Toward sustainable production chain by SWOT-AHP analysis: a case study of Fava d'anta (Dimorphandra gardneriana Tulasne) production chain

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to ensure productive, robust and sustainable production systems by enabling future investments in maintenance. This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of the investment process and thereby facilitate future maintenance-related investments. The objectives are to describe the investment process, map the decision support and roles involved and identify factors influencing the process.Design/methodology/approachThe study was designed as a multiple-case study, with three industrial cases of maintenance-related investments. A structured coding procedure was used to analyse the empirical data from the cases.FindingsThis paper provides a deeper understanding of the process of maintenance-related investments. Eleven factors influencing the investment process could be identified, three of which were seen in all three cases. These three factors are: fact-based decision-support, internal integration and foresight.Practical implicationsInvestments in modern maintenance are needed to ensure productive, robust and sustainable production in the future. However, it is a challenge in manufacturing industry to justify maintenance-related investments. This challenge may be solved by developing a decision-support system, or a structured work procedure, that considers the findings of this study.Originality/valueFrom this study, an extended view of the relation between quantifying effects of maintenance and maintenance-related investment is proposed, including surrounding factors influencing the investment process. The factors were identified using a structured and transparent coding procedure which is rarely used in maintenance research.

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Local Strategies of Labor Control: A Case Study of Three Electronics Factories in China

International Labor and Working-Class History ◽

10.1017/s0147547908000069 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 73 (1) ◽

pp. 85-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Hong Xue

Keyword(s):

Work Organization ◽

Shop Floor ◽

Local Conditions ◽

Production Chain ◽

Labor Conditions ◽

Case Study Analysis ◽

Labor Control ◽

Central Argument ◽

Processing Zone

AbstractThis article explores production politics and labor conditions in electronics manufacturing in China. With case study analysis of three electronics factories in a production chain at an export processing zone, it examines external factors of labor regulation from local government or international challenges and labor market situations that help shape a sociopolitical environment for local strategies in global production. It also considers some key internal factors of firms—enterprise scale, market capabilities, and requirements of the labor process—that influence work organization on the shop floor. The central argument of this article is that manufacturing factories in the global production apply local conditions to work organization and take different strategies in recruitment and labor control within and beyond the workplace.

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Supply chain planning and management method:the fruit purchasing company case

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura ◽

10.1590/0100-29452018506 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Julio Kyosen Nakatani ◽

Marcos Fava Neves

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Management ◽

Fruit Production ◽

Point Of View ◽

Mango Fruit ◽

Production Chain ◽

Chain Management ◽

The Third ◽

Planning And Management

Abstract On the world stage, Brazil is the third largest world fruit producer. However, purchasing fruit companies are suffering from the effects of fluctuations in production and demand, inefficiency in production and information trade, lack of understanding of the dynamics of supply and reduction in profitability for all members of the fruit production chain. The supply chain management has been touted as one of the ways to reduce this volatility and improve outcomes for all involved with the supply chain. However, results of recent researches do not relate it directly to the fruit industry. To solve this problem, the present research aimed to analyze the planning and management of the supply chain of a fruit purchasing company and identify contributions and improvements to the theories and methods related to supply chain management to propose a method for planning and management the supply chain of fruit purchasing companies. It was conducted a case study from a mango fruit purchasing company using interviews with industry experts to assess the applicability, functionality and usefulness from the managerial point of view of the proposed method. Data analysis was done through the cross analysis of the methods of the supply chain management and the description of the case. The results of the study allowed the development of a method for planning and management the supply chain of fruit purchasing company. With the proposition of this method is expected to contribute with a sequence of steps to assist in planning and management of supply chain managers and specialists from a fruit purchasing company.

