Knowledge Dynamics in Supply Chain Management

2018 ◽  
pp. 150-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zlatko Nedelko ◽  
Jurgita Raudeliūnienė ◽  
Rok Črešnar
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
North America ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Knowledge Application ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Knowledge Dynamics

The main purpose of this paper is to examine usage and peculiarities of knowledge management in supply chain. The paper first emphasizes the role and importance of knowledge management in contemporary organizations and heightened need for management of knowledge in organizations. In nowadays business environment, there is an intensive collaboration between organizations outside their boundaries and where supply chains are becoming important element, knowledge management represent an important tool for knowledge application process among supply chain partners. The paper examines usage of knowledge in frame of supply chain and outline potentials and possible drawbacks of knowledge utilization in supply chain. Results reveal that knowledge management is not among top used management practices worldwide and well-developed areas, like North America and well-developed parts of Europe, while knowledge management is higher ranked in emerging economies from Central and East Europe (i.e., Slovenia and Croatia) than other areas, like North America, Latin America, well-developed part of Europe.

scholarly journals Knowledge Management and Supply Chain Management for Creating E-business Strategy

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2343-2352
Author(s):  
Ming-Chang Lee
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Basic Objective ◽  
Business Technology ◽  
Positive Effect

The basic objective of the paper is to reconcile the literature on knowledge management and supply Chain management in organizations. The paper build strategy formulation, the inputs to strategy formulation process are the results of evaluating e-business technology, the business environment, plus knowledge management and Supply-Chain management to dig out the important relationships and flows of activities. Theoretical relationships are enriched by the conclusions drawn from literature review.  It includes Supply-Chain management and Knowledge management. By studying conceptual studies, we find that different components of Knowledge Management as Knowledge activities, Knowledge types, transformation of knowledge and technology have a significant positive effect in bringing strategies through transformation of knowledge into knowledge assets in organizations.  The strategy diagram divides implementation into the technical and the business aspects.

Theory development in China-based supply chain management research

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 972-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohong Liu ◽  
Alan C. McKinnon
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Operations Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Chinese Economy ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Although well established in North America and Europe, the study of supply chain management (SCM) is still at a relatively early stage in its development in China. The transformation and rapid growth of the Chinese economy has, nevertheless, created major supply chain challenges for the country making SCM a very fertile area of business research. In Western countries, research on SCM is now mature and underpinned by a solid body of theory. The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which research on SCM in China has also developed a theoretical basis. Design/methodology/approach The research involved a systematic review of 150 papers published in 18 journals in the fields of SCM, logistics, operations management and marketing during the period 2004-2014. A three-step process was adopted to select appropriate journals, identify relevant articles and classify them in terms of their theoretical content. Findings The study has confirmed that, because of its unique economic, political and cultural setting, supply chain development in China has presented new research challenges. Many examples were found of researchers conducting quasi-experiments to test the applicability of established theories to Chinese supply chains while others have tried to develop new ones that are more closely aligned with the Chinese economy and management practices. Researchers have exhibited a heavy reliance on existing theories, with relatively few attempting to customise them to the Chinese context or to construct new ones. Research limitations/implications Given the broad scope of SCM, it is possible that the journal and paper selection processes have accidentally screened out relevant papers. The total sample of papers is, nevertheless, large for an explorative study of this type and should, therefore, give an overall impression of the level of theory development in Chinese SCM research. Practical implications This study provides a general framework within which to assess the application and development of theories in the Chinese SCM context. It is principally concerned with three components: the SCM phenomena studied, the Chinese business environment and the theoretical contribution of the research. The paper is targeted more at an academic audience than practitioners, though provides an overview of the research so far undertaken on SCM in China that should be of wider interest. Originality/value This study is the first of its kind to review China-based SCM research systematically from the perspective of theory development. It should support the evolution of SCM theory not only in China but also more generally.

