A system level product configurator for engineer-to-order supply chains

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 82-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohanes Kristianto ◽  
Petri Helo ◽  
Roger Jianxin Jiao
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
System Level ◽  
Engineer To Order

scholarly journals A complex systems model for transformative supply chains in emerging markets

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-69
Author(s):  
Ruth Yeoman ◽  
Milena Mueller Santos
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Complex Adaptive Systems ◽  
Adaptive Systems ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
System Level ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Adaptive

Purpose Corporations operating global value chains must grapple with a multiplicity of ethical and practical considerations, most notably when value chains extend to emerging markets. Such contexts involve interactions with diverse stakeholders who possess the ability to impact supply chain performance, but who also bring conflicting needs, values and interests. The purpose of this paper is to outline a transformative model of supply chain fairness, arguing that adopting plural fairness principles and practices generates a higher fairness equilibrium which includes all affected stakeholders in the production of fairness outcomes, with consequent positive organizational and system level impacts. Design/methodology/approach Through a philosophically informed overview of the literature on organizational fairness, the paper applies fairness to the management of supplier relations to identify the institutional features of ethically sustainable supply chains. The proposed conceptual model uses a complex adaptive systems approach (CADs), supplemented by describing the contribution of fairness norms and practices. Findings This paper argues that a transformative approach to supply chain fairness can suggest new structures for interaction between firms, stakeholders, mediating institutions and governments. Originality/value Emerging market supply chains are facing significant changes. Adopting a complex adaptive systems perspective upon stakeholder relationships, this paper offers insights from the theoretical literature on fairness, and proposes a normative model of supply chain fairness which accounts for both the normative and empirical aspects of relational complexity.

The role of coordination in avoiding project delays in an engineer-to-order supply chain

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Henrique Mello ◽  
Jan Ola Strandhagen ◽  
Erlend Alfnes
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Lead Time ◽  
Coordination Mechanism ◽  
Coordination Mechanisms ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Engineer To Order ◽  
Project Lead

Purpose – ETO supply chains produce high-value products on a project basis. The occurrence of delays is a major problem that impacts the performance of a company and its supply chain. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the cause of delays and to understand the role of coordination to mitigate them. Design/methodology/approach – An in-depth case study was conducted to identify problems that delay a project and to examine such problems from a systemic perspective. Based on data from interviews, group meetings, field observations and documentation, a pattern is proposed to explain the relation between coordination and lead time. Findings – Conceptually, to reduce the project lead time a higher level of concurrency is necessary. However, more concurrency increases the interdependencies between activities, something which demands more coordination effort. Since the coordination mechanisms applied are not appropriate to cope with the increasing coordination effort, a number of problems appear causing reworks and delays which increase the lead time. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation is that the authors are not able to distinguish which particular project characteristic influences the adoption of a specific coordination mechanism. Further research is required to examine the effect of various coordination mechanisms across a higher number of projects. Practical implications – Practitioners can benefit from discussions in this study to comprehend how coordination can improve the delivery performance in ETO supply chains. Originality/value – This study contributes to a better understanding of coordination in ETO supply chains by making sense of problems that delay the project. Matching the coordination mechanisms with the required coordination effort, which is based on the project characteristics, is a way to avoid delays and reduce the lead time.

Analyzing the factors affecting coordination in engineer-to-order supply chain

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 1005-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Henrique Mello ◽  
Jan Ola Strandhagen ◽  
Erlend Alfnes
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Moderating Factors ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
The Media ◽  
Engineer To Order

Purpose – Engineer-to-order (ETO) supply chains involve multiple companies for performing complex projects. The ability to effectively coordinate cross-business activities is essential to avoid delays, cost overruns and quality problems. Coordination is related to a number of contingent factors that need to be better comprehended. The purpose of this paper is to highlight such contingent factors and to analyse their effect on the occurrence of project delays. Design/methodology/approach – A multiple case study is used to investigate the moderating factors affecting coordination in projects carried out in an ETO supply chain. Such factors are examined through a cross-analysis of six shipbuilding projects based on data from interviews, project documentation and clips from the media press. Findings – In ETO supply chains, the engineering and production activities involve mutual interdependences that need to be coordinated. The findings suggest that both the integration of engineering and production and the production capability are the most critical factors influencing coordination in an ETO supply chain. Research limitations/implications – The study was carried out within shipbuilding projects as a setting to represent the ETO domain. To extend the findings, further research can examine other types of projects, such as: oil and gas, construction, military and aerospace. Practical implications – In practice, there is no “one-fits-all” solution for coordination. Each project represents a unique context which has specific objectives, actors and constraints. From that perspective, this study provides a basis to comprehend coordination in a complex setting. Originality/value – This study builds knowledge upon coordination by generating a number of propositions regarding the effectiveness of coordination on avoiding delays in complex projects carried out in ETO supply chains. Focusing on the engineering and production activities, the authors extend the existing theory by demonstrating that coordination can vary according to the level of several moderating factors.

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