Knowledge sharing and supply chain design strategies: their contribution to supply chain collaboration

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prodromos D. Chatzoglou ◽  
Maria Koloniari
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Supply Chain Design ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Design Strategies

A Supply Chain Collaboration Model for Product Development with R&D Subsidies

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1and2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Jyoti Raman ◽  
Priya
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Supply Chain Design ◽  
Differentiated Products ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Product Platforms

The capability to concurrently design the product and the supply chain is becoming a key competence in manufacturing companies. In spite of this development, this competence is still underdeveloped in industry. Research has not been able to fill this industrial capability gap partly because there is a lack of convergence of the methodologies for concurrent product and supply chain design in the research community. Today, businesses depend on strategic collaboration with their suppliers and customers to create value to develop product and to obtain better market-share. Designing products to match the processes and supply chains processes to match product platforms and supply chains, and supply chains to match the product platforms and process are the ingredients in todays fast developing markets. If this co-design is done well upfront with sufficient focus on product development process managing, product will cost much less overall and the time to market will decrease substantially. This paper presents a supply chain collaboration dynamic model with two innovative R&D sectors for each supplier and buyer: A vertical R&D sector that improves the quality of existing differentiated products and a horizontal R&D sector that creates new differentiated products. The supplier and buyer exchange differentiated products and beneficiate from knowledge spillovers (possibly impulsed by R&D subsidies). The long term policy effects of R&D subsidies in this context had been studied in this paper. In this contribution, we have realized an attempt to integrate the product development model in a supply chain collaboration framework. This enables us to discuss of the optimal research policy integrating some feedback effects from innovation and knowledge spillovers. Our main result is that the effect of a subsidy to vertical R&D (the only subsidy that has a long term effect) depends on the relative innovative capacities of the supplier or buyer that realized this policy.

Supply chain collaboration for ERP implementation

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 1327-1347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulong Li ◽  
Feng Wu ◽  
Wei Zong ◽  
Bo Li
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Organizational Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Additional Contribution ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Erp Implementation ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically test a conceptual framework to analyze how inter-organizational knowledge sharing facilitates enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from a 2014 survey on 283 Chinese companies. Structural equation modeling was used to test the structural model of the framework. Findings The results of the study indicated that organizational preparedness (in terms of internal culture, organizational structure, availability of resources, and technological capabilities), positive benefits and costs perception, and external influences (in terms of environmental uncertainty, competitive pressure, and partner readiness) would facilitate inter-organizational knowledge sharing, which in turn, would enhance ERP implementation effectiveness. Research limitations/implications Convenience samples from an author’s MBA classes were used in the survey, and a single respondent from each organization answering all questions for such complicated issues also posed the risk of measurement bias and inaccuracy. Practical implications The study provided evidences to practitioners about how organizations should collaborate with supply chain partners at a full scale in knowledge generation, maintenance, dissemination, and application in order to enhance their effectiveness on ERP implementation. Originality/value ERP projects are predominately observed in existing research as internal initiatives that companies take independently within their own organizational boundaries. This study represents one of the early large-scale empirical efforts to investigate ERP implementation from an inter-firm supply chain collaboration perspective. Additional contribution includes some interesting empirical evidences on the current state of ERP utilization in the Chinese market.

Collaboration between supply chain partners: when does it matter? Evidence from collaborative profiles

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gopal Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Collaborative Activities ◽  
Functional Areas

Purpose Considering the limitations of supply chain collaboration (SCC) literature, the purpose of this paper is to develop SCC framework and analyze the SCC practice based on the framework. The framework incorporating internal and external knowledge sharing under a collaborative culture (CC) and problem-solving environment preceded by preparedness is required. Design/methodology/approach To achieve successful collaboration, this paper encompasses problem-solving and performance measurement, preparedness, culture, relationship strength (RS) and gives resource sharing and planning as internal and external focused perspectives. Exploratory methods are used to analyze the data from industries. Findings CC, RS and preparedness are crucial that reflect the health of collaboration. Three levels of collaboration practice – good, moderate and weak – are prominent where the extent of SCC practice seems weak. Collaborative activities that matter more are identified. Market-based knowledge sharing is important for good and moderate SCC, while weaker collaboration does not focus on it. Interestingly, this paper finds an increasing level of collaboration may not always result in increased performance. Firms from the pharmaceutical, automobile and electrical/electronic industry tended to practice higher collaboration as compared to other industries. Originality/value By integrating market-driven management, resource-based view, and contingency theory, the SCC framework gives a new perspective. Joint planning and resource sharing are categorized as internal and external focused functional areas. The paper identifies three profiles of collaboration and discusses the importance of SCC activities in achieving performance.

scholarly journals Design Strategy for the Reverse Supply Chain Based on Time Value of Product

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Huang Hui ◽  
Liang Gongqian
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Design ◽  
Reverse Supply Chain ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Marginal Value ◽  
Time Value ◽  
Reverse Supply Chains ◽  
Asset Recovery ◽  
Significant Opportunity

Design strategies for reverse supply chains are relatively unexplored and underdeveloped. The losses due to time delays represent a significant opportunity for asset recovery. Reverse supply chain design decisions should reflect the differences in the marginal value of time among products. The anthors propose that reverse supply chain can be designed for cost efficiency or quick response, and the decision pivots on the product’s time value. The paper analyzes the time value of return product in reverse supply chain, and the products are classified into low and high MVT based time value. In the paper both the efficient, centralized reverse supply chain matching the low MVT product and the responsive, decentralized reverse supply chain matching the high MVT product are designed In addition, the paper presents some key technologies for designing the reverse supply chain.