Translating Knowledge Management Practices into the Boundaries of Supply Chain

2010 ◽  
pp. 364-373
Author(s):  
Ozlem Bak
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices

This chapter aims to evaluate the application of knowledge management (KM) literature in supply chains. The underlying understanding derived from this evaluation can be used to devise a valid business strategy to encourage knowledge management practices in supply chains. The concept of a supply chain encompasses businesses organised around a common goal of delivering a product or service from the initial supplier to the end customers. In this respect, the importance of knowledge management within the boundaries of supply chain management has been iterated by many authors; some underline the strategic and tactical importance of knowledge management, whereas others focus on the advantages and tools used to create knowledge in supply chains. The difficulty of assessing knowledge management is twofold when considering supply chains–first, the underlying difficulty of locating the trail of knowledge creation in supply chains and secondly how this can be utilised to devise a business strategy. On close examination of the literature in this field, we can identify a salient need for the theoretical categorisation of existing theoretical frameworks of supply chain management (SCM) on KM-related practices. This chapter explicitly looks into three supply chains, namely learning chains, virtual chains and build-to-order supply chains, and the specific challenges that these create for knowledge management and devising a valid business strategy.

Organizational learning, knowledge management capability and supply chain management practices in the Saudi food industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1217-1242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Attia ◽  
Ingy Essam Eldin
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of knowledge management capabilities (KMCs) on organizational learning (OL) and supply chain management practices (SCMPs). In addition, to study the effect of OL, KMC and supply chain management on organizational performance (OP).Design/methodology/approachTo study the relationships between KMC, OL, SCMP and OP, different techniques such as factor analysis, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were used to verify the validity of the proposed conceptual model, and to test the suggested hypotheses, data collected from 165 companies in the Saudi food industry (representing a response rate of 64.9 per cent) were used.FindingsAccording to the study’s findings, SCMP and OL are positively affected by KMC. Moreover, OP is directly affected by KMC, OL and SCMP.Research limitations/implicationsOwing to the specific nature of the sample, the findings of the current research are applicable only to the food industry.Originality/valueThe current research introduced a conceptual model, which has been tested and verified in the Saudi food industry. The findings recommend that both KMC and OL as well as SCMP will contribute to improving the OP. In addition, KMC will improve the SCMP and OL.

scholarly journals Supply chain management practices for SMEs

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Vivien Kerekes ◽  
János Felföldi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Small Firms ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Networks ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Jel Code

In today’s globalized business environment small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) face many challenges. In order of their survival SMEs need to produce more, at a lower cost, in less time, and with a few defects. They form the most significant group of manufacturing firms and give supports to large companies in many supply chains. In addition, SMEs contribute greatly to entrepreneurship, gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. Despite the fact that micro, small and medium sized enterprises have very important role in business networks, they still have many problems with using supply chain management (SCM) practices. In this research my purpose was to find the best SCM practices as a strategic method to improve SMEs’ performance. First, I give information in general about SCM and the SMEs, then highlight main characteristics of small firms compared to large ones and the reasons why it is essential and efficient to use SCM practices. The article is based on secondary data, using several analysis, surveys, books, journals and my personal experiences collected in this sector. I conclude the research by summarizing my recommendations in connection with SCM practices, the opportunities and barriers. JEL code: M11

scholarly journals Impact of knowledge management capability and green supply chain management practices on firm performance

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 240-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahashan Habib ◽  
Yukun Bao
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Management Capability ◽  
Knowledge Management Capability

Knowledge management is one of the most important strategic resources of the firm which has been ascertained to many organizations to acquire and apply it before their competitor for achieving competitive advantages. Similarly, due to rising environmental awareness among customers, governments, NGOs, and researchers, firms are facing increasing pressure to implement environmental management practices in their operations. The purpose of this paper is to identify the influence of knowledge management capability (KMC) on green supply chain management (GSCM) practices adoption of the manufacturing firm and subsequently the impact on firm performance. The data were collected from 262 Bangladeshi textile manufacturing firms and analyzed using structural equation modeling, typifying that exploratory and quantitative research. Drawing upon the resource-based view the study revealed that KMC has a significant positive effect on internal and external-GSCM practices adoption. Further, the study revealed that internal-GSCM practices have significantly positive effects on both economic and environmental performance while the external-GSCM practice has positive environmental performance but negatively affects economic performance. Finally, this study indicates that KMC is an intuitive resource of a firm that can bring sustainable performance through GSCM practices.

