scholarly journals Scheduling with limited resources along the aeronautical supply chain : from parts manufacturing plants to final assembly lines

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Borreguero Sanchidrián
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Assembly Lines ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Final Assembly ◽  
Parts Manufacturing

scholarly journals Corporate Responsibility in the Context of Digitalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 422-428
Author(s):  
Patricia Girrbach
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Corporate Responsibility ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Chain Management

Corporate Responsibility focuses on economic performance, the protection of the natural foundations of life and social responsibility. In this context it is important to deal carefully with the limited resources available to take care of inter- and intragenerational justice by preserving the resource base. Due to the fact, that digitalization changes whole industry, a change in detail a more holistic view on responsibility is necessary. Corporate Responsibility must be enhanced to Corporate Digital Responsibility in terms of digital aspects. In this context this paper provides insights into Corporate Digital Responsibility from the perspective of blockchain usage in supply chain management.

An empirical examination of the relationship between globalization, integration and sustainable innovation within manufacturing networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 874-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruggero Golini ◽  
Jury Gualandris
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Manufacturing Networks ◽  
Plant Level ◽  
Manufacturing Network

Purpose While controlling for supply chain effects, the purpose of this paper is to investigate if globalization and collaborative integration within a firm-wide manufacturing network have significant implications for the adoption of sustainable production (SP) and sustainable sourcing (SS) practices at the plant level. Design/methodology/approach The authors conceptualize SP and SS as process innovations with moderate degrees of innovativeness and apply “Organizational integration and process innovation” theory to build our conceptual model. Then, the authors use primary survey data from 471 assembly manufacturing plants operating in the US, Europe and Asia to test our hypotheses rigorously. Findings This research finds that the adoption of SP practices at the plant level is significantly and positively associated with globalization and integration of the firm-wide manufacturing network. On the contrary, the adoption of SS practices is more strongly affected by integration in the external supply chain and benefits from the manufacturing network only indirectly, through the association with SP practices. Originality/value Operations management literature devoted to sustainability has studied sustainable practices mostly from a risk management angle. Also, there exists contrasting evidence in the operations strategy literature about the positive and negative effects that globalization of a manufacturing network may have on the adoption of sustainable practices at the plant level. Moreover, several studies show how integration with supply chain partners helps manufacturing plants transition into more SP and SS practices; however, related literatures have neglected that collaborative integration within a firm-wide manufacturing network may also help to develop, or adapt to, new sustainable practices. This research represents a first attempt to resolve discordance and unveil the positive effects that manufacturing networks may have on sustainable innovations at the plant level.

Modeling transportation disruptions in the supply chain of automotive parts manufacturing company

2020 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 107511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyedamir-Reza Fartaj ◽  
Golam Kabir ◽  
Victor Eghujovbo ◽  
Syed Mithun Ali ◽  
Sanjoy Kumar Paul
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Manufacturing Company ◽  
Automotive Parts ◽  
Parts Manufacturing

scholarly journals Is There an Alternative to China?

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (09) ◽  
pp. 30-35
Author(s):  
John Kosowatz
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Chinese Market ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Sheer Size

Abstract The global supply chain shutdown during the pandemic put the spotlight on China, where the great bulk of the world’s goods are manufactured. The coronavirus highlighted the vulnerabilities of concentrating so much production in one place. Even though some industries are considering establishing new, domestic manufacturing plants in light of the vulnerabilities exposed during the first months of the COVID-19 crisis. The sheer size of the Chinese market, however, will keep a hold on U.S. and other manufacturers, at least for now.

A Framework for Designing the Customer-Order Decoupling Point to Facilitate Mass Customization

2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Guo ◽  
Suhao Chen ◽  
Janet K. Allen ◽  
Farrokh Mistree
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Test Problem ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Customer Order ◽  
Auto Parts ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Parts Manufacturing

Abstract In the age of Industry 4.0, manufacturing enterprises are under pressure to improve mass customization to satisfy evolving demands in different markets. One challenge is to fulfill orders swiftly at an acceptable cost, while maintaining service quality. To do this, the customer-order decoupling point (CODP), where value-adding activities take place, should be designed and adapted to changing market demands. We propose a formulation-exploration framework to make decisions on customer-order decoupling point positioning and improve the supply chain to support mass customization. A test problem of auto parts manufacturing is used to illustrate the efficacy of our framework. The formulation-exploration framework can be used to design a supply chain to facilitate the mass customization of products, especially when information is incomplete and inaccurate (including uncertainties), and goals conflict with each other. In this paper, we focus on the method embodied in the framework rather than the results per se.

