Supply chain finance: Historical foundations,current research,future developments

It is widely agreed that supply chains encompass and integrate material, information, and financial flows across organizations. There is a robust history and continually expanding research agenda investigating supply chain management practice and theory associated with material and information flows and processes. However, the management of financial flows from a supply chain perspective and in combination with the other flows, usually referred to as supply chain finance (SCF), has been under-investigated. Our understanding of SCF approaches and solutions in purchasing and supply management (PSM) is only starting to form. The purpose of this editorial is to provide some grounding of initial studies and concepts of SCF, illustrate new and emerging thought in this discourse with articles published in this special issue, and speculate how the SCF domain may evolve in theory and practice with the advent of new digital technologies and big data analytics.     

Sustainable supply chains: An introduction

Consideration is given to the convergence of supply chains and sustainability. In doing so, the focus on environmental management and operations is moved from local optimization of environmental factors to consideration of the entire supply chain during the production, consumption, customer service and post-disposal disposition of products. This is a critical and timely topic that captures increasing concerns over sustainability, whether driven by current legislation, public interest, or competitive opportunity. As such, sustainable development is a rich area for academic research that is still in its infancy and has the potential to affect future government policy, current production operations, and identify new business models. This paper provides a background to better understand current trends in this multidisciplinary field that intersect with operations management, and the research opportunities and challenges it presents.     

Enabling supply chain analytics for enterprise information systems: a topic modelling literature review and future research agenda

ABSTRACT

This paper provides a literature review of the research within the framework of 1) analytics,2) supply chain management, and 3) enterprise information systems, and relate the findings to competitive enablers. The findings are used to construct a future research agenda. The methodology is a systematic two-stage approach, based on a Smart Literature review framework using topic modelling. The research agenda proposes future research within the themes of 1) context, 2) cross-functional analytics, 3) cross-planning level analytics, 4) implementation and assimilation of analytics in EIS, 5) analytics and big data for SCM, 6) managerial aspects of analytics, and 7) data and system heterogeneity.     

Traders as sustainability governance actors in global food supply chains: A research agenda

Corporate actors are rapidly gaining ground as nontraditional forms of authority that shape sustainability governance efforts in global food supply chains. This paper highlights the critical, but underresearched role of traders—companies whose core business lies in the movement and exchange of agricultural commodities between producers and manufacturers—in linking corporate sustainability ambitions to on-the-ground impacts. Drawing on a systematic analysis of the major transnational corporations trading cocoa, coffee, and palm oil, we present advantages and potential pitfalls of relying on traders as implementers of sustainability governance and outline a future research agenda that focuses on producer-level impacts, changes in supply chain organization and power dynamics, and traders' interactions with state and other nonstate actors. At the intersection of supply chain management, political economy, geography, and global governance, research on traders as key sustainability governance actors also provides novel opportunities for interdisciplinary work and stakeholder engagement.     

中国新鲜农产品市场能力、供应链管理以及物流问题

首先,介绍了供应链伙伴能力的概念并从购销相互关系角度对供应链类别进行了划分;并对中国新鲜农产品的供应链情况进行了全面的分析和描述;最后,讨论了供应链伙伴能力变化中呈现的供应链管理结构,并探讨了中国新鲜农产品面临的物流挑战。     

Integrating strategic cost management with a 3DCE environment: Strategies,practices, and benefits

The overall objective of this exploratory research was to examine the possible competitive advantages when organizations integrate strategic cost management into the simultaneous design of products, processes, and supply chains. The concept of concomitantly designing products, processes and supply chains is referred to by Fine [1998. Clockspeed. Perseus Books, Reading, MA] as three-dimensional concurrent engineering (3DCE). While many organizations have adopted concurrent engineering to design new products, few have simultaneously considered cost issues related to designing the supply chain. Fewer still were found to integrate strategic cost management with 3DCE. Thus a case study approach was deemed necessary. Based on case studies of five firms, a framework of testable propositions was developed. The initial findings indicated there is a positive relationship between the customer's and supplier's extent of participation in new product development, supplier development practices, and the integration of strategic cost management practices with 3DCE. The integration of strategic cost management with 3DCE should result in a higher level of operational performance in terms of product performance, supply chain responsiveness, and conformance to quality. Integration should also result in lower product and process costs, faster time to market, and fewer product launch problems. The overall result is a higher level of company performance and competitiveness.     

供应链质量风险的应急管理研究

分析了供应链环境下质量风险的形成机理及特点，从核心理念和具体操作两个层面研究了供应链质量风险事件发生后的应急管理问题，提出了以供应链的最终产品质量风险为对象的应急管理模式。     

基于SCOR的农产品供应链运作模型

SCOR(供应链运作参考模型)模型是由美国供应链管理协会SCC研发和支持的,它主要适用于各种工业领域。供应链运作模型能够帮助企业进行供应链流程的重构,依照计划、采购、生产、分销和退货五个环节对物流过程进行重构。文章依据于供应链、供应链管理的概念,分析中国农产品行业供应链管理的问题,依托于SCOR模型的第一层,分析和设计了一个简化的农产品供应链管理系统,并将其划分为农产品供应链的采购环节、生产环节、加工环节、营销环节、物流环节、回收环节,对各个环节分别进行分析研究,提出一个完整的农产品供应链的运作模型。     

江苏省农产品供应链模式研究

江苏省作为一个农业大省,农产品流通渠道是否畅通,不仅直接决定着农村经济发展与农民生活水平,还关系着全省经济的运行效率和质量。然而传统农产品的流通模式逐渐无法满足现代高效农业的要求,因此对现代农产品供应链的研究也逐步受到重视。文中基于供应链角度,针对我省当前各种农产品流通模式的不足,围绕供应链参与者为江苏省构建高效的农产品供应链提供相关建议。     

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.     

