Reverse logistics capabilities and firm performance: the mediating role of business strategy

This study aims to examine the impact of reverse logistics capabilities on firm performance and mediating role of logistics strategies. We reviewed three theories of reverse logistics capabilities: (a) resource-based view of the firm, (b) transaction cost economics, and (c) institutional theory. We examined six reverse logistics capabilities: logistics information management, close-loop capability, supply chain integration, supply chain coordination, conformity capability, and institutional incentives. We examined three reverse logistics strategies: joint reverse logistics, manufacturer reverse logistics, and third-party reverse logistics. We conducted a survey of Chinese mobile phone companies out of which we received 125 usable questionnaires with a response rate of 80%. The results of mediated hierarchical regression support the hypothesis that reverse logistics capabilities influence firm performance. Institutional factors were more significant than supply chain factors. Close-loop capability was the most significant factor. We provide managerial implications and suggestions for future research.     

卖菜难、买菜贵 聚焦中国物流顽症

目前,山东等蔬菜基地的蔬菜价格暴跌,而南京等城市商超及批发市场的蔬菜价格却居高不下。调查发现物流成本约占菜价八成,物流问题直接关系着卖菜难、买菜贵,而乱收费、乱罚款、限制多等因素已成为物流业的突出问题。通过研究发现,中国物流流通环节过多、流通成本比重较大、城市配送体系不完善、海铁联运不畅、运输空载严重及中国固有的＂怪胎＂商业模式导致农产品等价格上扬,提出了健全的法律法规体系、完善的物流基础设施建设、具有现代信息平台的供应链系统等,可以引导中国物流走向正常、合理、有序的轨道。     

国内石化物流行业的竞争格局及其应对策略

在全面描述我国石化产业和石化物流行业发展现状的基础上,从供需主体分工、网络设施建设和物流服务内容等方面深入分析了我国石化物流行业的竞争格局,并通过对国际石化物流企业竞争策略的分析,提出了发展我国石化物流行业的竞争策略和应对措施。     

新时期精益供应链管理设计思路探讨

面对市场竞争的转型、资源愈发短缺和环境的恶化,竞争已经由企业间的竞争演变为供应链间的竞争,企业要保持核心竞争力,必须在遵循环境法规标准的前提下,实现精益思想从生产到供应链的发展。通过对精益思想、精益供应链及精益物流的阐述,以可持续发展为原则,将精益思想引入供应链管理中来,然后构建精益供应链的结构模型,并分析精益供应链的一般构建原则。     

Transdisciplinary Research in Sustainable Operations – An Application to Closed‐Loop Supply Chains

This contribution provides implications for academic research and practitioners, as it identifies the lack, necessity and major benefits of transdisciplinary research and the collaboration of academics and industry in order to fulfill the goals of a sustainable supply chain. Closed‐loop supply chain management is a major contributor to implementing sustainable operations. An essential prerequisite for successful realization is the expertise and cooperation of representatives from engineering, management and natural sciences as well as practice. We identify a need for transdisciplinary collaboration within two steps. First, a literature review points out that various research disciplines as well as practice mostly operate in isolation. Second, we develop a framework that highlights the benefits of collaboration between these research areas. This paper provides an overview to better understand current trends in this complex field, which is a rich area for research that is still in its infancy. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment     

Closed-loop supply chains: a guide to theory and practice

During the last decades, attention to the environment has grown substantially. A remarkable and significant trend has been the recognition of the strategic importance of reverse logistics and closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) as a consequence of the Directive on Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment. In this paper, we analyse the transformation from an ‘open-loop supply chain’ to a ‘closed-loop supply chain’. Our aim is to guide the reader through the main aspects of both theory and practice in CLSCs: starting from the existing literature, we adopt a broader approach and define the guidelines for managers to follow in the supply chain decision process. Assuming a producer responsibility perspective, we pay a special attention to some of the most important sustainable strategic decisions that a company has to face in order to implement and effectively manage the CLSC: (i) location–allocation, (ii) returns collection, (iii) inventory control of returns, (iv) returns grading and (v) performance management of CLSC. We describe each typology of problems, their mathematical formulations and the implications through both an environment and business perspective. We highlight the managerial implication and then underline the limits of the current literature, and define future directions for research to explore.     

Competitive priorities and managerial performance: a taxonomy of small manufacturers

Much of the research in manufacturing strategy has focused on specific relationships between a few constructs, with relatively little emphasis on typologies and taxonomies [Bozarth, C., McDermott, C., 1998. Configurations in manufacturing strategy: a review and directions for future research. Journal of Operations Management 16 (4) 427–439]. Using data from 196 respondents in 98 manufacturing units, this study develops a taxonomy of small manufacturers based on their emphasis on several competitive priorities. The annual sales for 64% of the participating units in this study are below US$50 million, which is on the lower side as compared to other studies in this area [cf., Miller, J.G., Roth, A.V., 1994. A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies. Management Science 40 (3) 285–304]. The study findings indicate that different groups of manufacturers — Do All, Speedy Conformers, Efficient Conformers, and Starters — emphasize different sets of competitive priorities, even within the same industry. Further, the Do All types, who emphasize all four competitive priorities, seem to perform better on customer satisfaction than their counterparts in the Starters group. The above findings lend support to the sandcone model but contradict the traditional trade-off model.     

