Cost Framework for Evaluation of Information Technology Alternatives in Supply Chain

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagdish Pathak ◽  
Navneet Vidyarthi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Lead Times ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
The Right ◽  
Pair Wise Comparison ◽  
Cost Components

Organizations are often facing the problem of determining the degree of investment in building information links with their suppliers and buyers to reduce costs, lead times, and quality problems, improve timely customized delivery, increase asset utilization, and improve corporate profitability. One of the critical enablers for an efficient and effective supply chain is timely planning and information processing across the entire value-added chain. This paper presents an analytical model for selecting the right mix of analytical software and hardware alternatives at various planning and execution levels of an organization to remain competitive in a supply chain. Factors such as quality, reliability, flexibility, timeliness and organizational compatibility have been quantified into cost components that form the weighted cost function. The weights of the various cost components of software and hardware are derived from pair-wise comparison. These weights account for the relative importance of alternative supply chain strategies for an organization. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed framework and exhibit the efficacy of the procedures and algorithms.

Cost Framework for Evaluation of Information Technology Alternatives in Supply Chain

2012 ◽  
pp. 353-372
Author(s):  
Jagdish Pathak ◽  
Navneet Vidyarthi
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Lead Times ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
The Right ◽  
Pair Wise Comparison ◽  
Cost Components

Organizations are often facing the problem of determining the degree of investment in building information links with their suppliers and buyers to reduce costs, lead times, and quality problems, improve timely customized delivery, increase asset utilization, and improve corporate profitability. One of the critical enablers for an efficient and effective supply chain is timely planning and information processing across the entire value-added chain. This paper presents an analytical model for selecting the right mix of analytical software and hardware alternatives at various planning and execution levels of an organization to remain competitive in a supply chain. Factors such as quality, reliability, flexibility, timeliness and organizational compatibility have been quantified into cost components that form the weighted cost function. The weights of the various cost components of software and hardware are derived from pair-wise comparison. These weights account for the relative importance of alternative supply chain strategies for an organization. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed framework and exhibit the efficacy of the procedures and algorithms.

Impetus to Supply Chain Decisions with IT Tools

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Sekhar Patro ◽  
K. Madhu Kishore Raghunath
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Quality Information ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Supply Chain Costs ◽  
The Future ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Right ◽  
Entire Distribution

Information Technology (IT) and its use in organizations and across the supply chain has become a determinant of competitive advantage for many corporations. This paper focuses on the usage of IT tools for Supply Chain Management (SCM). It also highlights the contribution of IT in helping to restructure the entire distribution set up to achieve higher service levels and lower inventory and lower supply chain costs. In order to survive and beat the competition in today's competitive world, one has to manage the future. Managing the future means managing information. In order to deliver quality information to the decision-maker at the right time and in order to automate the process of data collection, collation and refinement, organizations have to make Information Technology an ally, harness its full potential and use it in the best possible way. Information Technology is beneficial for cooperation and integration within the stakeholders of the supply chain.

E-Business Risk Management in Firms

2011 ◽  
pp. 448-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganesh Vaidyanathan
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Business Risk ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Integrated Supply Chain

In order to understand the different types of e-business risks, this chapter uses a framework focusing on five dimensions of e-businesses. This chapter examines e-business risk management in a broader context by integrating various functions within firms. Primary consideration is given to characteristics of the integrated supply chain functionalities of a firm and their associations with information technology (IT), business models of firms, business processes that have become important to e-business, services that have been interlocked into e-business, the relative importance of partnerships, trust, and the necessity of adaptation in managing the supply chain in order to attain competitive advantage. The purpose of this chapter is to understand how to identify and manage various online risks.

E-Business Risk Management in Firms

2011 ◽  
pp. 267-291
Author(s):  
Ganesh Vaidyanathan
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Business Risk ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Integrated Supply Chain

In order to understand the different types of e-business risks, this chapter uses a framework focusing on five dimensions of e-businesses. This chapter examines e-business risk management in a broader context by integrating various functions within firms. Primary consideration is given to characteristics of the integrated supply chain functionalities of a firm and their associations with information technology (IT), business models of firms, business processes that have become important to e-business, services that have been interlocked into e-business, the relative importance of partnerships, trust, and the necessity of adaptation in managing the supply chain in order to attain competitive advantage. The purpose of this chapter is to understand how to identify and manage various online risks.

scholarly journals A BIM-based Supply Chain Integration for Prefabrication and Modularization

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iloabuchi Alex Ocheoha ◽  
Osama Moselhi
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Cash Flows ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Just In Time ◽  
Lead Times ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Transportation Logistics ◽  
Precast Elements

Prefabrication and modularization helps to reduce cost and schedule time for on-site activities. The use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) helps to improve collaboration and improve the construction process. The improved installation precision provided by BIM Model-Driven Prefabrication can decrease on-site labor time and increase productivity. Prefabrication, Modularization, and off-site construction transfers activities that would have been performed on site to earlier stages of the supply chain. The implementation of Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery transfers the costs and risks associated with inventory to the supplier. Construction Supply Chain Integration can help reduce cost and waste across the supply chain particularly for large and complex buildings. This paper presents a methodology that utilizes a BIM based construction supply chain integration to reduce cost and waste in the construction and offsite manufacturing processes. It utilizes the integration of BIM with the on-site schedule and the manufacturing or fabrication schedule of the different supply chain members. The methodology utilizes the onsite schedule, lead times of prefabricated elements or modules and the transportation logistics to help reduce cost across the supply chain. The information, material and cash flows as well as the transportation logistics is utilized in generating an optimized just-in-time delivery schedule for large and complex buildings. The optimized delivery schedule takes into account the variations in the on-site and off-site schedules to forecast delivery dates of precast elements or fabricated modules.

