the same time. In this paper we used a hybrid of Estimation of distribution algorithm (EDA) and Territory Defined multi-objective algorithm to select the optimum number of facilities in the closed loop supply chain network. To examine the effectiveness of our Hybrid Territory Defined algorithm (EDATDEA), we compare the results with those obtained by NSGA II on a same GCLSC problem with different problem sizes and the same data sets.

Sustainable green supply chain management: trends and current practices

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to give an up-to-date and structured insight into the literature published during the past decade on sustainable green supply chain management. It also suggests trends for future research based on the research issues identified through systematic and comprehensive analysis of previous studies in the area of green and sustainable supply chain management.Design/methodology/approachA state-of-the-art literature review is carried out by systematically collecting the existing literature over a period of 10 years (2005-2014) and categorizing it on the basis of attributes such as stages in supply chain, methodology and the industries/sectors under consideration. The classification of literature is also done according to the geographic region and year of publication.FindingsThere has been an increased interest among researchers and practitioners in the area of sustainable green supply chain management in the past decade. A need for achieving sustainability through adoption of greener practices has been universally felt, owing to an increasing environmental and ecological complexity. The review reveals that there exists a need to address behavioural issues like human resource management and supply chain partner relationship management. Moreover, reverse logistics, closed-loop supply chain management and waste management are areas that need special focus to achieve environmental sustainability.Research limitations/implicationsThe current review focuses on research trends in the past 10 years only. Moreover, papers from only good quality, peer-reviewed journals are considered in the study.Originality/valueMost of the previous reviews have either focused on specific issues related to sustainable supply chains only or green supply chains. The present study collectively takes into consideration papers both from green supply chain management as well as from sustainable supply chain literature that have a prime focus on environmental sustainability.

Supply Chain Logistics in Multi-Level Just-in-Time Production Sequencing Problems

The multi-level just-in-time sequencing problem is one of the challenging research areas in supply chain management. In this paper, we present brief review and some recent research developments of just-in-time production systems together with supply chain logistics. Observing production flows and supply chain synchronization in production process, we present the mathematical models of just-in-time (JIT) sequencing problem in multi-level and single-level as nonlinear integer programming in terms of discrepancy functions under the specified constraints. Discrete apportionment approach is briefly reported as an efficient frontier for single-level. Journal of the Institute of Engineering, 2015, 11(1): 91-100

Integrating sustainability into strategic supplier portfolio selection

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a comprehensive methodology and a problem-specific model for the configuration of the optimal strategic supplier portfolio in terms of traditional, performance-related objectives and sustainability targets. Design/methodology/approach – To bridge the research gap, i.e., to align strategic supplier portfolio selection with corporate sustainability targets, a hybrid model of the analytic network process (ANP) and goal programming (GP) is developed. To validate the model, a case example is presented and managerial feedback is collected. Findings – By enabling the integration of sustainability targets into strategic supplier portfolio configuration, the hybrid ANP-GP model contributes to research in the area of sustainable supply chain management. Results indicate that simplifying the model by omitting one or more details may lead to unfortunate actions. Research limitations/implications – The model has been applied using a case example in the automotive industry. To strengthen the findings, it should be examined under other terms as well. Practical implications – Integrating economic, environmental, and social targets into strategic supplier portfolio configuration reduces supply risks and promotes the achievement of the sustainability goals of the purchasing company. Social implications – Strategic supplier selection counts among the decisions that have an impact on the environment and society for several years. Configuring economically rational, environmentally friendly, and socially responsible supplier bases supports worldwide efforts towards sustainable development. Originality/value – Although sustainable supplier selection has gained importance in recent years, this is the first time that a comprehensive model for the determination of the optimal strategic supplier portfolio in terms of performance-related objectives and sustainability targets has been proposed.

Development of a Novel Solution to Enable Integration and Interoperability for Cloud Manufacturing

Nowadays, manufacturing enterprises have been faced with a globalized competitive environment. In this fierce condition, Cloud Manufacturing paradigm emerged as a promising concept for competition. It provides effective solutions and tools for manufacturing enterprises to collaborate in globalized market. The revolution that Cloud Manufacturing has created is based on the redefinition of the classic methods to those which are appropriate for todays’ modern and globalized manufacturing environments. In parallel with cloud-based revolution, the expansion of internet-based technologies has been started. These technologies previously have been applied in many fields and resulted in interoperability and integration among different technological solutions. This promotes this paper to fill the gap which of technologies in Cloud Manufacturing solutions as well and enabling integrated and interoperable communication among manufacturing clouds. This paper has focused on the idea of manufacturing cloud integration and interoperability. The paper has studied the dominant Cloud Manufacturing researches to find the opportunities for proposing a novel solution. This solution is capable to resolve the integration and interoperability consideration for different manufacturing clouds. The paper has applied the EDI X12 standards for insuring an integrated and standard data format for its contribution. An example in area of Supply Chain Management will be discussed to show the capabilities of the proposed solution.

