Four supply chain management systems: From supply chain strategies to human resource management

This article develops a conceptual model that supports and aligns supply chain strategies with organizational culture and leadership styles. We examine various supply chain theories and organizational behavior concepts to develop an integrated supply chain: the human factor model. Based on the underlying dimensions of environmental uncertainty and product complexity, we propose a 2x2 typology to identify four different supply chain systems that can be used by organization leaders to identify suitable supply chain strategies and compatible people management practices. We provide a useful and practical framework to analyze the alignment between the external environment and the internal organization of a supply chain system.     

价值链分析在供应链成本管理中的应用探讨

随着经济的发展、市场环境的变化,现在的竞争已经从单个企业之间的竞争发展成为供应链与供应链之间的竞争.如何进行供应链成本管理成为值得探讨的问题,本文通过对价值链与供应链之间的关联性,探索价值链分析方法应用于供应链成本管理的可行性,并进一步对具体的实施过程展开探讨.     

An integrated approach to managing extended supply chain networks

In an effort to improve their competitive position in a rapidly changing marketplace, many companies have replaced their traditional supply chains with extended supply chain networks built on a foundation of supply chain collaboration. These extended networks require the use of decision support tools and technologies to improve both operating efficiencies and customer service, but many companies have struggled to realize the expected benefits of these tools and the increased collaboration. This article recommends that companies adopt an integrated strategy of people, processes, and technology to achieve their competitive supply chain goals. Our recommendation is backed by the results of a survey we conducted of senior-level practitioners concerning the importance and challenges of supply chain collaboration. The article concludes with a set of managerial recommendations to improve a company’s collaborative efforts within its supply chain.     

卡夫公司的物流与供应链策略分析

引言在市场竞争愈演愈烈的当今社会,如何降低成本、提高效率对任何一家企业来说都显得尤为重要.事实上,随着价格战的持续,很多企业发现自身残存的可降低的产品成本空间已经很小了.于是很多企业将注意力转向生产成本的降低,物流与供应链管理应运而生.根据大卫·辛奇-利维在<供应链设计与管理>[1]一书中提出的概念,供应链管理就是指对整个供应链系统进行计划、协调、操作、控制和优化的各种活动和过程,其目标是要将顾客所需的正确的产品(Right Product)能够在正确的时间(Right Time)、按照正确的数量(Right Quantity)、正确的质量(Right Quality)和正确的状态(Right Status)送到正确的地点(Right Place),并使总成本达到最佳化.     

The supply chain implications of recycling

Until recently, end-of-life (EOL) product management was the purview of a small number of firms that could make money out of recycling and/or remanufacturing. Now, changing customer expectations and stringent product take-back regulations are forcing many goods producing organizations to confront EOL product management, even in cases in which there is no clear economic incentive for doing so. This article presents a framework that highlights the supply chain implications for firms forced into EOL product management where recycling is the only viable option. Discussed are the various recycling options available to managers, as well as the strategic implications of each of these choices.     

2005国际供应链管理峰会召开在即

由本刊和美国派克欧哈尔集团公司联合主办,中国贸促会上海市分会、上海国际经贸研究所、《中国国际物流》杂志等协办的2005国际供应链管理峰会将于5月12日在上海科技馆隆重举行。     

Aligning supply chain design for boosting resilience

Many researchers have analyzed the effect of disruptive events, such as natural disasters and economic and market forces, on global supply chains. However, there is a lack of consensus on delineating a universal collection of supply chain risk management practices that will help companies operate in a global market with large-scale disruptions. In this article, we present an analysis, in conjunction with a worldwide online survey, based on successful global brands and their supply chains. We propose a framework that deploys the dynamics of building supply chain resilience, first linking the design of the supply chain portfolio (local versus global scope, as well as strategic responsiveness versus cost reduction) with supply chain vulnerabilities (external versus internal). We describe the transition between different supply chain structures as a way of coping with disruptions and thus proactively developing resilience. In this article, we introduce both a supply chain risk management approach and the reactive-by-deployment mode, as illustrated by successful global company examples.     

建设企业的物流供应链信息化

由于受到通货膨胀和人民币增值的影响,导致物价上涨、信贷受限,燃油费用和物流运输成本持续走高,这一系列因素都使出口企业的物流成本不断增加,而合理的物流供应链信息化建设则为打造企业合适的物流系统带来了契机。     

Blockchain technology for enhancing supply chain resilience

With the soaring value of bitcoin and frenzy over cryptocurrency, the blockchain technology that sparked the bitcoin revolution has received heightened attention from both practitioners and academics. Blockchain technology often causes controversies surrounding its application potential and business ramifications. The blockchain is a peer-to-peer network of information technology that keeps records of digital asset transactions using distributed ledgers that are free from control by intermediaries such as banks and governments. Thus, it can mitigate risks associated with intermediaries’ interventions, including hacking, compromised privacy, vulnerability to political turmoil, costly compliance with government rules and regulation, instability of financial institutions, and contractual disputes. This article unlocks the mystique of blockchain technology and discusses ways to leverage blockchain technology to enhance supply chain resilience in times of increased risks and uncertainty.     

