Stochastic Production Capacity: A Bane or a Boon for Quick Response Supply Chains?

The global context in which companies operate nowadays is extremely complex. This fact pushes organizations to a continuous search of the best strategy that will enable them to stand out in the market. Supply Chain Management, in its dual concept of coordinated demand and supply chains, represents an excellent opportunity to enhance the competitive advantage of companies. In relation to the demand chain, it can help to improve the knowledge of the customers and their needs, to develop their capacities for innovation and response, as well as to differentiate their products. With respect to the supply chain, it will focus the attention on increasing the flexibility in production capacity and delivery of products and services with less use of resources. For this reason, this study proposes to analyze the relationship between value creation and business results in some Spanish companies through supply chain processes. In order to do so, it describes a transactional non-experimental research employing the Technological Innovation Panel Database (PITEC).

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Key performance indicators for a sustainable recovery strategy in health-care supply chains: COVID-19 pandemic perspective

Journal of Asia Business Studies ◽

10.1108/jabs-05-2021-0200 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Towfique Rahman ◽

Md. Abdul Moktadir ◽

Sanjoy Kumar Paul

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Supply Chains ◽

Performance Indicators ◽

Large Scale ◽

Production Capacity ◽

Key Performance Indicators ◽

Recovery Strategy ◽

Content Type ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

Sustainable Recovery

Purpose Supply chains’ (SCs’) sustainability practices and recovery strategies are attaining popularity in academia and industries to improve the resilience of the SCs and to manage large-scale disruptions. The global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 has raised the question of the sustainability of essential health-care products’ SCs of Bangladesh. It is an essential avenue for making the life of people safe and secure. Despite its importance, most of the health-care SCs in Bangladesh are struggling to meet the demand of its nation due to capacity shortage, technological backwardness of the manufacturers, delivery capacity shortages and less advanced forecasting capabilities. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the key performance indicators (KPIs) of a sustainable recovery strategy in the context of health-care SCs considering the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This study used a dynamic method named graph theory and matrix approach to evaluate the most critical KPIs of a sustainable recovery strategy in the context of Bangladeshi health-care SCs. Findings The result revealed that dynamic forecasting and planning with a smooth delivery and distribution support system, production capacity diversification and having alternative or multiple suppliers during extraordinary disruptions may aid in the sustainability of the health-care SCs in Bangladesh. Originality/value This study is unique as no previous study has identified and examined the sustainable recovery strategy perspective KPIs considering the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of Bangladeshi health-care SCs. This study will also add value by guiding decision-makers of the health-care SCs of Bangladesh to adopt strategies toward the sustainability of SCs.

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Quick Response to Fluctuations in Supply Chains: A Review

Journal of Advanced Management Science ◽

10.18178/joams.5.5.394-400 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 394-400

Author(s):

Solen Lebosse ◽

Atour Taghipour ◽

Beatrice Canel-Depitre

Keyword(s):

Supply Chains ◽

Quick Response

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Quick response practices and technologies in developing supply chains

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management ◽

10.1108/09600030010346369 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 30 (7/8) ◽

pp. 627-639 ◽

Cited By ~ 40

Author(s):

Marcia Perry ◽

Amrik S. Sohal

Keyword(s):

Supply Chains ◽

Quick Response

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Coordination and Enhancement Schemes for Quick Response Mass Customization Supply Chains With Consumer Returns and Salvage Value Considerations

IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Systems ◽

10.1109/tsmc.2017.2766207 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 673-685 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Shu Guo ◽

Tsan-Ming Choi ◽

Bin Shen ◽

Sojin Jung

Keyword(s):

Supply Chains ◽

Mass Customization ◽

Quick Response ◽

Consumer Returns

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A theoretical framework to adopt collaborative initiatives in supply chains

Gestão & Produção ◽

10.1590/0104-530x-4194-19 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Denise Cervilha de Freitas ◽

Leandro Gomes de Oliveira ◽

Rosane Lúcia Chicarelli Alcântara

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Supply Chains ◽

Theoretical Framework ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Quick Response ◽

Performance Improvements ◽

Efficient Consumer Response ◽

Expected Benefits ◽

Organizational Cooperation

Abstract Collaborative initiatives emerged in the 1980s as a means to increase inter-organizational cooperation, thereby achieving performance improvements in supply chains. Despite this, no consensus exists among researchers with respect to which collaborative initiatives should be deployed along a supply chain. This study analyzes five collaborative initiatives—Quick Response (QR), Efficient Consumer Response (ECR), Continuous Replenishment Program (CRP), Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR)—by conducting a systematic literature review, aiming to develop a theoretical framework to guide the decision-making process of adopting and implementing these initiatives. Based on the characteristics of the collaborative initiatives, expected benefits, reasons for adopting, and possible barriers found in the literature review, a theoretical framework was developed as a flowchart, clearly indicating to decision-makers the main aspects of concern when adopting one or more collaborative initiatives and highlighting the need to constantly monitor the chosen initiative’s performance.

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