When Supply Chain Strategy Does not Match Supply Chain Capabilities

2012 ◽  
pp. 159-177
Author(s):  
Narasimha Lamba ◽  
Ehsan Elahi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Aerospace Industry ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Commercial Aviation ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Boeing Company ◽  
History Of ◽  
Successful Launch

During the early 2000s, the Boeing Company was experiencing a market shrink due to a downturn in the aerospace industry after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as well as severe competition from its rival Airbus. To deal with the situation and salvage its market share, Boeing proposed the design of a new aircraft called Boeing 787 or the Dreamliner. This futuristic aircraft was received very well by the airlines. Very soon, it became the fastest-selling new airplane in the history of commercial aviation. Nevertheless, after the initial successful launch, the company faced many supply-chain-related problems, which resulted in repeated delays and huge extra costs. These delays (now more than two and a half years) could add up to as long as three years. In this research, the authors investigate how the mismatch between the supply-chain capabilities and the Boeing’s strategy for developing this airplane led to these delays and extra costs.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Persaingan Dan Kekuatan Pembeli Terhadap Hubungan Pemasok-Ritel Modern Di Jakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Dedie S. Martadisastra
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Business Relationships ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Buyer Power ◽  
Formed Part

The  aim  of the  study was to investigate the  development  of domestic supplier  perfrmances  as the  result of modem  retail-supplier  business  relationships which they  had  controlled  by the  effect of combinations  on competition and buyer power.  The  paper  presents  the  results  of a  survey  of packaged  processed  foods suppliers,  which  formed  part  of a  wider  study  of  buyer-supplier  relationships  in Indonesia's modem  retail supply chains. The findings of this study indicate that the results demonstrate the heterogeneity relationships between supplier and modem retail in the main commodity grocery sectors. The extent to which modem retail challenged by competition,  supply chain strategy and market share are likely to influence the way in  which modem retail deal with suppliers.  A part of the suppliers indicated that they get benefited  substantially from the presence of modem retail,  however, they also face several  challenges  brought    about  by buyer  power as  imposition  of several  unfair relationship terms, price fixing, and poorly supervision as cause of the development and growth of suppliers limitedly. This study attempts to show the results of the research in Indonesia to empirically measure the effect of competition and buyer power on modem retail-supplier relationships. The further research is needed to refine the results of this initial study. 

scholarly journals Research on the Over-outsourcing in Aviation Manufacturing Industry— Case Analysis based on the Boeing 787

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Production System ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Global Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Boeing Company ◽  
Tier System ◽  
Major Trend

In recent years, outsourcing has become a major trend with more and more companies contracting work out to 3rd parties. The aircraft giant—Boeing company，also regards outsourcing as an important way of its production process. In 2003, under the influence of Toyota production system(TPS),Boeing adopted a new manufacturing model to produce the airplane—Boeing 787 Dreamliner. It outsourced more than 70% of the development and production of its aircraft under a 3-Tier system .However, the excess outsourcing has caused lots of problems such as communication issues, lengthy delays and unexpected increased costs. Starting from the practice of Boeing 787 project's global supply chain strategy, this paper analyzes the reasons as well as problems faced by Boeing for outsourcing such a big project, and draw some lessons on how to strengthen the management from the failure of Boeing 787’s early outsourcing stage.

You Say You Want a Reformation? Parsing the Ubiquitous Rhetoric of an “Islamic Reformation”

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 37-73
Author(s):  
Paul R. Powers
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Political Change ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Protestant Reformation ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
History Of

The ideas of an “Islamic Reformation” and a “Muslim Luther” have been much discussed, especially since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This “Reformation” rhetoric, however, displays little consistency, encompassing moderate, liberalizing trends as well as their putative opposite, Islamist “fundamentalism.” The rhetoric and the diverse phenomena to which it refers have provoked both enthusiastic endorsement and vigorous rejection. After briefly surveying the history of “Islamic Reformation” rhetoric, the present article argues for a four-part typology to account for most recent instances of such rhetoric. The analysis reveals that few who employ the terminology of an “Islamic Reformation” consider the specific details of its implicit analogy to the Protestant Reformation, but rather use this language to add emotional weight to various prescriptive agendas. However, some examples demonstrate the potential power of the analogy to illuminate important aspects of religious, social, and political change in the modern Islamic world.

scholarly journals Simulation-Based Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Sustainable Supply Chains—Re-Design in an Approach to Supply Chain Strategy

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3504
Author(s):  
Blanka Tundys ◽  
Tomasz Wiśniewski
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Negative Environmental Impact

