Life Cycle Considerations for Supply Chain Strategy

2005 ◽  
pp. 67-89
Author(s):  
Toru Higuchi ◽  
Marvin D. Troutt ◽  
Brian A. Polin
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Production Process ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Location Strategy ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Manufacturing Facilities

The goal of this chapter is to propose a framework for the dynamics of supply chains from a life cycles point of view. It is inevitable for supply chains to be affected by the life cycles of the product. There are three important interrelated life cycles that have effects on the dynamics of supply chains and are associated with the product. These are: (i) the innovation (Abernathy & Clark, 1983), (ii) the market (Kotler, 1999), and (iii) the location (Vernon, 1966). The first life cycle related to the innovation illustrates how the product and production process progress. It gives us a hint to consider the feasibility of the location dependent on the degree of innovativeness of the product. The second one related to the market clarifies the marketing objectives in each stage. It suggests the reasonable location strategy. The last one related to the location proposes the relation between the product and the reasonable location of the manufacturing facilities. It is operational because it considers the timing and the reason to shift the manufacturing facilities. In this chapter, we discuss the mission and structure of the supply chain in the different stages of these life cycles. We illustrate the proposed framework using the case of the VCR.

Procurement Approaches in Different Supply Chains

2013 ◽  
Vol 436 ◽  
pp. 551-556
Author(s):  
Stefan Pap ◽  
Liviu Morar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Complex Environment ◽  
Supplier Relationships ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Supply Chain Efficiency ◽  
The Cost

From a purchasing point of view, it can be argued that in order for a supply chain to be efficient the cost of purchasing must be balanced with risk pertaining to the supply market and the purchased product. To decide on the appropriate forms of supplier relationships today, we argue that there are three main dimensions to be considered: A more complex environment. Supply chain efficiency. Product life cycle.

scholarly journals The idea of transport independence in the Russian Arctic

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 913-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonina Tsvetkova ◽  
Britta Gammelgaard
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Strategy Implementation ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how supply chain strategies emerge and evolve in response to contextual influence.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative single-case study presents the journey of a supply chain strategy, conceptualised as the idea of transport independence in the Russian Arctic context. Data from 18 semi-structured interviews, personal observations and archival materials are interpreted through the institutional concepts of translation and editing effects.FindingsThe study reveals how supply chain strategies evolve over time and can affect institutional factors. The case study further reveals how contextual conditions make a company reconsider its core competencies as well as the role of supply chain management practices. The findings show that strategy implementation through purposeful actions can represent a powerful resistance to contextual pressures and constraints, as well as being a facilitator of change in actual supply chains and their context. During the translation of the idea of transport independence into actions, the supply chain strategy transformed itself into a form of strategic collaboration and thereby made supply chains in the Russian Arctic more integrated than before.Research limitations/implicationsMore empirical studies on strategy implementation in interaction with contextual and institutional factors are suggested. An institutional process perspective is applied in this study but the authors suggest that future research should include a human dimension by an exploration of day-to-day routines and challenges that employees face when strategising and the actions they take.Originality/valueThe study provides an understanding of how a new supply chain strategy emerges and how it changes during implementation. In this process-oriented study – merging context, process and strategy content – it is further shown that a supply chain strategy may affect the context by responding to contextual and institutional challenges.

scholarly journals Theoretical Aspects of the Territorial Approach to Region and Supply Chain Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 40-60
Author(s):  
A. P. Tyapukhin
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Binary Matrices ◽  
Territorial Approach ◽  
Regional Authorities ◽  
The Relationship

The territorial approach is the basic approach to a region management. At the same time, the “territory” component is the basis of the logistics complex used in Supply Chain Management. In this regard, a need is to clarify and supplement the theory and methodology of the territorial approach to the management of both the region and the supply chains.The subject of this study is the relationship between the regional authorities and the focus enterprise of the supply chain regarding the development of the territories and resources of the region on a mutually beneficial basis.The research methods are methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, as well as classification, and the tools are binary matrices that provide for the joint use of two classification attributes of the object under study and their dichotomies.The results of this study are the management principles by the competitiveness and sustainability of the management object; classifications of approaches to the management by the region and supply chains; of territories from the point of view of the focus enterprise of the supply chain and the region; the management decisions in the interaction of regions with the links of supply chains; the sequence of the formation of supply chains and the development of territories and resources of the region on the basis of the territorial approach and the relationship between them.The obtained results allow to reduce the costs and time for the development of territories and resources of the region by reducing the lost profits of the supply chain links due to their rational placement and increasing sustainability by achieving a synergistic effect both by the region and by the supply chains.