基于多智能体的分销链协同一体化运作建模与流程分析

预测-计划-调度是分销链运作研究的重要内容．协同一体化的运作模型构建及流程分析有助于优化分销链的管理。在比较了基于对象建模和基于Agent建模的基础上．给出了分销链运作与Agent的对应关系。根据多智能体技术的建模方法和流程．运用该技术对分销链协同一体化的运作模型进行了优化。并给出了基于多智能体技术的预测-计划-调度的智能运作模型．并时该模型的运作流程进行了分析。     

面向生态工业群关联供应链运作模式研究

结合生态工业群的特点,提出了生态工业群关联供应链三种主要运作模式:主辅一体化、对等一体化、并行契约型,并对比分析了各种模式的基本框架特征及运营机制,以期为关联供应链运营提供决策借鉴,推动关联供应链在工业废弃物再利用中的实践。     

物流配送中心的优化研究

配送中心作为供应链的重要节点,在物流优化体系中起着关键的作用。合理的配送中心布局对于提高油品供应链的整体运行效率,降低物流成本具有重要的价值。运用物流管理和运筹学相关理论,建立了配送中心优化模型,利用实例,进行优化效益的预测和分析。     

基于最小费用最大流的集群式供应链库存优化

首先介绍了集群式供应链库存管理存在的问题,据此设计出系统优化的网络结构,引入最小费用最大流的方法并进行了实际的赋值计算,然后提出了集群式供应链库存的优化模型,结尾对建立在集群式供应链基础上的库存管理的实际意义进行了评价。     

The geography of suppliers and retailers

In the last decades, supply chains have increasingly transcended national boundaries developing into global supply chains. Along with the many opportunities arising from international sourcing and the extended commercial presence over the world, the management of a globally dispersed supply chain is highly complex. A key issue to consider when dealing with the global supply chain design is the location of facilities, not only with respect to firms' owned facilities but also the supply and distribution side as factors that affect supply chain complexity and operational performance. This paper sets out a methodological framework to characterize the geographical configuration of a firm's suppliers and retailer networks. Quantitative indexes of network spatial concentration and relative proximity measures based on a nonparametric kernel density estimator are developed to identify both intra- and inter-firm patterns between the supply and point of sales' distributions. The method is first described by means of a series of theoretical-illustrative examples and exemplified by analyzing the geographical dispersion of four practical cases from the fashion-textile industry (i.e., Adidas, Benetton, C&A, and Puma). Subsequently, managerial implications and potential use of the metrics are discussed, showing how the proposed approach can support researchers and practitioners to improve supply chain location decisions and logistic integration, and evaluate changes in either the purchasing or distribution strategy.     

Understanding the adoption and institutionalization of workforce analytics: A systematic literature review and research agenda

Data analytics plays a crucial role in enhancing organizational decision-making. Various organizational disciplines have already embraced data analytics. However, human resources management is lagging in data-driven decision-making and, specifically, workforce analytics. Although an increasing number of studies explore the diffusion of workforce analytics, our understanding of why organizations decide to adopt workforce analytics and how organizations further institutionalize workforce analytics remains limited. Taking an HRM innovation and contextualized perspective, this systematic literature review aims to provide in-depth knowledge on factors driving workforce analytics adoption and institutionalization. The results, including relevant learnings from business analytics research, show the importance of competitive, institutional, heritage mechanisms, key decision-makers and actors, and HRM fit-related factors in the diffusion process. Based on the results of this review, various avenues for future research are presented. Additionally, insights from this literature review can help decision-makers allocate their scarce resources effectively and efficiently to cultivate workforce analytics as an organizational practice.     

基于联盟链的供应链金融信息安全问题思考

"区块链+供应链金融"管理系统的基本架构对其业务运营、维护和发展至关重要。因此,基于联盟链提出关于供应链金融信息安全的问题思考,分析论证了联盟链底层技术支持下,账户及权限管理、网络环境安全、健康监控及法律效力认证等手段使信息安全风险可防可控,最后从加强技术研发、推动基础设施建设、提升从业人员素质、完善法制建设等多角度提出信息安全管理建议,达到提升区块供应链金融稳定性和运作效率的目的。     

A reference architecture for IoT-based logistic information systems in agri-food supply chains

ABSTRACT

Logistics in the food and agribusiness industry must address perishable products, unpredictable supply variations and stringent food safety and sustainability requirements. The Internet of Things (IoT) could contribute significantly to solve these challenges because it allows for remotely controlling the location and conditions of shipments and products. This paper develops a reference architecture for IoT-based logistic information systems in agri-food supply chains. It proposes a hybrid solution that combines the IoT and cloud computing. The architecture supports the provision of affordable tailor-made solutions by utilising technology enablers of the European Future Internet programme and by facilitating the reuse of domain-specific functionalities.     

一种制造行业敏捷供应链节点协作模型

供应链上不同类型节点间业务关系的分析是建立敏捷供应链的关键,文中基于企业伙伴关系的假设,对制造行业供应链节点、数据传递、交互过程进行分析,提出了制造行业敏捷供应链上不同类型节点间协作模型,从业务层面为支持敏捷供应链的管理系统提供了一种可参考管理模型。