Internet-of-things enabled supply chain planning and coordination with big data services: Certain theoretic implications

Recent advances in information technology have led to profound changes in global manufacturing. This study focuses on the theoretical and practical challenges and opportunities arising from the Internet of Things (IoT) as it enables new ways of supply-chain operations partially based on big-data analytics and changes in the nature of industries. We intend to reveal the acting principle of the IoT and its implications for big-data analytics on the supply chain operational performance, particularly with regard to dynamics of operational coordination and optimization for supply chains by leveraging big data obtained from smart connected products (SCPs), and the governance mechanism of big-data sharing. Building on literature closely related to our focal topic, we analyze and deduce the substantial influence of disruptive technologies and emerging business models including the IoT, big data analytics and SCPs on many aspects of supply chains, such as consumers value judgment, products development, resources allocation, operations optimization, revenue management and network governance. Furthermore, we propose several research directions and corresponding research schemes in the new situations. This study aims to promote future researches in the field of big data-driven supply chain management with the IoT, help firms improve data-driven operational decisions, and provide government a reference to advance and regulate the development of the IoT and big data industry.     

How do supply chain management and information systems practices influence operational performance? Evidence from emerging country SMEs

This study first provides a comparative analysis of the impact of supply chain management (SCM) and information systems (IS) practices on operational performance (OPER) of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in two neighbouring emerging country markets of Turkey and Bulgaria. Then, we investigate moderating effects of both SCM–IS-linked enablers and inhibitors on the links between SCM and IS practices and OPER of SMEs. To this end, we first empirically identify the underlying dimensions of SCM and IS practices, and SCM–IS-related enabling and inhibiting factors. Second, a series of regression analyses are undertaken to estimate the impact of the study's constructs on OPER of SMEs. The results are discussed comparatively within the contexts of both Turkish and Bulgarian SMEs and beyond. The study makes a significant contribution to the extant literature through obtaining and analysing cross-national survey data of SCM and IS practices in emerging country markets.     

A replication and extension of quality management into the supply chain

As competition moves beyond a single firm into the supply chain, researchers are beginning to explore quality management (QM) in a supply chain context. The literature suggests that supply chain management (SCM) consists of internal practices, which are contained within a firm, and external practices, which cross organizational boundaries integrating a firm with its customers and suppliers. Supplier quality management and customer focus are two QM practices that are also clearly in the domain of SCM. In this study we investigate how these two supply chain management-related quality practices lead to improved performance and examine the practices that precede and mediate those relationships. In doing so, we replicate and extend the relationships among the QM practices and their effects on firm performance suggested in Kaynak [Kaynak, H., 2003. The relationship between total quality management practices and their effects on firm performance. Journal of Operations Management 21, 405–435] using survey data gathered from firms operating in the U.S. The inclusion of customer focus and supplier quality management in the QM model supports the importance of internal and external integration for quality performance. Implications of the results for researchers and practitioners are discussed, and further research implications are suggested.     

Operational excellence in a green supply chain for environmental management: A case study

Nowadays, organizations have started to become more conscious about the environment in their supply chain operations. The greening process has guided supply chain practices into new ways of thinking according to green standards. The assessment of the performance of green supply chain management (GSCM) requires a holistic view for the whole supply chain. In this context, given that becoming green in the operational side of activities is essential, the performance assessment of operational activities also requires a holistic view to be taken. In this paper, an attempt has been made to improve the performance of GSCM by examining and evaluating the green operational excellence of a hot dip galvanizing company. The framework includes several green operational excellence key criteria, namely, quality management, efficiency management, green production/manufacturing, eco‐packaging, and green design. First, the weights of the criteria and the respective measurements were found by fuzzy analytic network process. Then, the overall operational performance score was found by a weighted scoring method. Finally, both managerial and theoretical implications were suggested according to the outcomes and findings of the case study.     

