An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Human Resource Practices and Supply Chain Management in Selected Private Sector Organizations in Sri Lanka

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.L. Liyanage
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Human Resource Practices ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Private Sector Organizations ◽  
The Relationship

Transportation Skills Needed by Private-Sector and Public-Sector Organizations

2005 ◽  
Vol 1924 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-51
Author(s):  
Thomas F. Humphrey
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Rhode Island ◽  
Common Interest ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Certificate Programs ◽  
Public Sector Organizations ◽  
Private Sector Organizations

The University of Rhode Island requested an assessment of the potential demand for developing new academic programs in the areas of transportation and logistics. Although the research focused on Rhode Island public- and private-sector organizations, it was concluded that the results have broader applications for the academic community. The research was accomplished by interviewing a total of 24 key executives in four large private companies and five large public-sector organizations. The questions focused on “skills required to do your job.” The interviews resulted in the following conclusions: ( a) a distinct difference must be made between education needs, training needs, and outreach needs; ( b) concerning public agency needs, responses tracked closely to the several national studies that have taken place over the past several years; ( c) private-sector organizations view logistics and supply chain management as critical to their bottom line; ( d) there appears to be a common interest among interviewees for universities to establish more outreach programs; ( e) private-sector companies all expressed possible interest in targeted logistics and supply chain management programs (certificate programs or individual courses could be of interest, either as traditional classroom or Internet-based); ( f) definite interest existed among public agencies to establish courses and distance-learning–based certificate programs in “transportation policy and management” (the author's label); and ( g) there were a surprising number of common needs.

scholarly journals Improving Supply chain Management through Human Resource Practices. Empirical Evidence from Pakistani SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Altaf Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Asad khan ◽  
Mohammad Hanif khan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Human Resource Practices ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Hr Practices

This research scrutinizes the critical effect of human resource practices on the competitive advantage of supply chain management. It is proposed that HR practices positively affect supply chain management success of small medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan but ignores the relative importance among different factors about organizational performance. Survey responses of 100 were collected via simple random sampling from the manufacturing and services sectors of SME in Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to measure the fitness of the measurement model, and subsequently, the structural model was used to test the hypotheses. The findings show that all HR practices are positively related to the improvement in supply chain management as perceived by the employees of the concerned SME organizations. Since the research has integrating by providing valuable visions and understandings for improving the supply chain management by executing these HR practices. So, manufacturing and services industries must focus more on these practices and give new concentration when dealing with their relevant organization to get upper hand over competitors. Results of this study would also be helpful for HRM managers especially in less developed countries that are, Pakistan who intend to improve supply chain management through the implementation of these practices.  

Impact of human resources on supply chain management and performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena Gómez-Cedeño ◽  
José María Castán-Farrero ◽  
Laura Guitart-Tarrés ◽  
Jorge Matute-Vallejo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Organisational Performance ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that human resource management (HRM) has an impact on supply chain management (SCM), which in turn has a significant impact on customer satisfaction (CS) and organisational performance (OP), playing a mediating role in the relationship between HRM and SCM outcomes (SCMO). Design/methodology/approach – The model is first validated and the hypotheses formulated are tested using the partial least squares structural equation model (SEM), based on five constructs: HRM, SCM implementation (SCMI), SCMO, customer satisfaction and organisational performance, taken from an existing model tested previously in a different geographical context. To do this, a survey was conducted and 231 valid responses were obtained. Findings – The empirical results reveal that HRM had significant direct and indirect impacts on SCMO, and SCMI, which in turn played a mediating role in the relationships between HRM and SCMO. CS also played a mediating role in the relationships between SCMO and OP. This finding suggests that the successful implementation of SCM not only directly improves SCMO, but it also indirectly increases CS and OP. Research limitations/implications – A firm’s human resource practices need to be aligned with its SCM to foster the involvement of the members of the supply chain (SC), promote the integration of the SC and, consequently, ensure better business outcomes. Originality/value – The study provides an original analysis not only in terms of the measurement of the relationship between HRM and SCM, but also with regard to its examination of the mediating effects, thus shedding light on the mechanisms by which these relationships are produced, and how this impacts CS and OP. This has allowed us to obtain more insightful results than those reported in the literature to date.

The Decision Process of Contracting in Supply Chain Management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens K. Roehrich ◽  
Beverly B. Tyler ◽  
Jas Kalra ◽  
Brian Squire
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Interorganizational Relationships ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Future Developments ◽  
The Relationship

Contracts are a formal mode of governing interorganizational relationships. They specify the terms and conditions of the agreement between two parties, interpret and adapt the relevant legal and industrial norms, serve as framing devices, and establish the rules and norms underpinning the relationship. The objective of this chapter is to synthesize the extant literature on interorganizational contracting to guide future research and practice. This chapter focuses on the three phases of contracting: (1) designing the contracting portfolio; (2) negotiating initial contracts; and (3) managing the relationship using contracts. The chapter explores the key decisions in each phase and the criteria involved in making these decisions. In doing so, it draws on existing research and theoretical frameworks that have contributed to the development of the contracting literature. The chapter also identifies some important and interesting directions for future contracting research and offers suggestions regarding how selected theoretical lenses might guide these endeavors. The principal conclusion is that while the existing research has primarily focused on the structural issues guiding contracting design, a more processual, social, and behavioral focus is required in future developments of the contracting literature.

scholarly journals How Do Consumers’ Food Values across Countries Lead to Changes in the Strategy of Food Supply-Chain Management?

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1523
Author(s):  
Jisung Jo ◽  
Eon-kyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Random Parameter ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Consumer Values ◽  
Food Market ◽  
Import And Export ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Food Value

Although one of the main goals of supply-chain management is to maximize consumer values, the research to date has mainly focused on the supply side. In the case of the food industry, understanding consumer needs and maximizing its utility are essential. In this study, we analyze consumers’ 12 meta-values (e.g., safety, taste, health, price, environment, etc.), then suggest the strategy of food cold-chain management satisfying consumers’ perception. We focused on consumers from three countries in Asia: Korea, China, and Japan. The survey was conducted with over 1000 consumers in those three countries, and a random parameter logit model was utilized to determine the importance of each food value that could affect consumers’ food choice. Similarities and differences were both found in share of preference of each food value across countries. While safety is one of the top three values in all three countries, naturalness and nutritional value ranked among the top three only in China. To propose the consumer-centric strategy of food cold-chain management, we investigated the relationship between each food value and each node of supply chain based on the big data analysis. It shows that consumers prefer when the entire supply chain is managed where each node is organically connected with each other instead of individual nodes being managed separately. Further, strategies for food cold-chain management should be developed differently by country, incorporating differences of consumers’ preferences on food value. These results would motivate governments and companies related to food cold chain to reconsider their marketing strategies on the import and export food market.

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