scholarly journals Complexity Assessment of Assembly Supply Chains from the Sustainability Viewpoint

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 7156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Modrak ◽  
Soltysova ◽  
Onofrejova
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Material Flow ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Complexity Measures ◽  
System Complexity ◽  
Supply Chain Networks ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
Complexity Assessment

Assembly supply chain systems are becoming increasingly complex and, as a result, there is more and more need to design and manage them in a way that benefits the producers and also satisfies the interests of community stakeholders. The structural (static) complexity of assembly supply chain networks is one of the most important factors influencing overall system complexity. Structures of such networks can be modeled as a graph, with machines as nodes and material flow between the nodes as links. The purpose of this paper is to analyze existing assembly supply chain complexity assessment methods and propose such complexity metric(s) that will be able to accurately reflect not only specific criteria for static complexity measures, but also selected sustainability aspects. The obtained results of this research showed that selected complexity indicators reflect sustainability facets in different ways, but one of them met the mentioned requirements acceptably.

scholarly journals Assessment of behavioral factors influencing cooperation in logistics

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetiana Kolodizieva
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Dual Relationships ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Social

The article explores theoretical and methodical aspects of managing dual relationships that arise between participants in logistic cooperation in the process of formation and functioning of supply chains. The use of a behavioral approach to defining supply chains has allowed identifying and justifying the priority role of behavioral factors that influence modern logistics entities and determine the effectiveness and long-term satisfaction with logistics cooperation. Given the literature summary, the study has classified types of cooperation in logistic activity and proved that among the behavioral factors influencing the of logistical cooperation efficiency, the trust is of particular importance, which remains a limitation, a bottleneck in the process of formation and development of dual relationships in logistics chains. It is proposed to introduce a generic indicator, namely the level of confidence in the supply chain to assess the social, economic and strategic aspects of logistics interaction. A methodological approach to assessing the level of trust in logistic cooperation was adjusted based on determining the composition of criteria that directly affect this indicator and using the expert survey of supply chain participants. The study proposes to use the confidence indicator to form and improve networks and supply chains, taking into account its value when constructing a generalized outsourcing model.

Quantitative Risk Management Models for Newsvendor Supply Chains

2011 ◽  
pp. 155-170
Author(s):  
Dimitrios Vlachos
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Stochastic Environment ◽  
Supply Chain Disruptions ◽  
Supply Chain Networks ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company

As the practices of offshoring and outsourcing force the supply chain networks to keep on expanding geographically in the globalised environment, the logistics processes are becoming more exposed to risk and disruptions. Thus, modern supply chains seem to be more vulnerable than ever. It is clear that efficient logistics risk and security management emerges as an issue of pivotal importance in such competitive, demanding and stochastic environment and is thus vital for the viability and profitability of a company. In this context, this chapter focuses on a set of stochastic quantitative models that study the impact of one or more supply chain disruptions on optimal determination of single period inventory control policies. The purpose of this research is to provide a critical review of state-of-the-art methodologies to be used as a starting point for further research efforts.

Concepts for Sustainable End Consumer Movements in City Supply Chains

2016 ◽  
pp. 107-127
Author(s):  
Oana Stefana Mitrea ◽  
Kyandoghere Kyamakya
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
End Users ◽  
Supply Chain Networks ◽  
Modern Cities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Private Citizens ◽  
Shopping Trips ◽  
Consumer Movements

Traffic chaos, stress, congestion, environmental pollution, as well as the social problems resulting from the uncoordinated shopping trips of private citizens and companies and online deliveries represent key problems of the modern cities. In our opinion, their solving requires an intelligent coordination of the end-consumer supply-chain-related actions and movements, which should be based on mutual visibility, self-organization, and cooperation of the involved actors. This chapter presents and comments from a sustainability perspective several IT concepts that can optimize the modern ECM (end-consumer movements) related logistics. They rely on the intelligent coordination of end-consumers demands (ranging from short-term to long-term), the resulting reduction of supply-chain-related traffic, and the networking of social resources involved in such city supply chains. The focus is placed on the creation of multidimensional synergies among the involved actors on all scales and the support of the participative supply-chain networks, which are driven by end-users.

Supply Chains under Security Threat

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-43
Author(s):  
Miguel Gastón Cedillo-Campos ◽  
A. Bueno-Solano ◽  
R. G. González-Ramírez ◽  
E. Jiménez-Sánchez ◽  
G. Pérez-Salas
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Supply Chain Networks ◽  
Local Risk ◽  
Security Standards ◽  
The U.S