Customer-facing supply chain practices—The impact of demand and distribution management on supply chain success

Traditionally, distribution has been viewed as the key (physical) link between a company's internal supply chain activities and its customers. More recently, demand management has emerged as a new dimension at the customer interface. Although it has become increasing popular in industry, it has not yet been analyzed in depth with respect to its impact on supply chain performance. Both distribution management and demand management entail customer-facing processes and practices and that are interrelated and (may) jointly determine supply chain performance. In this paper we seek to extend the stream of research in supply chain management by systematically investigating the impact of customer-facing supply chain practices on supply chain performance. Specifically, the paper examines the relative impact of relevant practices associated with demand and distribution management. To this end, we collected data from 116 multi-national companies based in Europe and analyzed it using structural equation modeling techniques. Our results suggest that (i) high demand management performance has a substantial positive impact on the overall supply chain performance, (ii) this effect is stronger than that of distribution management performance, and (iii) there is no evidence that demand management might be an enabler for effective distribution management. Among the individual practices that constitute demand and distribution management, adherence to the demand and distribution management processes and demand segmentation emerged as the strongest performance levers. Based upon additional in-depth interviews conducted with selected companies from our sample, we shed light on some of the most important findings that emerged from our survey analysis.     

Electronic supply chain management applications by Swedish SMEs

The Internet has become an integral part of business activities of most corporations today. Electronic supply chain management (SCM) can improve the operational efficiency of the firm by streamlining processes between the company and its suppliers, business partners, and customers. This research explores the extent and the degree of Internet application in Swedish small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The analyses of the data show that the Swedish SMEs use the Internet in their supply chain activities to a large degree. The study establishes some differences between smaller and larger organizations as well as between manufacturing and service companies.     

基于利益相关者分析的药品供应链管理创新研究

对药品供应链进行分析,重点分析不同模式下药品供应链中各个利益相关者之间的冲突,剖析药品供应链管理存在的问题,以问题为导向,寻求药品流通供应链管理创新之手段。     

Robust planning: a new paradigm for demand chain planning

This paper proposes a new paradigm for tactical demand chain planning (DCP), called robust planning, based on risk assessment of the supply and demand chain. The concepts of supply chain management (SCM), and its extension demand chain management (DCM), have been at the center of much recent research. One of the reasons for this is that, over the last years, a significant number of information systems have emerged, which claim to support the concept. The paper argues that these systems mostly adopt a myopic view of planning, based on pure deterministic planning methods. It demonstrates that such an approach fails to coop with the considerable uncertainty of the planning information. The proposed robust planning paradigm is then introduced and its impact explained, using the well-known example of the beer game. It holds the promise of reducing the number of re-planning cycles, through a better characterization of the expected service level performance over a medium planning horizon. Finally, a case study will show the value of robust planning in a European chemical enterprise.     

用EVA指标优化供应链战略管理

本文从资金成本概念着手剖析了经济增加值(EVA)的含义;并从供应链战略的三个环节:采购、内部资源整合、需求传递方面介绍了如何在供应链战略中实现EVA管理。详述了在采购战略中如何用EVA值决定对某种原材料是自产还是外购;在内部资源整合战略中如何根据EVA思想实施数量化管理;在需求传递战略中通过降低顾客成本,提高客户服务水平来增加企业的EVA值,从而提高整个供应链的竞争力。     

基于供应链管理的房地产企业核心竞争力研究

针对我国房地产企业面临竞争压力不断加大的现状,将供应链管理的理论运用于房地产企业的开发项目,建立以房地产开发项目为载体的供应链模式;并以供应链模式为基础,建立以房地产开发企业为中心的项目供应链管理模式。然后对房地产项目供应链流程进行了分析,发现运用项目供应链管理,可以提高房地产项目开发的效率,优化房地产企业的价值链,增强房地产企业的核心竞争力。     

Strategic management perspectives on supply chain

In the second decade of the twenty-first century, supply chain management (SCM) practices have gained an increasingly strategic character. The focus has shifted from an operational perspective to a strategic one, and SCM is repeatedly cited in the literature as a strategic management tool with a profound effect on the survival of the organizations. SCM domain is well-supported to be closely linked with a number of strategic management views and theories. This study investigates the main strategic management views and theories relevant to SCM and their interactions. It reveals how they complementarily explain supply chain management characteristics of being customer-driven, process-oriented, global, strategically coupled, complex, dynamic, adaptive, multi-agent, IT-intensive, value creating, collaborative and networked. Based on a comprehensive literature taxonomy, a mapping of the main supply chain characteristics to these management views and theories is provided. A conceptual clustering of different management perspectives is developed, and their interactions are analyzed.