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What is the ideal scenario for circular economy to occur? A case study of the CircE project

Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management ◽

10.14488/bjopm.2019.v16.n1.a15 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 157-165

Author(s):

Hanna Fux

Keyword(s):

Circular Economy ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Scientific Publications ◽

Production Chain ◽

Human Footprint ◽

The World ◽

The Government ◽

Recent Initiative ◽

The Ideal

Goal: The circular economy (CE) strategy has risen as an alternative to linear systems, since it can reduce material and human footprint by introducing systemic solutions. However, there is still a huge gap of circularity, once 90% of the world resources which enter the production chain are wasted. In order to fill in this gap, it is necessary to tackle the barriers which prevent the world from implementing and improving circular initiatives. Thus, following this trend, the present work aimed to identify the key conditions for the implementation of CE initiatives, to draw an Ideal Scenario for circular economy to thrive. Design / Methodology / Approach: The present work consisted of a case study of the CircE project, hence, a qualitative research. The data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews with the representatives of this project, in addition to an analysis of the CircE project documents. Results: Some of the results found consisted of an overview of the CircE project; key conditions for CE to thrive; and the ideal scenario for Circular Economy to thrive, draw from the analysis of these results. Limitations of the investigation: Some limitations of the present work consisted of difficulties to access the data due to confidentiality issues of the project researched. Practical implications: The outcome of the present work, the Ideal Scenario, represented a guideline of the steps that should be taken with stakeholders’ effort, especially the government ones, to encourage the development of circular economy initiatives. Originality / Value: The CircE project is a recent initiative in the Circular Economy field, hence very relevant to be analyzed, but with no scientific publications yet. In addition, the scientific literature regarding the implementation of CE is limited, most of the existent documents concern reports of organizations. Hence, the present work aims to contribute to the scientific production on the field.

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Cadeia Produtiva do Mel: um estudo no município de Pau dos Ferros/RN

Revista Eletrônica em Gestão Educação e Tecnologia Ambiental ◽

10.5902/2236117019781 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 115

Author(s):

José Vivaldo Machado Fernandes Júnior ◽

Napiê Galvê Araújo Silva

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Descriptive Statistics ◽

High Demand ◽

Production Chain ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Production Processes ◽

Standardized Interview ◽

The Universe

The agribusiness honey has grown considerably in recent years from the high demand of society for natural products. Thus, the present work aims to analyze the supply chain of honey in the Associação Comunitária dos Agricultores Familiares do Perímetro Irrigado e Adjacências (ACAFPA) - Pau dos Ferros / RN.The type of research used to achieve the study is framed as exploratory, descriptive, documentary and case study. Concerning the nature of the data, the methods are qualitative and quantitative. The universe of study sets up a total of 16 members who actively participate in the activities of ACAFPA, and the value of the sample is 13 people. Defined as the collection instruments structured form, a standardized interview and direct observation and treatment of these data were made using descriptive statistics and content analysis. As a result, it was pointed out the improvement of beekeeping production system, due to the intervention of ACAFPA to promote the development of beekeeping, but realize that there are still limitations in the production chain. Finally, viewing, among other factors, the need to improve the applicant partners through courses and that measures are taken to enable the standardization of production processes and quality control of honey.

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R/Urban trends in Beijing. Three cases from the city's peri-urban periphery

TERRITORIO ◽

10.3280/tr2012-060020 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 112-116

Author(s):

Annelies De Nijs ◽

Pei-Chun Wen ◽

Wu Di

Keyword(s):

Urban Agriculture ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Sustainable Production ◽

Government Policies ◽

Contemporary China ◽

Ecological Sensitivity ◽

Urban Periphery ◽

Productive Land

In contemporary China, the evolution of productive land is related to specifi c government policies and the changing spatial conditions of the nation. Urban agriculture is particularly developed in the friction area between the (ever growing) urban and (threatened) rural territories. Different ways of cultivating the peri-urban areas are described in the paper, through the exploration of three cases of urban agriculture in Beijing. Whereas the fi rst two - Liuminying and Xiedao - show a major concern for sustainable production and agro-tourism, with a less embedded relationship with their respective contexts, the Taihu project is more rooted to its locale and provides a strong answer to the ecological sensitivity of the site. It can be argued that the Taihu case study exemplifi es an alternative to China's ever-booming amount of and seemingly randomly placed agro-tourism sites.

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