Services Oriented Knowledge-based Supply Chain Application

PurposeThe literature on supply chain risk management (SCRM) has investigated a multitude of supply chain risks. This paper aims to make a case for the importance of managing the risk of knowledge loss in the supply chain management (SCM) function and incorporating knowledge loss as a critical risk within the SCRM process.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts a knowledge-based view of the SCRM process and attempts to bring to light insights based on a synthesis of the relevant literature. The authors conducted a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed articles published between 1998 and 2019. Further, a case study was conducted to illustrate the significance of the risk of knowledge loss in the SCM function in terms of how it operates and why it has such a significant impact on performance.FindingsKnowledge loss is a relatively neglected type of supply chain risk that can be added to the existing typologies. This paper argues that knowledge loss in the SCM function has the propensity to significantly impact the performance of the focal firm, exacerbate other types of supply chain risk and impede risk mitigation efforts. We put forth several strategies that supply chain managers can adopt to mitigate the risk of knowledge loss in their function.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper generates an exploratory opening that could pave the way for a systematic theory of knowledge loss as a supply chain risk and future empirical research. The study culminates in a number of important insights and initiatives for supply chain managers to recognize and manage the risk of knowledge loss.Originality/valueThis paper argues for the importance of incorporating the risk of knowledge loss in SCRM research and practice. It also provides an examination of some promising angles for future research in SCRM from a knowledge-based perspective.

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Linking supply chain professional's competencies to resilience in a turbulent world

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management ◽

10.1108/ijppm-05-2021-0262 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Idrees Asghar ◽

Haris Aslam ◽

Amer Saeed

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Corporate Training ◽

Research Model ◽

Supply Chain Disruptions ◽

Content Type ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Equation Modelling ◽

Antecedents And Consequences

PurposeThis research aims to understand how competencies for supply chain professionals are developed and how they can affect the manager's performance, especially the manager's resilience in times of significant supply chain disruptions.Design/methodology/approachA research model was developed based on a comprehensive literature survey in the area of individual competencies grounded in the knowledge-based view of the firm. We tested our research model using a quantitative, survey-based study with a sample of 175 Pakistani supply chain managers. The hypotheses were tested using structural equation modelling (SEM).FindingsThe analysis identified corporate training and knowledge sharing as the main antecedents of supply chain professional's competencies. It also showed that these competencies result in higher performance in the form manager's resilience and job performance.Research limitations/implicationsThis study provides a valuable framework for organisations to focus on skill-developing training and promoting a knowledge-sharing culture among employees to achieve desired performance levels.Originality/valueThis study is unique as no prior research studied such a comprehensive model of antecedents and consequences of supply chain professionals' competencies.

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Innovation

Dynamic Leadership Models for Global Business ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2836-6.ch008 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 200-229

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Supply Chain ◽

Absorptive Capacity ◽

Open Innovation ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Opinion Leaders ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Pros And Cons ◽

Communities Of Innovation ◽

Successful Innovation

Organizations globally must expect severe competition for at least the next decade, and there is unanimous agreement that sustainable innovation is the quintessential challenge for all organizations – without it organizations must flounder and perish. In this chapter, theory and practice are explored to specify the vital underpinnings of successful innovation, including the critically important organizational property of absorptive capacity which is largely based on leadership, participative and open culture, and knowledge management. Strategic topics such as the knowledge based view, open innovation, and the pros and cons of ‘innovation’ orientation and ‘imitation’ orientation are discussed, together with the importance of supply chain innovation. Details of the practical role Communities of Innovation (CoInv) serve are clarified, together with explanations of why identifying and leveraging the influence of innovation champions and opinion leaders is essential to success. The concepts of Learning-to-Innovate and Innovating-to-Learn are also discussed.

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A Game-Based Approach for Simulation and Design of Supply Chains

Supply Chain and Logistics Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-0945-6.ch025 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 527-549

Author(s):

Kamalendu Pal ◽

Bill Karakostas

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chains ◽

Computer Game ◽

Raw Material ◽

Case Based Reasoning ◽

Simulation Games ◽

Current Case ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Material Procurement ◽

Game Simulation

This chapter reviews the potential benefits and challenges of knowledge-based computer game simulation as means of understanding the dynamics of global procurement and manufacturing supply chains. In particular the chapter focuses on the use of software agents to assist decision making across the supply chain, for example in raw material procurement. The chapter describes a framework for supply chain scenarios in multi-agent based simulation games. The agents' behaviour is governed by business rules, based on the concept of normative knowledge representation and its reasoning mechanism (known as rule-based reasoning, RBR) and that also come closer to the task that confronts the supply chain operational manager – the analysis of current case in hand in terms of previously decided business problem solutions, known as case-based reasoning (CBR). The aim is to introduce more realistic behavior of the supply chain actors and improve understanding in operational management of supply chains.

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Social Networks and Supply Chain Management in Fish Trade

SAGE Open ◽

10.1177/2158244020931815 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 215824402093181

Author(s):

Carmen Pedroza-Gutiérrez ◽

Juan M. Hernández

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Social Network ◽

Social Network Analysis ◽

Network Analysis ◽

Real Life ◽

Primary Data ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

The Relationship

This study aims to construct a theoretical framework to analyze the elements of the network structure and the relationship system within the seafood supply chain. The scope of the investigation is to evaluate how these elements influence the flow of products and the efficiency of the seafood supply chain and why these social interactions can create value and enhance competitive advantage. The model combines the resource- and knowledge-based view and the social network analysis applied to seafood supply chains. To demonstrate the application of the model, two theoretical examples and a real case study of the Mercado del Mar in Guadalajara, Mexico, are used. Primary data are obtained from semi-structured interviews, social network analysis metrics, and qualitative analysis. Findings are based on the analysis of theoretical examples and must be considered with caution. Nevertheless, the observations in the examples and case study provide new arguments to the relationship between the pattern of interrelationship and the efficiency of a supply chain. This study emphasizes the necessity of combining quantitative and qualitative analyses to understand and explain real-life supply networks.

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