     

需求主导的供应链管理体系在电力行业的构建与实施

根据上海市电力公司物资管理现状,科学分析了电力系统的二类主要物资需求--工程项目物资与生产维修物资的各自需求特性和物资供应规律,构建了需求主导的供应链管理体系的框架;对供应链全过程的物资计划,采购招标,合同履约,物流配送,信息管理等方面在组织架构与运营机制的关联创新.对物流,信息流与资金流的高度集成提出了具体方案.     

供应链环境下基于案例推理的知识共享框架研究

供应链管理（SCM）的核心是处于供应链各个环节的组炽机构之间的协同和一体化运作．随着供应链各个环节协同的不断深入，越来越迫切需要实现跨部门或跨组织的知识共享，从而更好地为供应链一体化协调运行提供知识支持服务。本文结合供应链条件下的知识共享问题．提出了一种基于案例推理（CBR）的供应链知识共享框架。     

浅析供应链管理认识误区

虽然供应链管理已逐步被接受，但在具体运用中还存在若干误区。首先对供应链对供应链管理的概念内涵进行说明，在此基础上对供应链管理认识误区进行总结并分析其错误，并指出了对供应链管理的正确认识及做法，以期对企业正确把握及应用供应链管理有所帮助。     

The selection of supply chain management projects: A case study approach

Organizations undertake strategic supply chain initiatives through project implementation. However, selecting the right supply chain projects can be difficult due to high levels of organizational risk and technical complexity. Although the literature is rich in quantitative and qualitative methods for project management, prior research into best management practices specific to supply chain management (SCM) project selection is limited. This paper examines the methods used in evaluating and selecting SCM projects used by the management at three publically held multi-national organizations. The primary objective of this research is to identify a set of generalizable good practices in the selection and evaluation of SCM projects. Nine useful business practices in SCM project selection have been identified based on cross-case comparisons and a close examination of the literature. Eight practices had been previously identified, but were scattered throughout the literature on ERP, IT management, and R&D management. A new practice calls for the consideration of supply chain partners’ return-on-investment (ROI) in the project selection process. Highest preference should be given to win-win projects for the organization and its partner(s). The practices identified here sho`uld provide the foundation of practical guidelines that can be used during the planning stage of SCM projects. This paper reduces the knowledge gap in SCM project management by analyzing organizations with significant supply chain experience and synthesizing these results with the current related literature.     

供应链与财务管理之整合

新的供应链管理思想强调将整个供应链上的人流、物流、信息流、资金流融入到采购、生产、销售、储存、运输等基本流程的管理．其中,资金流对企业的正常经营管理会产生很大的影响。而库存会占用企业一笔很大的资金,如何降低供应链上的库存额成为供应链管理的焦点。库存持有成本不仅包括财务成本．还包括供应链之间因销售而形成的信用风险所带来的成本．企业如何尽快地收回应收账款资金是财务管理者的主要内容之一。在Lars Stemmler研究的基础上．通过在整个供应链过程设立财务特别职能公司采实现降低库存和提高现金流收益率等目标。因此．有必要将财务管理服务纳入供应链管理范畴,发挥哒务管理的积极作用。     

供应链协同决策问题的探讨

供应链协同决策在供应链管理中发挥重要作用,直接影响供应链的运作水平.通过对供应链协同决策特征的描述,提出了供应链协同决策内容、协同决策信息的建模过程和组织模式,由此分析了Web服务在构建供应链协同决策支持系统中的技术优势.     

Information technology and supply chain management: a study of the food industry

This paper's topic is the use of information technology (IT) for the development of supply chain management (SCM). In today's business environment, both in academics and industry, the term SCM has become a popular paradigm. In particular, the use of IT to facilitate the development of supply chain partners is gaining interest within industry. This paper develops the topic of SCM and further develops the relationship between the use of IT, in the form of electronic data interchange, and the development of supply chain integration. The goal of using SCM along with IT is to develop a supply chain that is capable of responding more quickly and efficiently in the meeting of consumer's requirements.     

浅析供应链的选择

文章从选准供应链管理意义入手，分别介绍了产品的分类及对应的两种不同的供应链，并重点论述了如何选择合适的供应链，文章对企业选择合理的供应链有一定的借鉴意义。