scholarly journals Digital battery passports to enable circular and sustainable value chains: conceptualization and use cases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Berger ◽  
Josef Peter Schöggl ◽  
Rupert J. Baumgartner
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Use Cases ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Product Management ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Function

The transition to circular battery value chains is perceived to yield sustainability-related benefits, such as relief of environmental stresses, and security of critical raw material supplies. To enable such a transition, value chain stakeholders require data to derive meaningful information to support respective decision-making situations. Digital battery passports (DBP) hold the potential to resume a role as valuable data source, thus supporting sustainable product management-related decision-making situations, and function as enablers for more sustainable and circular value chains. This work provides a conceptual DBP for an electric vehicle traction battery (EVB), demonstrating information needs, which a DBP needs to fulfil to resume an enabling function. The concept was developed by pursuing a stakeholder mapping according to the supply chain-oriented process of identifying stakeholders, systematic literature review according to PRISMA, and bottom-up concept development approach. The concept comprises four main information categories: (1) battery, (2) sustainability and circularity, (3) diagnostics, maintenance, and performance, and (4) value chain actors. The concept further details information types needed to enable sustainable and circular value chains. In addition, three potential DBP use cases of distinct EVB value chain stakeholders are presented to illustrate the concept’s supporting function.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABILITY VALUE CHAIN IN BIOECONOMICS

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 614-618
Author(s):  
N. Penev ◽  
Y. Andreev
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Cyclic System ◽  
Microbiological Processes ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Textile Industries ◽  
Processed Products

The concept of bioeconomics covers all sectors of the economy, including agriculture, which supplies renewable resources: plants, animals, microorganisms and their processed products. The goal is a transition to an economy that is independent of fossil fuels and non-renewable resources. Agriculture and forestry, fisheries and aquaculture, as well as the conversion of biotechnological biomass and biological waste, are central to the multilateral new value chain. The processing industry uses renewable resources in various products, in particular, due to the industrial application of biotechnological and microbiological processes, especially in the chemical industry. This also applies to the food, woodworking, paper, construction, leather, and textile industries, as well as parts of the pharmaceutical and energy industries. Thus, the cyclic system and the storage of reusable waste are also included in the bioeconomic system. The aim of our study is to study the degree of development of sustainable value chains in bioeconomics.

scholarly journals Strategic Decision-Making In the Emerging Field Of E-commerce

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Oudan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Strategic Decision Making ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Competitive Strategies ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Doing Business

Electronic commerce is changing the traditional way of doing business and furthermore the growth of the Internet is creating new opportunities for business.  This paper discusses how the nature of electronic commerce affects strategic decision-making. First, some features of electronic commerce are identified that distinguish it from traditional business - new markets and knowledge-based competition.  This is followed by a review of literature on the theoretical background of e-commerce an academic consideration on what are e-commerce strategies.  This paper then introduces some of the most common strategic tools used in decision –making, concepts for creating competitive advantage and value chains. Porter’s Value Chain Theory, Five Forces Model is examined in the emerging world of e-commerce, as well as generic competitive strategies.

scholarly journals Sustainable management of agriculture products value chain in responses to climate change for South-Eastern coast of Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prabal Barua ◽  
Syed Hafizur Rahman ◽  
Maitri Barua
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Agriculture Products ◽  
Combat Climate Change ◽  
Adaptation Options

PurposeThis paper is designed to assess the sustainable value chain approaches for marketing channel development opportunities for agricultural products in coastal Bangladesh to combat climate change through an approach of community-based adaptation options.Design/methodology/approachThe study was designed to select the potential value chain candidate and to analyze and establish a value chain map to benefit the crop farmers. In this connection, the resources of the whole context were evaluated. The approach uses few tools to generate three outputs, the last of which are the final list of value chains selected for in-depth assessment to design interventions as community-based adaptation practices of the study to combat climate change in the study areas.FindingsThe study demonstrated that the difference in the institutional circumstances of the end markets of the agriculture products is connected to the different categories of harmonization and control of the facilitating environment throughout the supply chains. National and local networks improve the value chain in terms of the value addition of the agriculture products, technology improvement, market access and profitability of the products. Strengthening the weak financial structure, focus more on formal financial systems and resolving sociocultural and climate change-induced hazard concerns are the major concerns on the development of value chains in the countries. Apparently, guarantee for good governance, checking illegal and unregulated market contexts, proper mitigation measures to climate change are some paramount important issues for the sustainable management of livelihood, yield, income and development.Practical implicationsAll kinds of stakeholders of the agriculture product value chain should focus on competitiveness and productivity and look for and exploit multiple ways to add value once initial success has been attained with a single deal. Ensuring sustainability within the value chains is an important feature to cater to the challenges and changing demands of the age.Originality/valueThe study will help to established a sustainable value chain approach in response to climate change, which process will help to existent opportunities for firms to manage the issue of climate risk by codeveloping and employing adaptation options that may be more preferred or accepted by consumers across the entire chain for the sustainable management of livelihood, yield, income and development.

