A Game-Based Approach for Simulation and Design of Supply Chains

2020 ◽  
pp. 527-549
Author(s):  
Kamalendu Pal ◽  
Bill Karakostas
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Current Case ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Material Procurement ◽  
Game Simulation

This chapter reviews the potential benefits and challenges of knowledge-based computer game simulation as means of understanding the dynamics of global procurement and manufacturing supply chains. In particular the chapter focuses on the use of software agents to assist decision making across the supply chain, for example in raw material procurement. The chapter describes a framework for supply chain scenarios in multi-agent based simulation games. The agents' behaviour is governed by business rules, based on the concept of normative knowledge representation and its reasoning mechanism (known as rule-based reasoning, RBR) and that also come closer to the task that confronts the supply chain operational manager – the analysis of current case in hand in terms of previously decided business problem solutions, known as case-based reasoning (CBR). The aim is to introduce more realistic behavior of the supply chain actors and improve understanding in operational management of supply chains.

A Game-Based Approach for Simulation and Design of Supply Chains

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Kamalendu Pal ◽  
Bill Karakostas
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Computer Game ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Case Based Reasoning ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Current Case ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Material Procurement ◽  
Game Simulation

This chapter reviews the potential benefits and challenges of knowledge-based computer game simulation as means of understanding the dynamics of global procurement and manufacturing supply chains. In particular the chapter focuses on the use of software agents to assist decision making across the supply chain, for example in raw material procurement. The chapter describes a framework for supply chain scenarios in multi-agent based simulation games. The agents' behaviour is governed by business rules, based on the concept of normative knowledge representation and its reasoning mechanism (known as rule-based reasoning, RBR) and that also come closer to the task that confronts the supply chain operational manager – the analysis of current case in hand in terms of previously decided business problem solutions, known as case-based reasoning (CBR). The aim is to introduce more realistic behavior of the supply chain actors and improve understanding in operational management of supply chains.

Green Supply Chain Management Theory and Practices

2018 ◽  
pp. 118-141
Author(s):  
Bülent Sezen ◽  
Sibel Yildiz Çankaya
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Green It ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Material Procurement ◽  
Product Disposal

Increases in environmental problems require companies to be more aware towards the environment and take precautions regarding the problems. As a result, companies have started to embrace the concept of green supply chain which includes environmental issues rather than the concept of supply chain which is based on profitability. Green supply chain (GSC) has emerged as an important component of the environmental and supply chain strategies. In order to make a supply chain green, it is necessary to consider all activities in the supply chain such as raw material procurement, inbound logistics, transformation, outbound logistics, marketing, after-sales and appropriate product disposal. This paper aims to review different GSCM dimensions in the literature by explaining green supply chain concept and address the activities/practises that can be used to ensure these dimensions are green.

scholarly journals Transparency for Multi-Tier Sustainable Supply Chain Management: A Case Study of a Multi-tier Transparency Approach for SSCM in the Automotive Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iain J. Fraser ◽  
Martin Müller ◽  
Julia Schwarzkopf
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Sustainability Problems

Sustainability in supply chain management (SSCM) has become established in both academia and increasingly in practice. As stakeholders continue to require focal companies (FCs) to take more responsibility for their entire supply chains (SCs), this has led to the development of multi-tier SSCM (MT-SSCM). Much extant research has focused on simple supply chains from certain industries. Recently, a comprehensive traceability for sustainability (TfS) framework has been proposed, which outlines how companies could achieve MT-SSCM through traceability. Our research builds on this and responds to calls for cases from the automotive industry by abductively analysing a multi-tier supply chain (MT-SC) transparency case study. This research analyses a raw material SC that is particularly renowned for sustainability problems—the cobalt supply chain for electric vehicles—and finds that the extant literature has oversimplified the operationalisation of transparency in MT-SSCM. We compare the supply chain maps of the MT-SC before and after an auditing and mapping project to demonstrate the transparency achieved. Our findings identify challenges to the operationalisation of SC transparency and we outline how FCs might set to increase MT-SC transparency for sustainability.

scholarly journals Supply Chain Management on Inventory Indonesian Drug Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Firdaus Firdaus ◽  
Roos Kities Andadari ◽  
Hari Murti Mahatma Putra ◽  
Sri Sulandjari
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
National Health Insurance ◽  
National Health ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Pharmaceutical Companies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Material Procurement ◽  
Planning Production

