Last-Mile Supply Chain Integration: Easy Connection and Information Exchange between Suppliers and Retailers

2005 ◽  
pp. 53-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Drakos ◽  
Yannis Pantzis
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Last Mile

scholarly journals Blockchain and Information Integration: Applications in New Zealand’s Prefabrication Supply Chain

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 608
Author(s):  
Ehsan Bakhtiarizadeh ◽  
Wajiha Mohsin Shahzad ◽  
Mani Poshdar ◽  
Malik Khalfan ◽  
James Olabode Bamidele Rotimi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Secure Information ◽  
Traditional Construction

New Zealand’s rising demand for new and affordable homes is driving innovative and effective methods for project delivery. Prefabrication or off-site construction is considered an innovative approach to project delivery that eliminates the limitations of traditional construction methods. However, the prefabrication industry struggles with several challenges, including poor coordination and low supply chain integration amongst its partner organisations. There has been previous literature on improving the prefabrication supply chain integration, but few studies about the role of technology in this sector. Therefore, this article provides intuitions into the applicability and benefits of advanced technologies, namely blockchain, for improving supply chain integration in the context of prefabrication in New Zealand. A questionnaire survey was used to identify the channels used for information exchange between clients and contractors. Moreover, the questionnaire ascertained the positive effects of blockchain on enhancing supply chain integration between the two partners. Blockchain has proven to be a secure information integration instrument that can improve the integration of the prefabrication supply chain by fostering collaboration between organisations.

Leveraging the impact of supply chain integration through information technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 510-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyne Vanpoucke ◽  
Ann Vereecke ◽  
Steve Muylle
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Operational Integration ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Companies increasingly exchange information to work more closely with supply chain partners. Although information exchange is a critical element for up- and downstream partnerships, the purpose of this paper is to indicate that it is not a guarantee for improved performance and should be combined with other integration tactics to fully capture its benefits. Design/methodology/approach Using a global sample in the industrial sector, a moderated mediation framework for both upstream and downstream integration, which links integration tactics to operational performance, was empirically tested. Findings This research shows that operational integration is indispensable to capture the benefits of information exchange. In addition, it points out that the impact of the use of information technology (IT) is stronger for upstream integration. Practical implications While the data show that the use of IT significantly improves the delivery performance in the supply chain, it also signals to managers how and when to invest in supply chain integration tactics. Originality/value This paper contributes to a better understanding of the supply chain integration-performance link, by clarifying some of the inconsistencies in previous literature and by simultaneously analyzing upstream and downstream implications.

Shipbuilding Supply Chain Integration Project

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitchell Fleischer ◽  
Ronald Kohler ◽  
Thomas Lamb ◽  
H. B. Bongiorni ◽  
Nathan Tupper
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Integration Project

Supply Chain Integration: Establish the Appropriate Challenges in Improving Integrated SC in an Innovative Approach of IBS

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ani Saifuza Abd Shukor ◽  
Muhammad Fadhil Muhammad ◽  
Shamsida Saidan Khaderi ◽  
Faridah Muhammad Halil
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Project Environment ◽  
The Poor ◽  
International Publishing

The shift to an integrated IBS construction approach requires enhanced supply chain integration to improve the productivity as well as the poor quality of human behavioual aspect in IBS project. This paper is to identify the challenges at each tier between players to facilitate supply chain integration among the IBS players. Findings adopted from semi-structured interview revealed the critical attitude issues of human factors, lack of interaction and sharing knowledge between interdisciplinary people. The findings of this study is useful to improve integration of supply chain and enhance innovation and sharing interaction between players in the IBS Malaysian construction project environment.© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Construction Environment; Industrialised Building System; Integration and Supply Chain 

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