Investigating the impact of e‐business applications on supply chain collaboration in the German automotive industry

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Wiengarten ◽  
Paul Humphreys ◽  
Alan McKittrick ◽  
Brian Fynes
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The impact of supply chain collaboration on performance in automotive industry: Empirical evidence

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamal Ahmed Al-Doori
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Electronic Data Interchange ◽  
Automotive Sector ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Electronic Data ◽  
Joint Decision ◽  
The Impact

Purpose: Indeed due to global advancement, rapid technological innovation, and enhancing regional influence, supply chain (SC) has become an essential element. Now, competition has shifted from organization to industry level; any disruption can not only disturb organization but also affect the whole industry. Although Pakistan is agriculture land still industry sector is supporting more than half population, especially the automotive sector is the highest growing sector. Due to regional and economic shift toward China and India, this sector is facing numerous problems. Only thirteen large-scale automotive organizations are operational by creating collaboration among them many issues can be resolved. Supply chain collaboration has dogged the performance in various industries and in various regions. The aim of this study is to explore the potential benefits of supply chain collaboration toward achieving operational performance.Design/methodology/approach: This is an empirical investigation conducting among supply chain department of automotive industries in Pakistan. Data were collected from 232 members of the supply chain that include suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors. Factor analysis and multiple regressions through SPSS have been used for data analysis.Findings: The finding of this study reveals that two supply chain management approaches information sharing (IS), joint decision making (JDM) significantly effect, while Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) does not have a significant effect on operational performance.Research limitations: This study consists only three approaches, next study should include more approaches. Secondly, this study is limited to the automotive sector.  Practical implications: [This study will help the managers of the automotive industry in making their operation smooth by applying information sharing, joint decision making, and electronic data interchange.Originality/value: First novelty of this study is the implementation of supply chain collaboration for developing country especially for Pakistan. Secondly, this study seed collaboration as communication and include all aspects of communication like formal communication, informal communication. 

scholarly journals Eco-design processes in the automotive industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-137
Author(s):  
Ewelina Staniszewska ◽  
Dorota Klimecka-Tatar ◽  
Matevž Obrecht
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Design Processes ◽  
Current State ◽  
Life Phase ◽  
The Impact

AbstractEvery year approximately 70 million passenger cars are being produced and automotive industry is much bigger then just passenger cars. The impact of automotive industry on the environment is tremendous. From extracting raw materials through manufacturing and assembly processes, exploitation of the vehicle to the reprocessing irreversible, extensive environmental damage is done. The goal of this study is to show how implementing eco-design processes into supply chain management can reduce the impact of automotive industry on the environment by e.g. reducing the use of the fuel, increasing the use of recycled materials. Focus is on evaluation of current state, environmental impacts and potential improvements for design, raw materials, manufacturing and distribution and end-of-life phase.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SUPPLY CHAINS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Milovanovic ◽  
◽  
Tamara Stankovic ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Business Relationships ◽  
Automotive Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Supply ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Chain Level

Health crises have an impact on supply chains, mainly by disrupting their regular activities. In this research, the authors have analyzed the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has made on business relationships between supply chain partners in the automotive industry and their suppliers, which are mostly from territories where the initial outbreak of the SARS COV 2 virus occurred. The analysis shows that in some cases, there is a strong dependency between the pandemic and production levels. Being dependent prevents supply chains from maintaining stability and causes system vulnerabilities. The authors conclude their work with a thesis on the pronounced impact of the current pandemic on automotive supply chain activities. For the analysis to be complete, it is necessary to monitor changes in production levels further, since data for the current year still does not provide a realistic insight into all the consequences at the supply chain level.