The development of the human population in the world, especially Indonesia, to date is approximately 260 million people, making Indonesia in a big challenge where Indonesia must be able to meet the domestic drug supplies needed by the community. The availability of drugs is still an obstacle in the National Health Insurance in Indonesia, this requires the role of the pharmaceutical industry in supporting drug availability by implementing good supply chain management. The focus of this discussion is to look at drug supplies in Indonesia in meeting people's needs and identify factors for production planning, production capacity and raw material procurement for the pharmaceutical industry in supporting the availability of drugs to support the National Health Insurance. This research is a descriptive study by collecting information from various literatures on pharmacy and medicines in Indonesia with a focus on the discussion of production planning, production capacity and raw material procurement and delivery to pharmaceutical companies in supporting drug availability. Because the planning for drug needs used as a basis for drug procurement is inaccurate so that pharmaceutical companies cannot make accurate production plans and the quantity of drugs for the community is inaccurate, time and unavailable at any time, the need for and procurement of materials still depends on imported raw materials from abroad around 95% with a lead time of 1-3 months so that it has the potential to deplete drug supplies and make the National Health Insurance in Indonesia worse.

Accounting Perspective for Sustainable Supply Chain Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 130-151
Author(s):  
Mehpare Karahan Gokmen
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chains ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Sustainability Reports ◽  
Sustainability Practices

Growing interest in sustainability has gained momentum due to increased globalization. Especially the proliferation of international trade has reinforced the importance of sustainability in supply chains. Internal and external stakeholders are also willing to be informed about these sustainability practices. Accounting provides a proper communication media with sustainability reports. Hence, accounting ensures its relevance in preparation of reports with the inclusion of required information. Additionally, uniformity is brought among sustainability reports that increase comparability and understandability of them. The aim of this chapter is to reveal how companies represent their sustainable supply chain practices in sustainability reports. At the result of the research on companies in Borsa Istanbul it is found that preference for local suppliers, sustainability assessment for suppliers, raw material sustainability, product safety and quality and stakeholder engagement are commonly represented practices that are related with sustainable supply chains.

scholarly journals Sustainable demand-supply chain: an innovative approach for improving sustainability in agrifood chains

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Maryline Filippi ◽  
Alain Chapdaniel
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Supply Chain Coordination ◽  
Price Volatility ◽  
Value Distribution ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Organization And Management ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Chain Organization

Increasing price volatility and the decrease in both raw material prices and farmers’ incomes, all underline the depths of the French agricultural crisis. How should the relationships within agrifood supply chains be envisaged in order to obtain greater sustainability combined with better added-value distribution? This article introduces a new approach for supply chain organization and management: the sustainable demand-supply chain. The paper mobilizes both management, organization and innovation literatures, together with a case study based on data from farmers, cooperatives and distributors in the pork sector. The originality of the paper lies in its modelization of sustainable demand-supply chains. The results show that new relationships need to be implemented between all stakeholders, including consumers – both to share information and to define their new added-value distribution. The results identify the key points of this new supply chain coordination and indicate policy recommendations for organizational innovations.

scholarly journals Selection of decoupling points in supply chains using a knowledge-based approach

2008 ◽  
Vol 222 (11) ◽  
pp. 1529-1549 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kundu ◽  
A McKay ◽  
A de Pennington
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Lead Times ◽  
Knowledge Model ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Chain Operation ◽  
Market Responsiveness ◽  
Supply Chain Operation ◽  
Selection Of

As consumer affluence and desire for customized products and services at affordable prices and shorter lead times continue to accelerate, supply chain operators are facing increasing challenges of becoming both physically efficient (to enable the delivery of low cost) and flexible (to enable market-responsiveness). In order to meet these challenges, organizations are devising supply chain operation strategies that enable them to gain the benefits of physical efficiency of mass production and the customer focus of mass customization. A key to gaining these benefits lies in the selection of appropriate decoupling points in the supply chain. Decoupling points lie on the push—pull boundary. The selection of decoupling points requires knowledge from a range of different experts. The research reported in this paper used knowledge-based techniques to bring together knowledge from the viewpoints of different experts in the selection of decoupling points in supply chains. A knowledge model in the form of a network of production rules is presented. Results derived from applying the knowledge model to the case studies show similar trends to published literature.