Contemporary prosperity depends on effective and secure supply chain networks that support economic competitiveness. Disruptions in global supply chains would have critical consequences on economies. The lack of technical studies and quantitative data concerning security that affects supply chain operations in Latin America, motivated to develop an exploratory study. Considering the complexity of the question studied, this paper details a set of case studies that explore, from a qualitative research approach, to what extent fulfilling security international standards now necessary to access mature markets such as the U.S and Canada allows export companies located in emerging countries as Mexico to face effectively the different types and levels of local risk. These results should help both academics and practitioners to more readily understand, first, the key logistics components now taken into account when improving security in export-oriented supply chains is required, and second, decision-makers' perspectives regarding supply chain security standards (SCSS) available on the market. A discussion of results is exposed and finally, discussion and future research are presented.

scholarly journals Topological Complexity Measures of Supply Chain Networks

Procedia CIRP ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 295-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Modrak ◽  
Slavomir Bednar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Topological Complexity ◽  
Complexity Measures ◽  
Supply Chain Networks

scholarly journals Rural Women Entrepreneurs Enrolment into Sustainable Supply Chain Networks: From Actor Network Theory Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Sidikat Shitu ◽  
Rohaya Mohd Nor
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
West African ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
The West ◽  
Supply Chain Networks

Rural women entrepreneurs in the West African sub-region are focal actors at the bottom of many commodity supply chains. The positions that they occupy in supply chain are susceptible to many forms of sustainability challenges that can obstruct and discourage them from efficiently participating in global supply chains. Despite the critical role of rural women entrepreneurs in the West African subregion has been acknowledged by many, yet the majority of them have not been participated in responsible and sustainable supply chains. In view of these issues, multi-stakeholders are required to collaborate and intervene by developing processes of enrolling rural women entrepreneurs into sustainable supply chain networks. This study presents a case study related to an exploration of the enrolment process utilizing the four moments of translation of the Actor Network Theory (ANT) in the context of the shea butter industry with a cross-border supply chain network. The research found that the enrolment process is shaped by the collaborative relationships within the external context which comprises of several influential stakeholders. Sustainability standards are found to have great potential to serve as an obligatory passage point to transmit sustainability principles to the women within and outside the traditional supply chain networks.

Supply Chains under Security Threat

2016 ◽  
pp. 32-55
Author(s):  
Miguel Gastón Cedillo-Campos ◽  
A. Bueno-Solano ◽  
R. G. González-Ramírez ◽  
E. Jiménez-Sánchez ◽  
G. Pérez-Salas
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Security Threat ◽  
Supply Chain Networks ◽  
Local Risk ◽  
Security Standards ◽  
The U.S

Contemporary prosperity depends on effective and secure supply chain networks that support economic competitiveness. Disruptions in global supply chains would have critical consequences on economies. The lack of technical studies and quantitative data concerning security that affects supply chain operations in Latin America, motivated to develop an exploratory study. Considering the complexity of the question studied, this paper details a set of case studies that explore, from a qualitative research approach, to what extent fulfilling security international standards now necessary to access mature markets such as the U.S and Canada allows export companies located in emerging countries as Mexico to face effectively the different types and levels of local risk. These results should help both academics and practitioners to more readily understand, first, the key logistics components now taken into account when improving security in export-oriented supply chains is required, and second, decision-makers' perspectives regarding supply chain security standards (SCSS) available on the market. A discussion of results is exposed and finally, discussion and future research are presented.

Complexity Metrics for Assembly Supply Chains: A Comparative Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 629 ◽  
pp. 757-762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Modrak ◽  
David Marton
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Chain Length ◽  
Structural Complexity ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Vertex Degree ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Supply Chain Networks ◽  
Complexity Metrics

In this paper, we study the complexity metrics for systematically generated assembly supply chains structures. We define three structural complexity indicators, such as the index of vertex degree, the supply chain length and the flow complexity. By a comparative study of 190 mathematically selected supply chain networks, we obtained Spearman correlation coefficients among three defined metrics and find some interesting results.

Managing long supply chain networks: some emerging issues and challenges

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vipul Jain ◽  
Lyes Benyoucef
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
New Products ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Networks ◽  
The Future

PurposeThe emergence of new manufacturing technologies, spurred by intense competition, will lead to dramatically new products and processes. New management systems, organizational structures, and decision‐making methods will also emerge as complements to new products and processes. This paper attempts to investigate technologies, systems and paradigms for the effective management of networked enterprise (supply chain networks), especially long supply chains. In doing so, the paper presents not only an exhaustive literature review to identify the complexities, gaps and challenges associated with long supply chains but also the emerging enabling technologies to support these gaps and challenges.Design/methodology/approachThe approach takes the form of an interview of industrials, researchers and a literature review.Findings“Competition in the future will not be between individual enterprises but between competing supply chains.” Business opportunities are captured by groups of enterprises in the same enterprise network. This is due to the global competition that forces enterprises to focus on their core competences.Practical implicationsThe paper presents a vision of the future technical issues relating to long supply chains and an insight into the future scientific and industrial advances required to meet future market and public demands.Originality/valueThis research work highlights the research issues and discusses the key enabling features, which will need to evolve and be perfected in industry in the future manufacturing networked enterprises and especially long manufacturing supply chains.

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