An Artificial Neural Network Model for a Wholesale Company's Order-Cycle Management

The purpose of this article is to verify the possibility of using artificial neural networks (ANN) in business management processes, primarily in the area of supply chain management. The author has designed several neural network models featuring different architectures to optimize the level of the company's inventory. The results of the research show that ANN can be used for managing a company's order cycle and lead to reduced levels of goods purchased and storage costs. Optimal neural networks show suitable results for subsequent prediction of the amount of items to be ordered and for achieving reduced inventory purchase and keeping costs down.

LITERATURE RATIFIED KNOWLEDGE BASED VIEW OF POULTRY SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION CONCEPT

The evolution of relationships based on collaboration between business partners has become a fundamental subject of research in the area of supply chain management; including poultry supply chain integration. Study in this field has focused on a range of integration models. This study focuses on integration of systems, processes and strategy which is important for poultry supply chain business partners to recognize the benefits of closely associating supply to demand. One need to realize that these benefits are not easily achieved without constraints. A conclusion was made by proposing that ‘Knowledge Based View’ is a resource that can contribute value, towards knowledge generation, acquisition and application among members within and between organizations.

Essential Medicines in a High Income Country: Essential to Whom?

ObjectiveTo explore the perspectives of a diverse group of stakeholders engaged in medicines decision making around what constitutes an “essential” medicine, and how the Essential Medicines List (EML) concept functions in a high income country context.MethodsIn-depth qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 32 Australian stakeholders, recognised as decision makers, leaders or advisors in the area of medicines reimbursement or supply chain management. Participants were recruited from government, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical wholesale/distribution companies, medicines non-profit organisations, academic health disciplines, hospitals, and consumer groups. Perspectives on the definition and application of the EML concept in a high income country context were thematically analysed using grounded theory approach.FindingsStakeholders found it challenging to describe the EML concept in the Australian context because many perceived it was generally used in resource scarce settings. Stakeholders were unable to distinguish whether nationally reimbursed medicines were essential medicines in Australia. Despite frequent generic drug shortages and high prices paid by consumers, many struggled to describe how the EML concept applied to Australia. Instead, broad inclusion of consumer needs, such as rare and high cost medicines, and consumer involvement in the decision making process, has led to expansive lists of nationally subsidised medicines. Therefore, improved communication and coordination is needed around shared interests between stakeholders regarding how medicines are prioritised and guaranteed in the supply chain.ConclusionsThis study showed that decision-making in Australia around reimbursement of medicines has strayed from the fundamental utilitarian concept of essential medicines. Many stakeholders involved in medicine reimbursement decisions and management of the supply chain did not consider the EML concept in their approach. The wide range of views of what stakeholders considered were essential medicines, challenges whether the EML concept is out-dated or underutilised in high income countries.

Projeto de cadeia de suprimentos ágeis e verdes: estudos exploratórios em uma empresa de bens de consumo não duráveis

Resumo Novas tendências em gestão da cadeia de suprimentos têm fomentado grandes discussões na área, incluindo os paradigmas de alinhamento dinâmico e de gestão sustentável de cadeias. O primeiro prega que se deve gerenciar dinamicamente diferentes tipologias de cadeias (e.g. totalmente flexíveis, ágeis, enxutas e de reabastecimento contínuo) a fim de responder adequadamente a comportamentos específicos dos clientes. O segundo preconiza que o projeto e a gestão dessas cadeias devem considerar questões ambientais e sociais, em complementação aos aspectos econômicos. Recentemente, alguns autores têm combinado essas tendências em um novo modelo conceitual visando melhor gerenciar trade-offs de sustentabilidade quando do projeto de cadeias de suprimentos. O objetivo deste trabalho é testar algumas das hipóteses levantadas por tal modelo em cadeias ágeis. Por meio de simulações em uma multinacional de bens de consumo não duráveis, foi possível verificar que o modelo proposto possui coerência e potencial para ajudar as empresas a projetar cadeias ágeis e verdes.