Lean management practices to improve supply chain performance of leather footwear industry

Nowadays, industries are continually looking to implement new subsidiaries in different continents, in order to better fulfill their customers’ needs, generate the best products in the shortest time and cheaper than their competitors. Achieving these goals is no longer related to the company itself, but to all partners in the supply chain. This justifies the need for efficient and judicious management of the whole supply chain, through the collective intervention of all its actors. Needless to say, a supply chain is a system made up of a set of suppliers, producers, subcontractors, retailers, wholesalers and customers, between whom material, information and financial flows are exchanged. Management of these flows is becoming increasingly difficult and constitutes the main source of the supply chain complexity. In order to alleviate this problem and improve supply chain performance, it is necessary to model it, taking into consideration its characteristics, which make it a complex system. Hence, the scoop of this paper is to prove that supply chain is a complex system, by highlighting its most relevant characteristics that make it such a system. Complex means what is braided together or woven together. If we separate the elements, we get acquaintance elements, but we lose their interactions. Within this trend, our contribution subscribes with its ultimate purpose modelling supply chain as complex system.

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Examining the influence of supplier integration on supply chain performance in South African small and medium enterprises

The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management ◽

10.4102/sajesbm.v12i1.312 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jeremiah Madzimure

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

South African ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Management Practices ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Supply Chain Performance ◽

Gauteng Province ◽

Supplier Integration ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

Medium Enterprises

Background: As the South African economy continues to grow, the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a potential source for employment creation and productivity within the country has become widely acknowledged. However, one area in which the SMEs in the country still need to develop is in their implementation of supply chain management practices, particularly their relationships with suppliers, which could result in either the failure or success of any business enterprise. Majority of studies conducted in this area have focussed on large firms, thereby creating a research gap in this area.Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the influence of supplier integration on supply chain performance in South African SMEs.Setting: This study was conducted in Gauteng province of South Africa.Methods: A quantitative research methodology was employed in this study. A convenient sample comprising 283 owners and managers from SMEs drawn from the Gauteng Province was used in the study. The collected data were then analysed using Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis.Results: Positive correlations were found between supplier integration and both the tangible and intangible sub-dimensions of supply chain performance. Supplier integration also predicted both the tangible and intangible sub-dimensions of supply chain performance.Conclusion: These results imply that to improve the performance of their supply chains, it is imperative for SMEs to ensure that linkages with their suppliers are properly aligned for improved coordination, which leads to better relationships and supply of materials. This study contributes to the literature by proposing and testing the influence of supplier integration on supply chain performance.

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Implications of Green Logistics Management on Sustainable Business and Supply Chain Performance: Evidence from a Survey in the Greek Agri-Food Sector

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su122410515 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (24) ◽

pp. 10515 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Panagiotis Trivellas ◽

Georgios Malindretos ◽

Panagiotis Reklitis

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Business Performance ◽

Management Practices ◽

Social Performance ◽

Field Research ◽

Performance Outcomes ◽

Supply Chain Performance ◽

Food Sector ◽

Sustainable Business ◽

Green Packaging

Green agri-food supply chains are increasingly attracting research interest, owing to their potential capacity for resilience against recent crises (e.g., financial, COVID-19) as well as end-consumers’ concerns on sustainability issues. In this context, this paper aims to explore the relationship between green supply chain management practices and three different performance aspects, namely, supply chain, green (environmental) and business performance, and controlling for environmental dynamism. Field research was conducted through a structured questionnaire contacted to 134 executives of firms in the agri-food sector in Greece. The results reveal that information sharing, logistics networking and transportation are the most powerful factors that impact sustainable, business and supply chain performance. In addition, green packaging is related to financial and social performance aspects. Interestingly, green warehousing and logistics emissions failed to establish any relationship with performance outcomes. The conclusions and recommendations drawn in the present study are expected to provide meaningful guidance for the supply chain decision-making process, as logistics managers are becoming increasingly aware of exploiting all available resources, knowhow and competitive advantages for attaining sustainable performance.

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Using Environmental Demands to Improve Supply Chain Performance

Information Technologies in Environmental Engineering - Environmental Science and Engineering ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-19536-5_47 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 605-615 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul Eric Dossou ◽

Philip Mitchell

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chain Performance ◽

Environmental Demands ◽

Improve Supply Chain

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Building Ambidextrous Supply Chains in SMEs

International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management ◽

10.4018/ijisscm.2017100105 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 80-100 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mohd. Nishat Faisal ◽

Faisal Talib

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Large Scale ◽

Supply Chain Performance ◽

Exploration And Exploitation ◽

Supply Chain Strategy ◽

Generic Questionnaire ◽

Relationship Structure ◽

Cross Reference ◽

Improve Supply Chain

Ambidexterity involves developing competencies to excel simultaneously on the exploration and exploitation dimensions. Few studies in literature discuss ambidexterity in a supply chain context. The research presented in this paper highlights issues that act as barriers and deserve attention in implementing ambidextrous supply chain strategy in SMEs. To develop a relationship structure existing among these variables, Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) technique is used. Further, variables' impact and dependency is calculated using Impact Matrix Cross-Reference Multiplication Applied to a Classification (MICMAC) approach. ISM algorithm proves to be a better tool as compared to a large-scale generic questionnaire based study due to its iterative nature that helps to bring forth issues that are difficult to identify otherwise. SMEs in India under tremendous pressure to excel on exploration and exploitation dimensions would be the major beneficiaries of this study. The hierarchy based structure and the classification of factors based on their impact and dependence, will enhance the understanding of SMEs mangers/owners to improve supply chain performance by eliminating barriers and thereby implementing ambidextrous strategy across the supply chain.

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Performance management practices in humanitarian organisations

Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management ◽

10.1108/jhlscm-05-2019-0036 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 125-168

Author(s):

Hella Abidi ◽

Sander de Leeuw ◽

Wout Dullaert

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Performance Measurement ◽

Performance Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Supply Chain Performance ◽

Content Type ◽

Humanitarian Supply Chains ◽

Design And Implementation ◽

Performance Measurement Systems

PurposeWe examine how design and implementation practices for supply chain performance management that have proven successful in commercial organisations apply to humanitarian organisations (HOs) to guide the process of designing and implementing performance management in humanitarian organisations.Design/methodology/approachWe identify from the literature ten successful practices regarding the design and implementation of supply chain performance management in commercial businesses. We apply these, using action research over a four-year period, at Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) Belgium and draw conclusions from this.FindingsWe find that tools and techniques, such as workshops and technical sheets, are essential in designing and implementing supply chain performance measurement projects at HOs. Furthermore, making a link to an IT project is crucial when implementing performance measurement systems at HOs. Overall, our case study shows that performance management practices used in business can be applied and are relevant for humanitarian supply chains.Originality/valuePrevious research has argued that there are few empirical studies in the domain of performance management at humanitarian organisations. To the best of our knowledge, this paper is the first to provide a longitudinal understanding of the design and implementation of supply chain performance measurement at HOs.

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