Discovery Process in a B2B eMarketplace

2011 ◽  
pp. 80-103
Author(s):  
Fergle D’Aubeterre ◽  
Lakshmi S. Iyer ◽  
Richard Ehrhardt ◽  
Rahul Singh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Discovery Process ◽  
Share Information

In the context of a customer-oriented value chain, companies must effectively address customers changing information needs during the process of acquiring a product or service to remain competitive. The ultimate goal of semantic matchmaking is to identify the best resources (supply) that fully meet the requirements (demand); however, such a goal is very difficult to achieve due to information distributed over disparate systems. To alleviate this problem in the context of eMarketplaces, the authors suggest an agent-enabled infomediary-based eMarketplace that enables semantic matchmaking. They extend and apply the exact, partial, and potential match algorithms developed in Di Noia et al. (2004) to show how partial and potential matches can become full matches. Specifically, the authors show how multi-criteria decision making techniques can be utilized to rank matches. They describe mechanisms for knowledge representation and exchange to allow partner organizations to seamlessly share information and knowledge to facilitate the discovery process in an eMarketplace context.

scholarly journals Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Pembelian Bahan Baku untuk Proyek

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 118
Author(s):  
Lianawati Cristian ◽  
D. Meutia
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Unified Modeling Language ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Accounting Information System ◽  
Running System

Along with the development of technology, every line of business as well as a company that specializes in a construction project requires an information system that can support the company’s operations. The research objective is to analyze, identify the information needs, improve and design an accounting information system of construction materials purchases needed by the management of a contractor company to assist in decision making and address the issues contained in the running system. The research is carried out byimplementing data collection and information, analysis on the running system, analysis of research findings, identification of information needs, and identification of system requirements, as well as a structured design ofobject oriented analysis design (OOAD) and unified modeling language (UML). The result obtained is an improving application design that features document numbering, document filing, and reports. The newdesigned accounting information system of raw material purchases of the construction company can generate a report needed timely, completely and accurately, so that it can be used by the management in decision-making process.

The Potential of Big Data Analysis in the Shipbuilding Industry: A Way of Increasing Competitiveness

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-74
Author(s):  
Andrea Cappelli ◽  
Iacopo Cavallini
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Demand Forecasting ◽  
Big Data Analysis ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Shipbuilding Industry ◽  
Analysis Methods

It is possible to exploit potentials of Big Data in the shipbuilding industry in order to increase efficiency and company performance. Big Data analysis will probably have a great impact on strengthening the competitiveness in the whole sector, providing various types of benefits and effective support to the decision-making system. Academics maintain that analysis methods and algorithms can offer spe-cific guidelines to managers and practitioners in order to satisfy their information needs. Even though it is recognized that the techniques for Big Data analysis are relevant, only a few studies provide practical guidelines on how to apply these techniques in specific industries like shipbuilding. This preliminary study aims to develop a conceptual framework of Big Data anal-ysis based on the value chain approach. By using a deductive methodology, the framework is built taking into consideration four phases of the value chain in the shipbuilding industry - i.e. pre-production, design, production, and post-production. For its relevance, the study considers the pre-production phase, trying to classify data sources, analysis methods, and algorithms for the main activities of this node and also providing various suggestions to shipbuilding managers and practitioners. The researchers develop the framework by considering secondary data collected from the literature analysis. Our results can successfully support decision making in shipbuilding companies, making processes and operations more cost-effective and helping companies be more competitive. Specifically, in the pre-production node this will lead to real-time demand forecasting and a more reliable estimation of initial production costs.

