Supply chain coordination of altruism in information sharing

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of national culture on supply chain coordination. It investigates whether uncertainty avoidance (UA) influences information sharing (IS) trust and personal interest (PI), which are the main elements that influence supply chain coordination (SCC). This research adopts a survey methodology, followed by expert interviews used as a justification method for survey results. Survey data was collected from 138 international supply chain members, mainly from Middle East and Far East. A total of 11 people were selected as potential interviewees. These people worked in various departments in different companies and were of various nationalities. The findings revealed that the cultural aspect of uncertainty avoidance influences information sharing and trust. This study adds a new contribution to the literature on supply chain management (SCM), as noted in Burgees et al.s (2006) review of supply chain literature, studies that examine the social aspect of supply chains, including culture, have been neglected.

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A Review of the IoT-Based Pervasive Computing Architecture for Microservices in Manufacturing Supply Chain Management

Advanced Concepts, Methods, and Applications in Semantic Computing - Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-6697-8.ch006 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 113-126

Author(s):

Kamalendu Pal

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Information Sharing ◽

System Integration ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Service Oriented Architecture ◽

Supply Chain Coordination ◽

Information Service ◽

Future Research ◽

Loosely Coupled ◽

Iot Devices

Supply chain coordination needs resource and information sharing between business partners. Recent advances in information and communication technology (ICT) enables the evolution of the supply chain industry to meet the new requirements of information sharing architectures due to globalization of supply chain operations. The advent of the internet of things (IoT) technology has since seen a growing interest in architectural design and adaptive frameworks to promote the connection between heterogenous IoT devices and IoT-based information systems. The most widely preferred software architecture in IoT is the semantic web-based service-oriented architecture (SOA), which aims to provide a loosely coupled systems to leverage the use of IoT services at the middle-ware layer to minimise system integration problems. This chapter reviews existing architectural frameworks for integrating IoT devices and identifies the key areas that require further research for industrial information service improvements. Finally, several future research directions in microservice systems are discussed.

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Information Sharing and Supply Chain Coordination

Supply Chain Management: Design, Coordination and Operation - Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science ◽

10.1016/s0927-0507(03)11007-9 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 341-421 ◽

Cited By ~ 159

Author(s):

Fangruo Chen

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Information Sharing ◽

Supply Chain Coordination

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Harnessing Supply Chain Efficiency Through Information Linkages

International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management ◽

10.4018/jisscm.2012100105 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 86-104 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Arpita Khare ◽

Anshuman Khare

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Supply Chains ◽

Information Sharing ◽

Supply Chain Coordination ◽

Supply Chain Design ◽

Retail Sector ◽

Technological Infrastructure ◽

Supply Chain Efficiency ◽

Strategic Value ◽

Information Linkages

The Indian retail industry majorly constitutes of small retailers, comprising of approximately 12 million small shopkeepers and increased competition has made companies understand the significance of this unorganized small retail sector. Most companies feel that coordinating their downstream supply chains is critical for long term growth and sustainability. The paper examines the supply chain coordination amongst retailers, distributors, logistics providers, customers, and major Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) multi-national companies in India. The findings confirm that supply chain integration, information sharing, and supply chain design are being given proper attention by FMCG companies. They appreciate the strategic value of information sharing for establishing collaborations with the small retailers for effective performance of supply chains. Even in the fragmented, ill-defined, unorganized, and disjointed small retail sector in India, information sharing between supply chain partners is given precedence. Lack of technological infrastructure does not deter MNCs from establishing information linkages with small retailers and harnessing it for supply chain efficiency.

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