煤炭供应链界面关系分析

现代企业竞争越来越多的围绕着供应链之间的竞争展开.供应链的整合对企业竞争力具有重要提升作用,本文通过对煤炭供应链界面之间界面关系的分析,指出当前煤炭供应链管理模式的不足,并针对此提出相应建议,以期对提高煤炭供应链竞争力有所借鉴.     

Variable labour supply and the pure theory of international trade : An empirical note

Previous writers have shown that variable labour supply may lead to perverse price output responses in the two-sector Heckscher-Ohlin model. This note attempts to assess the empirical likelihood, as opposed to the theoretical possibility, of such perversities. Using a range of plausible parameter values, we conclude that cases of a perverse price-output response consistent with dynamic stability of the model, though theoretically possible, are unlikely to arise in practice.     

论关系沟通对供应链协同的影响作用

对沟通在协同周期不同阶段的影响机制进行了分析,认为沟通对协同运作有直接作用和间接作用两种机制,其中直接作用主要是对供应链企业间信息共享和同步决策的作用;而间接作用主要是通过建立信任机制、发展和提升合作关系水平来对协同运作产生影响.同时,沟通在协同的各个阶段均有作用,贯穿于协同运作始终.     

世界体制下的供应链安全

美国的集装箱安全倡议（CSI）是最早实施的安全机制之一。它提供了高风险集装箱的识别方法、可疑集装箱的非侵入式检查方法（X光）,同时引进了所谓的“智能集装箱”——安装在集装箱门上的特殊安全设备可对集装箱进行分类。     

集聚供应链扰动风险与应对管理策略

针对供应链扰动风险及集聚供应链的概念进行的总结,设计集聚供应链利润模型,并提出以利润波及效应测度供应链扰动风险的方式,集聚供应链扰动风险的相关应对策略:加快集聚产业升级;探究产业风险源头;建立风险预警指标体系;成立风险预警专家小组;弱化行政直接干预;推动衰退产业有序转移。     

Strategic supply chain choices for multi-channel Internet retailers

Multi-channel retailing—selling through multiple, distinct channels—has been a part of the retail industry as long as there have been main street merchants selling through catalogs. Since the mid-1990s, however, multi-channel retailing has increased dramatically due to traditional retailers selling over the Internet. This trend presents considerable operational challenges because Internet and traditional retail have vastly different demand drivers, product variety issues, optimal inventory configurations, cost structures, supply chain structures, and delivery mechanisms. Consequently, the optimal supply chain configuration for Internet delivery differs considerably from the optimal supply chain configuration for a retail store structure, so designing a supply chain system to serve both channels well is difficult. Accordingly, a set of strategic choices and trade-offs must be made. Here, we present some strategic alternatives.     

论物流金融服务需求管理

物流金融服务需求管理是物流金融服务供应链管理的前提性工作,预测并管理物流金融产品客户需求,利用物流金融服务需求信息开展物流金融服务供应链管理工作。掌握物流金融服务需求管理的内容,如何通过基于需求计划、需求沟通、需求影响和需求优化的科学流程开展物流金融服务需求管理工作是文章的关注焦点。     

浅谈我国国防动员的供应链问题研究

所谓国防动员供应链,是指围绕动员需求,将一切可动员的社会资源中的物资流、信息流、资金流、技术流和服务流等链接成一个集成化的整体网链.动员供应链是经济全球化和社会信息化条件下的产物,是一个以动员需求为导向、以供应链上的资源共享为基础、以军民和平战间的同步与协调运行为前提的利益共同体.     

服装业供应链协同运作策略研究

随着国内经济的发展和对外交流的不断加强,供应链管理模式得到大多数人的理解和接受。但如何才能发挥供应链管理理念的最大优势,还需要大家不断的研究、探索和实践。我国是公认的世界服装大国,服装业对于我国经济的发展和解决国内就业压力发挥了巨大的作用。但如何将我国服装业提升为世界服装强国,发挥出我国服装业更大的作用,还是一个未完成的艰巨任务。我国服装业经营者必须改变传统的经营思想,与国际接轨,采用供应链管理理念,融入供应链协同运作模式。