Lead firm’s reconfiguration decision and performance of the value chain

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Gelei ◽  
Magdolna Sass
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Organizational Design ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Global Value Chains ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Consequences ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Lead Firm

Purpose This paper aims to trace the performance consequences of within-lead firm reconfigurations of global value chains with respect to business performance and upgrading. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on two detailed company case studies which are analysed in an organizational design approach. Findings Lead firms systematically separate and internalize high value-added activities in otherwise low value-added processes leading to constant reconfigurations and reorganizations of the production processes in global value chains. The study finds that similar reconfigurations may trigger different changes and changes and performance consequences may differ considerably according to the level of analysis. The two cases help to understand the specific roles of the outsourcing and offshoring decisions in shaping actual global value chain structures. Originality/value The consequences of within-lead firm reconfigurations are rarely analysed in the literature.

Discovery Process in a B2B eMarketplace

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 16-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fergle D’Aubeterre ◽  
Lakshmi S. Iyer ◽  
Richard Ehrhardt ◽  
Rahul Singh
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽  
Discovery Process ◽  
Share Information

In the context of a customer-oriented value chain, companies must effectively address customers changing information needs during the process of acquiring a product or service to remain competitive. The ultimate goal of semantic matchmaking is to identify the best resources (supply) that fully meet the requirements (demand); however, such a goal is very difficult to achieve due to information distributed over disparate systems. To alleviate this problem in the context of eMarketplaces, the authors suggest an agent-enabled infomediary-based eMarketplace that enables semantic matchmaking. They extend and apply the exact, partial, and potential match algorithms developed in Di Noia et al. (2004) to show how partial and potential matches can become full matches. Specifically, the authors show how multi-criteria decision making techniques can be utilized to rank matches. They describe mechanisms for knowledge representation and exchange to allow partner organizations to seamlessly share information and knowledge to facilitate the discovery process in an eMarketplace context.

scholarly journals Smallholder Farmer Perceptions of Postharvest Loss and Its Determinants in Fijian Tomato Value Chains

Horticulturae ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Salesh Kumar ◽  
Steven J. R. Underhill
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Direct Determination ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Smallholder Farmer ◽  
Postharvest Handling ◽  
Postharvest Loss ◽  
On Farm ◽  
The Impact

The Fiji Islands, like many small Pacific island nations, are thought to incur high rates of postharvest loss. Little work has been undertaken to quantify the amount of loss within Pacific horticultural value chains, or identify the key determinants. This study sought to quantify postharvest loss within Fijian smallholder tomato value chains and to examine the relative importance of current on-farm practices as possible contributors to this loss. A semi-structured survey of 115 smallholder tomato farmers in Sigatoka Valley and eastern Viti Levu was undertaken, covering socio-economic and demographic parameters, production and postharvest handling practice, and postharvest loss based on farmer recall. On-farm postharvest loss for smallholder farmer tomato value chains was between 26.1% in Sigatoka Valley and 27.6% in eastern Viti Levu. This finding was consistent with quantification of postharvest loss in Fijian tomato chains by direct determination, but is relatively high when compared to smallholder tomato value chain loss in Sub-Saharan Africa. When Fijian tomato value chains were segregated according to specific postharvest handling practice, the contributors to postharvest loss were often associated with on-farm decision-making. Those value chains that only harvested once a week, or in the early morning (before 7 am) or mid-day onwards, stored harvest product in the field for more than three hours, did not sort or grade prior to on-farm ripening, or used packing sheds that had relatively open designs, all had consistently higher levels of postharvest loss. The prevalence of specific postharvest handling practice in both locations is further reported. While this study highlights the impact of current on-farm postharvest handling practices on tomato value chain loss, what remain unclear are the underlying drivers associated with current postharvest handling behaviour and the decision-making that shapes quality and logistic control activities.

scholarly journals Assessing the Potential of Sustainable Value Chains in the Collaborative Economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Ertz ◽  
Emine Sarigöllü
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Collaborative Systems ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Sustainable Value ◽  
Services Industry ◽  
Electric Theory ◽  
Current Business

The current business paradigm entails a narrow, profit-centered and managerially-focused nature. This article proposes that the study of the collaborative economy necessitates an inevitable shift in the conventional business paradigm and suggests that the institutional school of marketing thought, in general, and the electric theory of marketing, in particular, offers a useful theoretical framework for investigating the theoretical impact of the collaborative economy on the value chain. Uber is used as an illustrative case, on which the electric theory of marketing is applied, to demonstrate how the archetype of the collaborative economy theoretically impacts the value chain and contributes to sustainability in the value chain in the transportation services industry. The study provides further insights in the form of suggestions and propositions for ensuring sustainability in the value chain of collaborative systems.

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