Do Reverse Auctions Violate Professional Standards and Codes of Conduct?

2011 ◽  
pp. 247-258
Author(s):  
Joseph R. Muscatello ◽  
Susan Emens
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Reverse Auctions ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
New Business ◽  
Standards Of Conduct

During the e-business boom of the 1990’s, reverse auctions became a new business tool for purchasing/procurement that promised increased reductions in supplier costs. The benefits of reverse auctions have been substantiated but not without debate. One of the debates is the ethical considerations inherent with these new business processes. Our study investigates whether reverse auctions violate corporate or professional standards of conduct. This chapter examines some of the professional standards/codes of ethics available including the Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISM) and a selected number of organizations including Dell and GE. Further, the chapter presents a framework that can help an organization determine if reverse auctions, and the way they run them, are ethical.

scholarly journals Reengineering of supply chain management integrated scheduling processes

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 05064 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Kuleshova ◽  
Anastasia Levina ◽  
Rustam Esedulaev
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Integrated Scheduling ◽  
Data Flows

The paper describes the principle of the reengineering of supply chain management integrated scheduling processes in order to increase in efficiency of business process and decrease the decision-making time at collision of plan-fact deviations. The basic concept of business-processes reengineering is analyzed. The experience of reengineering of supply chain integrated scheduling business processes for the oil and gas branch is presented. The bottlenecks of the current practice were revealed. The purpose of this paper is to carry out recommendations for improving business processes based on an analysis of the current realization of the process, his provision with information systems and data flows.

scholarly journals Penciptaan Model Pembelajaran Bisnis Melalui Game “Chochorillo : The Lost Receipes”

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Dhia Ayu Sabrina Soewandi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Learning Effects ◽  
Business Simulation ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
The World

Implementation of business education in the world of education is very important. However, many theories and teaching monotonous nature led to the knowledge of the business is difficult to be well understood. Thus, to introduce supply chain management as the business processes of an enterprise, it takes a learning method that is more innovative and creative as well as promoting business practices. One method of teaching that can address these problems is with education game business simulation genre. Chocorillo: The Lost Recipes is an educational game that teaches the business of business learning, especially concerning supply chain management which is packed with gameplay that is fun and exciting game story. This game there are 29 characters that the player can interact with them, doing quests from them, and resolve social problems that occur. The creation of this work is expected to generate business educational game that can provide learning effects without compromising the beauty aspect of the graphics so players do not get bored easily in use.Keywords: Android, game edukasi, bisnis, unity, supply chain management. AbstrakPenerapan pendidikan bisnis dalam dunia pendidikan merupakan hal yang sangat penting. Akan tetapi, banyaknya teori dan sifat pengajaran yang monoton menyebabkan pengetahuan akan bisnis sulit untuk dipahami dengan baik. Dengan demikian, untuk memperkenalkan supply chain management sebagai proses bisnis suatu perusahaan, dibutuhkan sebuah metode pembelajaran yang lebih inovatif dan kreatif serta mengedepankan praktik dalam bisnis. Salah satu metode pengajaran yang dapat menjawab permasalahan tersebut adalah dengan game edukasi bisnis bergenre simulasi. Chocorillo: The Lost Recipes merupakan game edukasi bisnis yang mengajarkan pembelajaran bisnis khususnya tentang supply chain management yang dikemas dengan gameplay yang menyenangkan dan game story yang menarik. Game ini terdapat 29 karakter yang pemain dapat berinteraksi dengan mereka, mengerjakan quest dari mereka, dan menyelesaikan permasalahan sosial yang terjadi. Penciptaan karya ini diharapkan dapat menghasilkan game edukasi bisnis yang dapat memberikan efek pembelajaran tanpa mengurangi aspek keindahan grafis sehingga pemain tidak mudah bosan dalam menggunakannya.Kata kunci: Android, game edukasi, bisnis, unity, supply chain management 

scholarly journals Understanding the value of big data in supply chain management and its business processes

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 1589-1614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morten Brinch
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Business Process ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Value Capture ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Process Perspective

Purpose The value of big data in supply chain management (SCM) is typically motivated by the improvement of business processes and decision-making practices. However, the aspect of value associated with big data in SCM is not well understood. The purpose of this paper is to mitigate the weakly understood nature of big data concerning big data’s value in SCM from a business process perspective. Design/methodology/approach A content-analysis-based literature review has been completed, in which an inductive and three-level coding procedure has been applied on 72 articles. Findings By identifying and defining constructs, a big data SCM framework is offered using business process theory and value theory as lenses. Value discovery, value creation and value capture represent different value dimensions and bring a multifaceted view on how to understand and realize the value of big data. Research limitations/implications This study further elucidates big data and SCM literature by adding additional insights to how the value of big data in SCM can be conceptualized. As a limitation, the constructs and assimilated measures need further empirical evidence. Practical implications Practitioners could adopt the findings for conceptualization of strategies and educational purposes. Furthermore, the findings give guidance on how to discover, create and capture the value of big data. Originality/value Extant SCM theory has provided various views to big data. This study synthesizes big data and brings a multifaceted view on its value from a business process perspective. Construct definitions, measures and research propositions are introduced as an important step to guide future studies and research designs.