The aim of the study was to analyze emissions in the supply chain and to identify, based on a literature analysis, which supply chain strategies could contribute to reducing these emissions. A broad spectrum of new supply chain strategy solutions was identified and, based on simulations of selected products, conclusions were drawn and the advantages and disadvantages of theoretical solutions were presented for individual cases. A critical analysis of the literature and simulation methods were used to illustrate the problem presented in this paper, to identify the factors causing greenhouse gas emissions and to draw conclusions in the form of proposals to redesign existing strategies, considering the factors determining the increase in pollution caused by the performed logistics processes. The results of the simulations and the literature analysis indicate that solutions related to the redesign of strategies must consider the specificity of the product and the nature of the chain. Not all proposed strategies are applicable to all chains, and each new strategy must be carefully considered and consider many factors. An important element to reduce the negative environmental impact of chains is a well-thought-out relationship with suppliers, a well-chosen and adapted logistics infrastructure, including means of transport. The presented solutions clearly indicate that the environmental aspect plays an increasingly important role in chain management and influences the applied chain strategies. However, reducing the environmental impact of a chain is not a revolutionary approach and an easy-to-implement strategy change, but a well-thought-out, long-term process that considers the specifics of the products, the possibilities of alternative sourcing and distribution modes, and the need to invest in logistics infrastructure to make it as environmentally neutral as possible.

Product Resynthesis as a Reverse Logistics Strategy for an Optimal Closed-Loop Supply Chain

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinmay Sane ◽  
Conrad S. Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Reverse Logistics ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Third Party ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Closed Loop Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Logistics Strategy ◽  
Original Product

With continued emphasis on sustainability-driven design, reverse logistics is emerging as a vital competitive supply chain strategy for many of the global high-tech manufacturing firms. Various original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and multi-product manufacturing firms are enhancing their reverse logistics strategies in order to establish an optimal closed-loop supply chain through which they can introduce refurbished variants of their products back into the market. While a refurbished product strategy helps to mitigate environmental impact challenges as well as provide additional economic benefits, it is limited to an existing product market, possibly a subset of the existing market, and fails to commercialize/target new markets. In addition to refurbishing, the alternatives available for utilizing End-Of-Life (EOL) products are currently restricted to recycling and permanent disposal. In this work, the authors propose employing a new EOL option called “resynthesis” that utilizes existing waste from EOL products in a novel way. This is achieved through the synthesis of assemblies/subassemblies across multiple domains. The “newly” synthesized product can then be incorporated into the dynamics of a closed-loop supply chain. The proposed methodology enables OEMs to not only offer refurbished products as part of their reverse logistics strategy, but also provide them with resynthesized product concepts that can be used to expand to new/emerging markets. The proposed methodology provides a general framework that includes OEMs (manufacturers of the original product), retailers (distributors of the original product and collectors of the EOL products) and third-party firms (managers of the EOL products) as part of a closed-loop supply chain strategy. The proposed methodology is compared with the existing methodologies in the literature wherein a third-party supplies the OEM only with refurbished products and supplies products unsuitable for refurbishing to another firm(s) for recycling/disposal. A case study involving a multi-product electronics manufacturer is presented to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed methodology.

scholarly journals Postponement Application in the Fast Fashion Supply Chain: A Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 115 ◽  
Author(s):  
MdAfzalul Aftab ◽  
Qin Yuanjian ◽  
Nadia Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Inventory Level ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Process Standardization ◽  
Fast Fashion ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Manufacturing Operations ◽  
Inventory Holding

The successful implementation of push-pull supply chain management strategy has an important role in improving the competitiveness of an organization. The objective of a push-pull strategy is to minimize the holding of inventory level in finished form and rather produce finished goods from semi-finished inventory only upon receiving final order. One of the vital building blocks of push-pull supply chain strategy is postponement. The main objective of this review paper is to discuss the concept of postponement and its sub-categories such as product postponement and process postponement and their benefits. Then it is investigated how two prominent fast fashion retailers who are also categorized as original brand manufacturers in the apparel value chain apply the two variants of process postponement e.g. process standardization and process re-sequencing in their manufacturing operations to activate push pull supply chain strategy. The push-pull supply chain strategy in turn helps to reduce their order-to-delivery lead time to stores, reduce inventory holding level and minimize both physical costs and market mediation costs. The paper ends with concluding remarks. A framework is developed to illustrate the push-pull supply mechanism. This paper is a useful resource for practitioners in apparel supply chain willing to remove inefficiencies, costs and risks in their operations.

Supply Chain Strategy of Catchment Sea-Fish Based on Logistics Cost Structure

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adi Djoko Guritno ◽  
Kuncoro Harto Widodo ◽  
Novita Erma Kristanti ◽  
Megita Ryanjani Tanuputri ◽  
Paramita Setyaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Cost Structure ◽  
Logistics Cost ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Sea Fish
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