Designing the Customer Order Decoupling Point to Facilitate Mass Customization

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Guo ◽  
Suhao Chen ◽  
Janet K. Allen ◽  
Farrokh Mistree
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Lead Time ◽  
Test Problem ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
Customer Order ◽  
Short Lead Time ◽  
Auto Parts ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Parts Manufacturing

Abstract As globalization continues, manufacturing enterprises need to do mass customization with a short lead-time, to satisfy evolving market demands in different regions. One challenge of mass customization is to fulfill orders swiftly at an acceptable cost, meanwhile maintaining the service quality. To do this, the customer order decoupling point – CODP, where the value-adding activities take place, should be designed and adapted to the changing market demands. In this paper, we propose a Formulation-Exploration method to make decisions on CODP positioning and improve the supply chain to support mass customization. A test problem of auto parts manufacturing is used to establish the efficacy of our method. The Formulation-Exploration method can be used to design supply chains to manage mass customization of products, especially when information is incomplete and inaccurate, goals conflict and multiple types of uncertainty add complexity. In this paper, we focus on the method rather than the results per se.

Socially responsible supply chain initiatives and their outcomes: a taxonomy of manufacturing companies

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Gonçalves Picasso ◽  
Cristiane Biazzin ◽  
Ely Laureano Paiva ◽  
Raul Beal Partyka
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Manufacturing Organizations ◽  
Compare And Contrast

Purpose This paper aims to propose a taxonomy based on socially responsible practices across supply chains. The authors compare and contrast different socially responsible initiatives in manufacturing supply chains and their effect on economic performance, socially responsible outcomes and manufacturing costs. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on survey data collected in 262 manufacturing plants located in 15 countries. Cluster analysis is conducted to develop the research taxonomy. Moreover, socially responsible initiatives were compared on a country level. Finally, multiple regressions were performed to identify associations between performance, manufacturing and socially responsible variables. Findings The taxonomy was constructed based on four socially responsible corporate dimensions (legal, ethical, discretionary and economic). The results identified three clusters of manufacturing organizations that adopt different approaches to socially responsible initiatives across supply chains and their performance. Originality/value Previous studies explored the elements and the impacts of the go-no-go decisions in the intersection between CSR and the supply chain. The present study brings new insights by analyzing how socially responsible initiatives in supply chains and their performance are different. Moreover, the sample encompasses 15 countries, and it proposes a taxonomy and directions to support the managers’ decision-making process.

Institutional explanations

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1117-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virpi Turkulainen ◽  
Katri Kauppi ◽  
Emma Nermes
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Organizational Behavior ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Manufacturing Plants ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Supplier Integration ◽  
Integration Mechanisms ◽  
Survey Sample

Purpose While classical operations strategy research argues that manufacturing organizations should be managed in line with the operational strategic priorities, recent studies have brought up potential institutional explanations for adoption of various managerial practices, including supply chain management practices. The key point in the institutional argument is that organizations are especially affected by other organizations; imitation and isomorphism are a critical part of organizational behavior. The purpose of this paper is to empirically test the institutional argument in explaining the use of supplier integration mechanisms – one of the focal management practices in today’s organizations. Design/methodology/approach The authors assess empirically the extent to which various economic institutional factors explain the use of supplier integration mechanisms in manufacturing plants with a multi-country and multi-industry survey sample. Findings The results indicate that institutional explanations play a significant role in explaining supplier integration. The findings suggest that further emphasis on building research around the institutional argument in various areas of supply chain and operations management is important. Originality/value As research on supply chain integration – including supplier integration – has focused on its performance implications, more research on the antecedents to integration is needed. This study provides a test of institutional theory as an antecedent to supplier integration.

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