Security, sustainability and supply chain collaboration in the humanitarian space

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul D. Larson
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Supply Chain Design ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Aid Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Relationships ◽  
Humanitarian Space ◽  
Humanitarian Supply Chain

PurposeTo extend humanitarian supply chain relationships beyond logistics concerns of delivery, quality and cost. As humanitarian actors continue to face increasing numbers of natural disasters, armed conflicts and attacks on aid workers, security (risk) and sustainability are issues of growing importance. Aiming to inspire discussion, the paper concludes with a research agenda.Design/methodology/approachThis is a conceptual paper inspired by relevant statistics, news reports and academic literature.FindingsWorldwide natural disasters and armed conflicts are on the rise. So are deliberate attacks on aid workers. Thus, humanitarian supply chain design must include considerations of security and sustainability. Agencies have several options for integrating matters of security and sustainability with the delivery of aid, from being reactive to creating internal solutions to forming proactive relationships with security and sustainability experts.Research limitations/implicationsThere are numerous opportunities for research in the areas of security, sustainability and supply chain relationships.Practical implicationsThrough advocacy and supply chain relationships, humanitarian agencies can enhance security for aid workers and civilians affected by conflict and disasters. Looking to the future, they can also make a positive difference on issues of sustainability.Social implicationsThere is an opportunity to enlarge the “humanitarian space” – and increase security for aid workers and civilians, especially in areas of armed conflict. In the long term, aid agencies can also help eliminate social problems such as gender inequality.Originality/valueThis appears to be among the first papers to discuss matters of security and sustainability in the context of humanitarian supply chain collaboration.

Impact of supply chain collaboration and knowledge sharing on organizational outcomes in pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahbubul Haque ◽  
Rafikul Islam
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to investigate the proposed relationships concerning the supply chain collaboration (SCC) practices and knowledge sharing with organizational performance in the pharmaceutical industry of a developing country. Design/methodology/approach In total, 203 executives working in various pharmaceutical companies of Bangladesh participated in the study. Factor analysis and structural equation modeling were applied to test the proposed research hypotheses. Findings This study reveals that both knowledge sharing and collaboration practices in the supply chain significantly influence customer satisfaction leading to business competitiveness as evidenced in the superior product quality and new product innovation in this knowledge-intensive industry. It further reveals a statistically significant correlation between SCC and knowledge sharing practices. Research limitations/implications This study is performed only on the manufacturers in the pharmaceutical industry from the perspective of a developing country. Future studies could cover other entities operating in a pharmaceutical supply chain. Practical implications The findings of the study have significant practical implications due to the fact that the aspect of knowledge sharing exerts influence on customer satisfaction that holds the key to competitive priorities. The managers need to address this issue seriously. Originality/value Few studies have been performed vis-a-vis the impact of both SCC and knowledge sharing on the organizational outcomes in the pharmaceutical industry from the perspective of a developing country.

A commentary on agility in humanitarian aid supply chains

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 708-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Oloruntoba ◽  
Gyöngyi Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Production Management ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Supply Chain Design ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a commentary and an overview of developments in the field of humanitarianism that could impact theoretical understanding of agility in humanitarian aid supply chains over the past decade. Design/methodology/approach – Authors review papers published on agility in humanitarian aid supply chains from 2006 to 2015 in the four leading Emerald-published logistics and supply chain management journals. These are: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal (SCMIJ); International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management (IJPDLM); International Journal of Operations and Production Management (IJOPM); and Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management (JHLSCM). This paper presents an overview and update of developments that have the potential to influence current thinking and understanding about agility in humanitarian aid supply chains, and humanitarian aid supply chains in general. Findings – Humanitarianism and the environment of Humanitarian organisations are evolving. Such evolution has potential impacts on theoretical discussions and understanding of agility in humanitarian aid supply chains and humanitarian aid supply chains in general. Research limitations/implications – This is not a critical literature review but an overview. The paper is based on four logistics and supply chain management journals only. However, the paper is based on the work published over a decade. Practical implications – Points scholars and practitioners to the impacts of Humanitarian Organisations using the relief-development continuum on supply chain design decisions including the pursuit of agility. Social implications – It may be the time to consider the relief-development continuum in fresh light and its implications for agility in humanitarian aid supply chains. Originality/value – This paper seems to be the first paper that highlights the influence of the relief-development continuum model on humanitarian aid supply chain design strategies.

scholarly journals Supply Chain Collaboration

Supply Chain ◽  
10.5772/5333 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Meca ◽  
Judith Timmer
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration
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