scholarly journals RETURN PACKAGING IN THE SHIPMENT PROCESS OF READY PRODUCTS ON THE EXAMPLE OF VOLKSWAGEN MOTOR POLSKA SP. Z O.O.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-267
Author(s):  
Maciej Koszorek ◽  
Katarzyna Huk
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Optimal Management ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
Additional Process

Nowadays, the effectiveness of the enterprise depends on all departments of enterprises, including logistics. One of the strategic areas of logistics, although often overlooked, is the turnover of returnable packaging. Turnover of packages is an additional process in the enterprise that creates additional costs. With the optimal management of this process throughout the entire supply chain, enterprises can minimize the costs associated with it. This study presents the process of managing returnable packaging. The aim of the work is to identify and analyze the possibility of using returnable packaging in the process of preparing shipment and transport of finished products in the automotive industry. The article uses a case study of one of the companies operating in the automotive industry - Volkswagen Motor Polska sp. z o.o. The article presents three possible solutions for the transport of engines manufactured by the described company. One of the solutions is currently used by enterprises. The other two are a proposal to apply. When analyzing the costs of these solutions, the best one was presented, the costs of which will be the most profitable in the long run.

scholarly journals Benefits and limitations of the SCOR® model in Automotive Industries

2018 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 00019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radouane Lemghari ◽  
Chafik Okar ◽  
Driss Sarsri
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Other ◽  
Automotive Sector ◽  
Structured Model ◽  
Automotive Company ◽  
Industry Needs

The automotive industry’s supply chain has been extensively researched but has tended to focus on the component production sections of the chain. Indeed, the automotive industry needs a structured model that encompasses the entire fragmented, uncertain and complicated industry. For this reason, the SCOR® model was chosen in this study because it contains well-defined and standardized processes and metrics for performance measurement and comparative analysis of the entire supply chain and not only internal processes. In this context, the objective of this paper is to concretize the application of the SCOR® model in an automotive company by following the steps and guidelines described by the supply chain council that designed this model. Then, several contributions and benefits of the application of this model in the automotive sector will be raised based on this case study and especially on the interviews conducted with the various practitioners and specialists in the supply chain. On the other hand, a list of limitations and difficulties encountered during and after the implementation of this standard will also be collected. Although this study is primarily oriented towards a university audience, it can also be interesting and useful for practitioners, who will be able to gain an understanding of the purpose of the existing research and to have access to a real-life example of the application of this model in the automotive sector.

scholarly journals The Importance of Systems for Controlling Logistics Costs in the Supply Chain: A Case Study from the Slovenian Automotive Industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastjan Škerlič ◽  
Robert Muha
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Customer Demands

Participating in the automotive industry brings new responsibilities for suppliers who, in order to meet customer demands, must strive towards improving business processes, while at the same time reducing costs. These demands can disrupt the operations of companies that do not have a system for controlling logistics costs. On the other hand, customer demands can be the cause of other types of disruptions in companies that have such a system in place, stemming from an excessive focus on cost reduction. To tackle this problem, a survey was conducted on a sample of 30 Slovenian companies that operate as suppliers in the automotive industry. Its objective was to determine how different customer demands along the supply chain can affect the business processes of suppliers and the level of logistics costs. The survey revealed that companies that use a system for controlling logistics costs experience fewer disruptions in their business processes in their efforts to satisfy customer demands. These companies also display a higher level of integration of business processes and use a different approach when dealing with the various participants of the supply chain. The survey also sets clear participation guidelines for suppliers in the supply chain of the automotive industry and points out how companies can benefit from using a system for controlling logistics costs in other ways, aside from the cost controlling aspect.

A University of Greenwich Case Study of Cloud Computing

2015 ◽  
pp. 1140-1161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Chang ◽  
Gary Wills
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
The Other ◽  
Added Value ◽  
It Services ◽  
Success Criteria ◽  
The University

This chapter proposes a new Supply Chain Business Model in the Education domain and demonstrates how Education as a Service (EaaS) can be delivered. The implementation at the University of Greenwich (UoG) is used as a case study. Cloud computing business models are classified into eight Business Models; this classification is essential to the development of EaaS. A pair of the Hexagon Models are used to review Cloud projects against success criteria; one Hexagon Model focuses on Business Model and the other on IT Services. The UoG case study demonstrates the added value offered by Supply Chain software deployed by private Cloud, where an Oracle suite and SAP supply chain can demonstrate supply chain distribution and is useful for teaching. The evaluation shows that students feel more motivated and can understand their coursework better.

scholarly journals Transparency for Multi-Tier Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case Study of a Multi-tier Transparency Approach for SSCM in the Automotive Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain J. Fraser ◽  
Martin Müller ◽  
Julia Schwarzkopf
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Sustainability Problems

Sustainability in supply chain management (SSCM) has become established in both academia and increasingly in practice. As stakeholders continue to require focal companies (FCs) to take more responsibility for their entire supply chains (SCs), this has led to the development of multi-tier SSCM (MT-SSCM). Much extant research has focused on simple supply chains from certain industries. Recently, a comprehensive traceability for sustainability (TfS) framework has been proposed, which outlines how companies could achieve MT-SSCM through traceability. Our research builds on this and responds to calls for cases from the automotive industry by abductively analysing a multi-tier supply chain (MT-SC) transparency case study. This research analyses a raw material SC that is particularly renowned for sustainability problems—the cobalt supply chain for electric vehicles—and finds that the extant literature has oversimplified the operationalisation of transparency in MT-SSCM. We compare the supply chain maps of the MT-SC before and after an auditing and mapping project to demonstrate the transparency achieved. Our findings identify challenges to the operationalisation of SC transparency and we outline how FCs might set to increase MT-SC transparency for sustainability.

scholarly journals Supply chain mapping initiatives in the Brazilian automotive industry: challenges and opportunities

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dario Ikuo Miyake ◽  
Alvair Silveira Torres Junior ◽  
Cleber Favaro
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Mapping Process ◽  
Intrinsic Complexity ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Performance Gains

Leading manufacturers that have advanced in the streamlining of internal processes are realising that the accomplishment of further performance gains implies stretching the deployment of process improvement efforts beyond their boundaries. In this context, there is a growing interest in extending mapping activities to inter-plant and inter-firm levels. However, research on the conditions under which such an initiative has actually been tackled in industry is still incipient. Based on multiple-case study method, this paper discusses some supply chain (SC) mapping initiatives undertaken in the Brazilian automotive industry. The study examines the major motivations, difficulties, and outcomes observed in the cases, as well as the methodological approach adopted in their realisation. The cases reveal that despite its intrinsic complexity, the SC mapping process provides invaluable opportunities to strengthen the SC capabilities. However, its adoption as a formal management method with strategic implications will depend on clearer understanding of its relevance and potentials.

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