Innovation and information technology in management

2021 ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
Muna Shehada ◽  
F.V. Akulinin
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Reducing Costs

Information technology, artificial intelligence and other innovative areas of economic development allow manufacturers to reduce their operating costs by improving resource planning. Optimizing supply chain management (SCM) can improve the efficiency of all business processes in an organization, while reducing costs and increasing financial sustainability.

Business Transformations

2015 ◽  
pp. 61-86
Author(s):  
Mohsen Rajabi ◽  
Alireza Bolhari
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Organizational Process ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Business Transformation ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
New Business ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Major Alteration

Recent years have been observing the drastic changes in trends toward business environment. Novel parameters affecting businesses make them remain with two choices: adapt or perish. The fact that a once-thriving company like Nokia could not last in the market would provide a factual example of how the new business environment may be challenging. Business transformation is a term with ranges of definitions: an ultimate change in organizational process, which was caused by or resulted in a basic major alteration in structure, processes, and behaviors. It relates to new ideas, strategies, and management processes. Strategies not only affect the inner side of the company but also have peripheral consequences on the total supply chain. The chapter is an exertion to introduce some of the foremost factors on which businesses are being influenced, such as the Internet, e-business, globalization, etc. In addition, the relationships between supply chain management and business transformation and the reciprocal impacts are studied.

Enterprise Applications for Supply Chain Management

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan A. Sherer
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Information Infrastructure ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Enterprise Applications ◽  
Share Information

Although many companies have implemented ERP systems to track and share information across cross functional business processes, they often supplement them with legacy, custom, or best of breed applications to support supply chain execution and management. This article offers a framework for understanding all types of enterprise applications that support the supply chain. In this study, the authors organize these applications, define acronyms, and describe the various types of systems that make up an information infrastructure for supply chain management.

Costs and Benefits in Supply Chain Collaboration

2005 ◽  
pp. 258-284
Author(s):  
Tim S. McLaren ◽  
Milena M. Head ◽  
Yufei Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Web Services ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Supply Chain Collaboration ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Complex Information ◽  
Business Applications

Recent advances in supply chain management information systems (SCM IS) have enabled firms to more fully collaborate with their supply chain partners — driving out costs while increasing responsiveness to market demands. This chapter examines various types of SCM IS — from traditional EDI systems to more recent Web-services-based e-business applications. It argues that the approach best suited for an organization depends in part on the degree of integration between the partners, the complexity of the business processes, and the number of partners involved. A model is presented for analyzing the costs and benefits that can be expected from each type of SCM IS. The model enables researchers and practitioners to better understand the differences among SCM IS and thus can help reduce the risks of implementing these valuable yet complex information systems.

Integrating Mobile Technologies in Enterprise Architecture with a Focus on Global Supply Chain Management Systems

2010 ◽  
pp. 303-324
Author(s):  
Bhuvan Unhelkar ◽  
Ming-Chien Wu ◽  
Abbass Ghanbary
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Enterprise Application Integration ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Enterprise Application

This chapter investigates opportunities to integrate mobile technologies within an organization’s enterprise architecture (EA), with an emphasis on supply chain management (SCM) systems. These SCM systems exist within the overall EA of the business. SCM systems are further influenced by the increasing modern-day need for information and communications technologies (ICTs) within a business, to bring together all of its disparate applications. The resultant enterprise application integration (EAI) also stands to benefit immensely from the incorporation of mobile technologies within it. Traditionally, supply chain management systems have involved management of the flows of material, information, and finances in a complex web of networks that include suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers. Thus, these traditional supply chain management systems have a great need for integration under the umbrella of EAI. Mobile technologies can provide time and location independence to these EAIs in terms of information in the supply chain systems, creating the possibility of multiple business processes that traverse diverse geographical regions. This chapter, based on the research conducted by the authors at the University of Western Sydney, discusses the opportunities that arise in supply chain management systems due to the time and location independence offered by mobility, and the resultant advantages and limitations of such integration to the business.

Integrating Mobile Technologies in Enterprise Architecture with a Focus on Global Supply Chain Management Systems

2011 ◽  
pp. 1012-1033
Author(s):  
Bhuvan Unhelkar ◽  
Ming-Chien Wu ◽  
Abbass Ghanbary
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Enterprise Application Integration ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Information And Communications Technologies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Enterprise Application

This chapter investigates opportunities to integrate mobile technologies within an organization’s enterprise architecture (EA), with an emphasis on supply chain management (SCM) systems. These SCM systems exist within the overall EA of the business. SCM systems are further influenced by the increasing modern-day need for information and communications technologies (ICTs) within a business, to bring together all of its disparate applications. The resultant enterprise application integration (EAI) also stands to benefit immensely from the incorporation of mobile technologies within it. Traditionally, supply chain management systems have involved management of the flows of material, information, and finances in a complex web of networks that include suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers. Thus, these traditional supply chain management systems have a great need for integration under the umbrella of EAI. Mobile technologies can provide time and location independence to these EAIs in terms of information in the supply chain systems, creating the possibility of multiple business processes that traverse diverse geographical regions. This chapter, based on the research conducted by the authors at the University of Western Sydney, discusses the opportunities that arise in supply chain management systems due to the time and location independence offered by mobility, and the resultant advantages and limitations of such integration to the business.

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