Translating Knowledge Management Practices into the Boundaries of Supply Chain

2010 ◽  
pp. 1170-1179
Author(s):  
Ozlem Bak
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Common Goal ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Knowledge Management Practices

This chapter aims to evaluate the application of knowledge management (KM) literature in supply chains. The underlying understanding derived from this evaluation can be used to devise a valid business strategy to encourage knowledge management practices in supply chains. The concept of a supply chain encompasses businesses organised around a common goal of delivering a product or service from the initial supplier to the end customers. In this respect, the importance of knowledge management within the boundaries of supply chain management has been iterated by many authors; some underline the strategic and tactical importance of knowledge management, whereas others focus on the advantages and tools used to create knowledge in supply chains. The difficulty of assessing knowledge management is twofold when considering supply chains–first, the underlying difficulty of locating the trail of knowledge creation in supply chains and secondly how this can be utilised to devise a business strategy. On close examination of the literature in this field, we can identify a salient need for the theoretical categorisation of existing theoretical frameworks of supply chain management (SCM) on KM-related practices. This chapter explicitly looks into three supply chains, namely learning chains, virtual chains and build-to-order supply chains, and the specific challenges that these create for knowledge management and devising a valid business strategy.

Knowledge management capability and supply chain management practices in the Saudi food industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Attia ◽  
Ingy Salama
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of knowledge management capabilities (KMCs) on supply chain management practices (SCMP) and organizational performance (OP) in firms, in addition to examining the effect of supply chain management on OP. Design/methodology/approach To demonstrate the effect of KMCs on SCMP, and OP, different techniques such as factor analysis, correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling were used to verify the validity of the proposed conceptual model and to test the suggested hypotheses, using data collected from 165 companies in the Saudi food industry (representing a response rate of 74.9 percent). Findings According to the study’s findings, SCMP are positively affected by KMCs. Moreover, OP is directly affected by KMCs and SCMP. Research limitations/implications Due to the specific nature of the sample, the findings of the current research are applicable only to the food industry. Originality/value The current research introduced a conceptual model, which has been tested and verified in the Saudi food industry. The findings recommend that both KMCs as well as SCMP will contribute to improving the OP. In addition, KMCs will improve the SCMP.

scholarly journals Knowledge Managements’ Relevance in Supply Chain Management Process of Indian E-Commerce Companies

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1797-1805
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chain Process

In this research the value of knowledge Management in the Supply chain management process has been explored. Knowledge enabled Supply chain process actually increases the efficiency of business processes, as well as communication and collaboration among the employees. Rapid changes in the product and process innovation and customer demands are increasing the requirement for usable knowledge. Learning is very essential for the organizations but not sufficient requirement for improving its performance. Performance can be improved by sharing updated knowledge among the supply chain process and functioning through knowledge management tools. Improved performance also resulted from feeding data into software applications to derive algorithms for better decision making. This research is descriptive. The constructs and the variables were derived from past research and literature review. The question we sought to answer with this study was how to create the best connection between the business environment knowledge base and the SC management processes in order to reach optimal organizational performance. A relationship model has been developed using the PLS SEM tool to clarify that how by enabling knowledge management in the supply chain process facilitates the ability of online businesses to maintain competitiveness and productivity in an ever-changing business environment. A theoretical model was developed within a framework of supply chain learning and the variables were empirically tested by structural equation modelling using a sample of online sales organizations in India the results verified that organizations can enhance performance when they implement a systematic process for acquiring and applying knowledge in the SCM process. It is furthermore suggested that customer involvement should be actively sought through a variety of online promotions and services, and their interaction and feedback should be frequently evaluated

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