Supply Chain Strategy

2015 ◽  
pp. 33-59
Author(s):  
Vivek Sehgal
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Retail Industry ◽  
Technology Strategy ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Global Expansion ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Technology Strategies

With global expansion and emerging business model complexities such as omni-channel for retail industry, corporations are under pressure to reinvent their supply chains. They fall into the old trap of following supply chain strategies of lean, agile, or postponement. These however are not strategies, but simply the goals of an effective supply chain: to reduce cost and variability, and optimize production. In contrast, a strategy should guide a corporation on how to reach these goals. The author argues that true supply chain strategy must be derived through an evaluation of capabilities to be built to realize the business goals of a corporation. To effectively create such a supply chain, corporations must further align their technology strategy to enable their supply chain capabilities. Only when the three, business, supply chain, and technology strategies, align can truly lean, responsive, and agile supply chains be enabled that create sustained competitive advantages.

Review of Life Cycle Theories

2008 ◽  
pp. 30-54
Author(s):  
Toru Higuchi ◽  
Marvin Troutt
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Facility Location ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
New Product ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Product Cycle ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Manufacturing Facility ◽  
Manufacturing Facilities ◽  
Industrial Life Cycle

In this chapter, we discuss the life cycle theories related to the business. The concept of the life cycle has been widely used in marketing. The Product Life Cycle (PLC) is the most well-known one, in which the time is divided into four stages based on the change of sales. It is expanded by combining it with the study of the various consumer types. Other life cycles have been developed from the viewpoint of the innovation and manufacturing facility location. The advancement of technology is the driver for the diffusion of a new product. Sometimes it obsoletes a category of products. The location of manufacturing facilities changes according to the market and technology condition as Product Cycle Theory demonstrates. A concept of the industrial life cycle and a linkage between the life cycle and SCM also are argued in this chapter.

Bertelsmann China: Supply Chains for Books (A)

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Stephan M. Wagner ◽  
Viviane Heldt ◽  
Katrin Lentschig ◽  
Jennifer Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
International Context ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
Media Companies ◽  
Performance Drivers ◽  
And Performance

The case of Bertelsmann China: Supply Chain for Books (A) focuses on one the world's leading media companies to illustrate a widespread problem in the supply chain strategy in extremely fast growing markets. Students learn about the basic challenges of supply chain strategy in an international context. The case covers important fields of management theory. Supply chain designs well as cost and performance drivers are revised by the use of frameworks.

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 Aligning Supply Chain Strategy with Product Life Cycle Stages

2014 ◽  
pp. 3-10
Author(s):  
João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis ◽  
Sivanilza Teixeira Machado ◽  
Pedro Luiz de Oliveira Costa Neto ◽  
Irenilza de Alencar Nääs
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Life Cycle Stages

Information Needs of Logistics Service Providers

2010 ◽  
pp. 113-127
Author(s):  
Ulla Tapaninen ◽  
Hennariina Pulli ◽  
Antti Posti
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Information Distribution ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Logistics Service Providers ◽  
The University

This chapter explores supply chains, all the way from the manufacturing point to the customer site. The concentration is on logistics service providers (LSPs). In terms of overall quality, the information infrastructure in Finland has constantly ranked among top 10 positions in international comparisons regarding information society development (e.g. WEF 2008). The purpose of the chapter is to point out the current level of information sharing in supply chains focusing on the information needs of logistics companies, particularly from the LSP’s point of view. A study conducted by the University of Turku revealed that there is a lack of logistics information in the supply chain (Pulli & al. 2008). The information distribution should be intensified when aiming at achieving a more efficient supply chain.

Axel Springer's sustainability entrepreneurialism in Russian wood supply: just a CSR fad or real change in the makings?

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Nils Peters
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
List Type ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supply Chain Strategy ◽  
Network Position ◽  
Csr Strategies

Subject area Entrepreneurship, Corporate sustainability, CSR, Supply chain. Study level/applicability Master's courses: Entrepreneurship, Strategic management. Case overview In 2002, potential risks deriving from emerging normative demands in the CSR debate prompted Axel Springer (AS) to rethink their supply chain strategy for Russian wood. Being one of the first movers in CSR in the publishing business, AS realized that current practices could spark future public discussion that might put pressure on AS, a key player in these supply chains. In early 2002, AS and one of their main suppliers, Stora Enso, started a joint initiative to redesign the supply chain processes in two of the major Russian logging regions to improve their social and ecological performance. Sometime later, other major players in the publishing sector as well as critical reviewers from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were invited to participate in the design of the new voluntary sustainability initiative called “Tikhvin Chalna project”, the second phase of which was accomplished by the end of 2006. Expected learning outcomes Learn that organizations (specifically high-brand owners) are responsible for practices within their entire supply chains (social as well as environmental performance). Explore proactive corporate sustainability, CSR strategies are market but also institutional driven; Strategizing involves forming and transforming the rules, norms and standard models of customers as well as institutions such as NGOs or governmental bodies. Whether the initiator of such strategy is successful in increasing or manipulating demands is dependent on its resources and capabilities as well as on its network position. The case supports students in understanding resources being used to successfully transform or create institutional arrangements. Discover that the value of a business' relationships and its network position. Supplementary materials Teaching note, Video files

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