钢铁企业面向供应链的物流战略研究

在分析钢铁企业物流发展现状及基于供应链的物流研究现状的基础上,结合供应链与物流战略的关系,提出钢铁企业面向供应链的物流战略研究,并从供应链的角度对物流信息化、物流内、外部网络的战略规划进行探讨,并以案例说明。     

供应链管理体系下的物流管理

本文从供应链管理体系下的物流管理思想创新出发,论述了供应链管理体系下物流管理的特点及功能,分析了我国企业实施供应链管理中存在的主要问题,提出了供应链管理体系下的物流管理策略.     

从三种竞争战略看中国烟草物流企业的发展

国家烟草物流大市场的建立已是大势所趋。未来几年内,国内烟草物流行业必将风起云涌。烟草物流企业如何制定适合自己发展的竞争战略,已是当务之急。本文从波特的三种基本竞争战略入手,初步探索了现有烟草物流企业的发展之路。     

我国第三方汽车物流企业竞争战略研究

随着我国加入WTO,给我国的第三方汽车物流企业带来了良好的发展机遇,也同时带来了严峻的挑战。本文运用物流的相关理论,针对我国第三方汽车物流企业“多”,“小”,“少”,“弱”,“散”,“慢”的现状,结合我国第三方汽车物流市场需求,对我国第三方汽车物流企业的竞争战略模式进行了详细的分析。     

四阶段直线供应链定价策略与利润分析及信息不对称分析及闭环供应链研究

应用博弈论相关理论及基本数学方法,研究四阶段供应链定价策略,分析其利润分配。同时对信息完全对称与信息不对称情况下模型进行分析。最后试图以以旧换为切入点建立闭环供应链模型,并对其进行分析。     

供应链环境下企业实施物流联盟战略探析

文章认为物流外包合同是物流联盟的低级形态，并就供应链环境下建立联盟的因素。合作伙伴的选择，企业物流联盟的结构策略以及联盟的动态机制进行了一定程度的探析。     

提升我国第三方物流服务核心能力的系统分析

应对我国加入WTO后所面临的新形势和快速发展的国际经济互不干涉 ，根据我国第三方物流服务、物流基础设施现状以及与欧美发达国家比较研究，阐述我国第三方物流服务如何适应国际经济发展形势，实现第三方物流服务市场化、标准化和信息化，协同构成第三方物流核心能力的各要素，设计我国第三方物流服务核心能力的宏观条件和微观策略。     

生产企业供应链物流模式的竞争优势分析——基于海尔、戴尔、丰田模式的分析

随着供应链管理思想的发展，传统物流也向供应链物流发展。本文基于海尔、戴尔和丰田企业的供应链物流的运作特征，对生产企业供应链物流模式进行了分类，并对各种模式的竞争优势特征做了详细的分析，最后探讨了每一种供应链物流模式的成功与企业和产品的配合。     

宁波市物流企业竞争力提升策略研究

目前,宁波市有3600多家物流企业,主要为运输、综合物流和货代企业。宁波市物流企业以中小物流企业、传统物流企业为主,提供的服务多为供应链中某一环节上的中低端物流服务,竞争力不强。政府可从培育龙头企业、促进企业技术进步、引导企业战略合作、加快基础设施建设、培养高端物流人才、鼓励金融保险服务等方面提升宁波物流企业的竞争力。     

基于制造商服务的供应链竞争策略分析

本文以一个具有两家制造商和一家零售商组成的供应链结构为研究对象,探讨了制造商向顾客提供服务的重要性,并着重分析了在零售商占据市场优势的情况下,制造商的定价与服务策略,以及零售商制定产品零售价格时要考虑的主要因素,其结果对企业在供应链体系中制定经营策略具有一定的帮助。     

VMI策略在T公司的实施

文中采用理论结合实践的方法,通过案例分析VMI策略在企业实施所需要考虑的因素、应用原则及过程的控制问题,为现代企业加强管理,提高经济效益提供有益参考。     

对宝供物流集团竞争优势与战略演进的分析

文章分析了广东宝供物流集团实现竞争优势的途径,阐述了竞争优势的资源基础和能力基础,及如何保持竞争优势,提出了宝供物流集团今后的竞争与合作战略。     

我国果品冷链物流现状、问题及对策

作为果品生产大国,果品流通问题日益受到人们的关注。论文首先介绍了当前我国果品冷链物流的现状,然后通过分析果品冷链物流中存在的主要问题。最后基于现代物流管理理念,提出了发展现代果品冷链物流的思路及对策。