Information and Communication Technologies for Sustainable Supply-Chain—A Smart Manufacturing (SM) Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 461-474
Author(s):  
U. C. Jha ◽  
P. Siano
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication

scholarly journals Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Sustainable Supply Chain and Cost Reducing of Waste Management in Slovak Construction

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7966
Author(s):  
Tomáš Mandičák ◽  
Peter Mésároš ◽  
Marcela Spišáková
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Cost Management ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication

Sustainability in construction can be perceived across several areas. Sustainable supply chain and cost management are two of them. If this issue is addressed in the management of sustainable building materials and waste management in the implementation of construction projects, in the context of sustainability, cost management and supply chain management affect the overall success of construction projects. The aspect of sustainability is based on reducing costs and, thus, also material items. At the same time, there is a focus on the use of waste or its economic and ecological disposal. Finally, sustainability means the setting up of logistics processes. Information and communication technologies can significantly help supply chain and cost management and construction waste management. This means, on the one hand, minimizing the consumption of materials and, thus, also costs, and on the other hand, by optimally setting up the supply chain and logistics, using materials and funds efficiently and optimizing waste management. The research discusses the impact of information and communication technology on a sustainable chain and cost management on various construction projects in Slovakia. The research aims to analyze information and communication technology’s influence on a sustainable chain and cost savings of waste in construction projects. The main research hypothesis is based on the assumption that information and communication technology positively affect sustainable chain and cost management of waste in the Slovak construction industry. Data collection was performed through an online questionnaire. It contained three primary areas of data collection: The first part contained questions about the characteristics of the research sample. The second concerned the use of information and communication technologies and the third pertained to their impact on sustainability and reducing the costs of the waste management process in construction. The research samples consisted primarily of foreign companies operating in Slovakia. From the point of view of the participants in the construction project, these were developers, contractors, sub-contractors and designers. The Kruskal–Wallis test was used to confirm this hypothesis. The research provides an overview of information and communication technologies and their impact on supply chain and cost management of waste in construction.

A Comparison of Information Technology Usage across Supply Chains

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
George. Kenyon ◽  
Brian D. Neureuther
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Beef Industry ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technical Advances

Historically, the growth of the beef industry has been hampered by various entities, i.e., breeders, cow-calf producers, stockers, backgrounders, processors, etc..., within the beef industry’s supply chain. The primary obstacles to growth are the large numbers of participants in the upstream side of the supply chain and the lack of coordination between them. Over the last decade significant advances have been made in information and communication technologies, and many new companies have been founded to promote these technical advances. This research looks at both the upstream and downstream participants to determine the degree to which information technologies are currently being utilized and the degree that these new technologies have driven performance improvements in the beef industry’s supply chain. Through surveys, the authors find that the beef industry does not use information technologies to their benefit and that the US beef supply chain is not yet strategically poised to enable the use of these technologies.

E-Com Supply Chain and SMEs

2007 ◽  
pp. 34-53
Author(s):  
R. Craig
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Information And Communication

This chapter considers the perspective of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in supply chains. It starts with an overview of the important role of SMEs in national and world economies. Following this is an overview of supply chains, information and communication technologies, and e-business. Both opportunities and challenges for supply chains in general and SMEs in particular are considered, and conclusions drawn. The major contribution of the chapter is in providing an extensive overview of the literature as it relates to information and communication technologies, supply chain management, and SMEs, providing researchers and practitioners with a starting point to look for further information as needed.

scholarly journals Do information and communication technologies affect the performance of a supply chain? Pieces of evidence from the Tunisian food sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 539-552
Author(s):  
Khalifa Haj ◽  
Mohamed Dhiaf
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Management System ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Electronic Data Interchange ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

This paper examines the impact of the use of information and communications technologies on the overall performance of the supply chain in the Tunisian food sector. The information and communication technologies (ICTs) considered for this research are: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Transport Management System (TMS), Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Radio-frequency Identification (RFID). From a large sample survey (n= 82) of manufacturing firms operating in Tunisian food sector, results collected by using multiple regression with SPSS statistical software show that only ERP and CRM have a significant impact on the performance of supply chain in the context of Tunisian food sector.

scholarly journals A Study on Procurement Function of Supply Chain Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Pokhara Valley

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kumar Thagurathi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Pokhara Valley ◽  
The Impact

This paper has examined existing procurement practices, in the context of supply chain management, adopted by the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Pokhara valley. The paper explored status of procurement section in the various organizations, examines the extent to which the information and communication technologies have been used for procurement, and presents the views of procurement personals on the impact of customer-supplier relationships on procurement function in formulating Supply Chain Management (SCM) initiatives. It has identified the potential paths for SMEs to improve their procurement practices. The Journal of Nepalese Business Studies Vol. IV, No. 1(2007)

Collaborative Transportation Sharing

2011 ◽  
pp. 252-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu ◽  
Joëlle Morana
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Collective Decisions ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Organizational Features

This chapter explores the role that information sharing has on the collective decisions made in supply chain management. The authors identify information sharing as the critical factor in reasoning that occurs as stakeholders along the supply chain collaboratively make decisions. However, a shared conceptual model is required for determining what information must be shared. Their model identifies five elementsin information system management related to shared logistics projects: the enterprise‘s solutions (for each stakeholder and for the entire reasoning community), their deals, sharing management, organizational features and information and communication technologies related to the management of shared information. Moreover, the main accelerating and limitating factors are overviewed.The chapter illustrates the applicability of the model with a case study on the distribution of newspapers in France.

The Strategic Implications of E-Network Integration and Transformation Paths for Synchronizing Supply Chains

2011 ◽  
pp. 308-327
Author(s):  
Minjoon Jun ◽  
Shaohan Cai ◽  
DaeSoo Kim
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Network Technology ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Network Integration ◽  
It Investments ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Four Levels

Streamlining information flows across the physical supply chain is crucial for successful supply chain management. This study examines different structures of e-networks (i.e., virtual supply chains linked via electronic information and communication technologies) and their maximum capabilities to gain e-network benefits. Further, this research explores four levels of e-network integration based on a 2x2 e-network technology and transaction integration matrix. Of the four levels, an e-network with high e-technology/high e-transaction integration appears to be most desirable for the companies that aspire to achieve the maximum benefits from their IT investments. Finally, this study identifies three alternative transformation paths toward a powerful high e-technology/high e-transaction integration network and discusses strategic implications of selecting those paths, in terms of e-network structures, availability of financial and technical resources, supply chain members’ collaborative planning, e-security mechanisms, and supply chain size.

A Comparison of Information Technology in Supply Chains

2010 ◽  
pp. 176-203
Author(s):  
George N. Kenyon ◽  
Brian D. Neureuther
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Beef Industry ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
The Us ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Technical Advances

Historically, the growth of the beef industry has been hampered by the various entities (breeders, cowcalf producers, stockers, backgrounders, processors, etc..) within the beef industry’s supply chain. The primary obstacles to growth are the large number of participants in the upstream side of the supply chain and the lack of coordination between them. Over the last decade significant advances have been made in information and communication technologies. Many new companies have been founded to promote these technical advances. This research looks at both the upstream and downstream participants to determine the degree to which information technologies are currently being utilized and the degree to which these new technologies have driven performance improvements in the beef industry’s supply chain. We find through our survey that, by and large, the beef industry does not use information technologies to their benefit and that the US beef supply chain is not yet strategically poised to enable the use of these technologies.

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