Green Supply Chain Management Theory and Practices

2017 ◽  
pp. 92-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bülent Sezen ◽  
Sibel Yildiz Çankaya
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Green It ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Material Procurement ◽  
Product Disposal

Increases in environmental problems require companies to be more aware towards the environment and take precautions regarding the problems. As a result, companies have started to embrace the concept of green supply chain which includes environmental issues rather than the concept of supply chain which is based on profitability. Green supply chain (GSC) has emerged as an important component of the environmental and supply chain strategies. In order to make a supply chain green, it is necessary to consider all activities in the supply chain such as raw material procurement, inbound logistics, transformation, outbound logistics, marketing, after-sales and appropriate product disposal. This paper aims to review different GSCM dimensions in the literature by explaining green supply chain concept and address the activities/practises that can be used to ensure these dimensions are green.

scholarly journals Social Sustainability Dilemma: Escape or Communicate? Managing Social Risks Upstream of the Bioenergy Supply Chain

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Fedorova ◽  
Kirsi Aaltonen ◽  
Eva Pongrácz
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Supply Chain Risk Management ◽  
Sustainable Supply Chain ◽  
Bioenergy Production ◽  
Social Risks

Supply chain risk management has been well researched over the years. However, management of social risks in bioenergy supply chains has been studied less in contemporary research. The ability of bioenergy companies to identify, properly address, and communicate social sustainability has become crucial for many global producers. In order to meet current EU’s energy and climate targets, the development of sustainable bioenergy production is vital. However, over last decade, research of bioenergy production supply chains has indicated that upstream areas of global bioenergy production systems are vulnerable in terms of social sustainability risks. The main objective of this research was to demonstrate how the socially sustainable supply chain practices in bioenergy supply chains can help a production company manage social risks and resources-use related conflicts upstream of the supply chain. These practices can be applied in the process of negotiation between bioenergy producers, local authorities, and communities for creating win-win situations for all parties while planning new bioenergy production systems. This study pays special attention to social sustainability risks at the upstream of the supply chain in countries of raw material origin. Use of social sustainability practices intends to help identify, assess, and address social risks of supply chain activities for bioenergy companies. Moreover, such practices aim at supporting companies and their stakeholders in making right choices and preparing effective strategies ahead of time. We based our research on empirical evidence and offer solutions to multi-national bioenergy production companies on how to manage social risks, allowing them to make the right decisions and necessary adjustments before entering potential markets. Our findings show that even avoidance of market entrance can carry sustainability-related social risks for both the company and the local communities. We suggest that although the financial element plays an important role in decision-making, the no-go decision often means missed opportunities for local communities to improve their respective sustainability states.

scholarly journals In-Depth Quantitative Analysis of Saharanpur Wood Handicraft Industry on the Specific Issues of Availability and Supply of Raw Material

2020 ◽  
pp. 136-144
Author(s):  
Poonam Dubey ◽  
S. P. Singh ◽  
Vartika Singh ◽  
Sunny Dhiman ◽  
Ashish Saini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Incremental Cost ◽  
Wood Species ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Material Procurement ◽  
Wood Carving ◽  
Wood Procurement

The study was undertaken with the objectives to survey the source and chain of procurement process of the various types of wood being used in the market, assess their requirement of the kind of suitable wood preferred for a particular item of woodcraft for marketing in the particular countries and to explore the potential of alternate wood species which can be adopted by an artisan with existing technology/up-gradation of technology. The study was conducted through the collection of secondary data and primary data. The primary data was collected through a preliminary survey, a standardized questionnaire survey of various components of stakeholder’s namely (a) manufacturers and exporters, (b) commission agents/brokers, (c) traders, and(d) artisans. The present study revealed that 58% of manufactures and exporters and 86.38% of craftsmen agreed that the raw material procurement chain starts from the farmer’s field to Middleman then Commission agents and goes to the Craftsman. The majority of stakeholders responded that the middleman is the most important in the supply chain of the wood procurement process. The survey indicated that there is 0-5% incremental cost in every stage of the raw material procurement process and the approximately total incremental cost of wood is between 5-10% due to the existing supply chain. The data analysis related to a sequence of most demanding wood species for wood carving work indicated that 60% of commission agents/brokers responded for the sequence of Mango>Shisham>Poplar>Other, whereas 56.50% manufacturers and others. 83.33% commission agents/brokers, 85.71% manufacturers, and exporters, 97.87% traders, 98.26% craftsman responded negatively to the existence of imported wood species in the Saharanpur wood market.

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