Costs and Benefits in Supply Chain Collaboration

2005 ◽  
pp. 258-284
Author(s):  
Tim S. McLaren ◽  
Milena M. Head ◽  
Yufei Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Web Services ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Business Applications

Recent advances in supply chain management information systems (SCM IS) have enabled firms to more fully collaborate with their supply chain partners — driving out costs while increasing responsiveness to market demands. This chapter examines various types of SCM IS — from traditional EDI systems to more recent Web-services-based e-business applications. It argues that the approach best suited for an organization depends in part on the degree of integration between the partners, the complexity of the business processes, and the number of partners involved. A model is presented for analyzing the costs and benefits that can be expected from each type of SCM IS. The model enables researchers and practitioners to better understand the differences among SCM IS and thus can help reduce the risks of implementing these valuable yet complex information systems.

scholarly journals Exploring Innovation Ecosystem from the Perspective of Sustainability: Towards a Conceptual Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu ◽  
Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Ecological Crisis ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Technology Advancement ◽  
The Impact

With technology advancement, industrial revolution 4.0, businesses nowadays are in competition in terms of product, service and business model innovation. Meanwhile, the emergent socio-ecological crisis is making it increasingly important to identify the impact of business on environment and the society. To date, much literature has explored how sustainability might be achieved through firms’ internal research and development, and supply chain collaboration. However, issues such as how different stakeholders including customers, partners, government, and universities can be involved, forming innovation ecosystem in a sustainable way is under-explored. This paper aims to provide connection between innovation and sustainability, through literature review and exploratory case studies. A conceptual framework is generated starting from firm/intra-firm level, to supply chain/inter-firm level, and towards ecosystem level. With emerging themes of innovation from sustainability perspective proposed, the framework can be enriched and validated through future empirical studies.

The role of IT in automotive supplier supply chains

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Fuchs ◽  
Daniel Beck ◽  
Bernhard Lienland ◽  
Florian Kellner
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Supply Chain Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Internal Process ◽  
Functional Capabilities ◽  
Supplier Performance ◽  
It Capabilities ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of information technology (IT) on supply chain performance in the automotive industry. Prior studies that analyzed the impact of IT on supply chain performance report results representing the situation of the “average industry.” This research focuses on the automotive industry because of its major importance in many national economies and due to the fact that automotive supply chains do not represent the supply chain of the average industry. Design/methodology/approach A research model is proposed to examine the relationships between IT capabilities, supply chain capabilities, and supplier performance. The model divides IT capabilities into functional and data capabilities, and supply chain capabilities into internal process excellence and information sharing. Data have been collected from 343 automotive first-tier suppliers. Structural equation modeling with partial least squares is used to analyze the data. Findings The results suggest that functional capabilities have the greatest impact on internal process excellence, which in turn enhances supplier performance. However, frequent and adequate information sharing also contributes significantly to supplier performance. Data capabilities enable supply chain capabilities through their positive impact on functional capabilities. Practical implications The findings will help managers to understand the effect of IT implementation on company performance and to decide whether to invest in the expansion of IT capacities. Originality/value This research reports the impact of IT on supply chain performance in one of the most important industries in many industrialized countries, and it provides a new perspective on evaluating the contribution of IT on firm performance.

Supply chain collaboration in performance-based contracting: an empirical study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Uvet ◽  
Hasan Celik ◽  
Sedat Cevikparmak ◽  
Saban Adana
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Amazon Mechanical Turk ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

PurposeDespite the significant increase in the adoption of performance-based contracting (PBC) in various industries, the primary value drivers of it are still not clear. Considering a lack of empirical evidence for PBC, this study investigates the effects of collaboration between the suppliers to understand the value offerings created in PBC by empirical findings. The purpose of this paper is to examine how supply chain collaboration (SCC) affects PBC benefits.Design/methodology/approachUsing data from 381 survey participants who hold the title of manager or above, hypotheses are tested using structural equation modeling (SEM).FindingsThe results reveal that a strong and positive relationship between SCC and PBC benefits.Research limitations/implicationsOne of the limitations of this research is the collection of data through the Amazon Mechanical Turk online service. The experience level of participants in PBC and the absence of validation of these scale items by industrial experts are other limitations of this study. Nonetheless, the authors found convincing evidence that SCC has a positive effect on PBC benefits.Practical implicationsThe findings highlight the importance of SCC to increase financial, operational and non-financial benefits of PBC for practitioners. The findings offer guidance for managers aiming to increase PBC benefits through SCC.Originality/valueThis is the first study to empirically examine the impact of SCC for better PBC and contributes to the body of knowledge by providing empirical findings in a PBC context. This research also develops valid and reliable instruments to measure PBC benefits through rigorous empirical and statistical analysis that can be used in future studies.

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