Information Technology Paraphernalia for Supply Chain Management Decisions

2020 ◽  
pp. 551-577
Author(s):  
Chandra Sekhar Patro ◽  
K. Madhu Kishore Raghunath
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Supply Chain Costs ◽  
Future Supply ◽  
The Right

Technology and world around have always been advancing time to time. One can speak of diverse areas to show how important IT is in daily business life, and of much Supply chain is one such area with more scope for Information Technology (IT) and has become a determinant of competitive advantage across the organizations. In order to survive in today's competitive environment the firms need to manage the future supply chain. In order to deliver quality information to the decision-maker at the right time and in order to automate the process of data collection, collation and refinement, the companies have to make IT an ally, harness its full potential and use it in the best possible means. IT is beneficial for cooperation and integration within the stakeholders of the supply chain. The chapter throw a light upon the stature of various technology based Tools in Supply Chain Management (SCM). The study also highlights the contribution of technology in helping to restructure the entire supply chain process to achieve higher service levels, lower inventory and the supply chain costs.

Information Technology Paraphernalia for Supply Chain Management Decisions

2017 ◽  
pp. 294-320
Author(s):  
Chandra Sekhar Patro ◽  
K. Madhu Kishore Raghunath
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Chain Process ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
Supply Chain Costs ◽  
Future Supply ◽  
The Right

Technology and world around have always been advancing time to time. One can speak of diverse areas to show how important IT is in daily business life, and of much Supply chain is one such area with more scope for Information Technology (IT) and has become a determinant of competitive advantage across the organizations. In order to survive in today's competitive environment the firms need to manage the future supply chain. In order to deliver quality information to the decision-maker at the right time and in order to automate the process of data collection, collation and refinement, the companies have to make IT an ally, harness its full potential and use it in the best possible means. IT is beneficial for cooperation and integration within the stakeholders of the supply chain. The chapter throw a light upon the stature of various technology based Tools in Supply Chain Management (SCM). The study also highlights the contribution of technology in helping to restructure the entire supply chain process to achieve higher service levels, lower inventory and the supply chain costs.

scholarly journals Construction industrialization and it integration: how tall wood buildings can show the right path towards construction 4.0

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Conrad Boton ◽  
Daniel Forgues
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Wood Construction ◽  
It Integration ◽  
Building Information ◽  
The Right

The construction industry has been considered as refractory to information technologies. However, new technological approaches, such as the Building Information Modeling (BIM), are becoming increasingly adopted and are promising better collaboration, better flow optimization and greater integration of the supply chain. These changes are preparing the industry for the advent of "Construction 4.0", a more federating concept than BIM. This article explores the concept and shows how tall wood buildings could show the right path and lead the way for the rest of the industry. The research shows that while tall wood construction actually presents the potential to fit the construction 4.0 requirements, current practices are far from being uniform from one project to another. It also illustrates the need for a close collaboration between practitioners and researchers in order to overcome the current challenges.

scholarly journals Peluang dan Tantangan Pengembangan Rantai Pasok bagi Peningkatan Nilai Produk Nanas dari Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mestika Silalahi ◽  
Yosef Manik
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Production Capacity ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
C Value ◽  
Processing Product ◽  
The Right

Penelitian ini dimaksudkan untuk menyusun strategi yang tepat dalam peningkatan nilai tambah nanas di Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara yang dapat mempengaruhi ekonomi satiap pemangku kepentingan yang terlibat. Dalam mencapai tujuan telah dilakukan langkah- langkah yang terdiri dari: i) Mengidentifikasi model-model rantai pasok nanas di sentra produksi nanas yaitu di Kecamatan Sipahutar. ii) Menganalisis rantai nilai dan nilai tambah pada setiap aktor rantai pasok peran. Metode yang digunakan dalam aktivitas ini adalah deskriptif-eksploratif yang mencakup: i) Metode kualitatif mencakup studi literatur dalam memperoleh data dan acuan pengerjaan, observasi dan wawancara dengan pelaku rantai pasok, lembaga terkait (Penyuluh Pertanian Lapangan Kecamatan Sipahutar, Dinas Pertanian dan Dinas Koperasi UKM Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara). ii) Metode Hayami untuk menganalisis nilai tambah nanas. Dari hasil penelitian ini didapatkan fakta bahwa luas produktif pertanian nanas di Kabupaten Tapanuli Utara 1947.09 Ha dengan kapasitas produksi sebesar 34875.16 ton/tahun. Pasokan nanas distribusikan dalam 2 model rantai pasokan yaitu rantai pasok nanas segar dan rantai pasok dodol nanas. Dalam rantai pasokan ada 7 pihak yang terlibat sebagai stakeholder yaitu petani, pengumpul desa, pedagang besar luar/dalam daerah, pedagang pengecer, UKM dan konsumen akhir. Dari pemetaan rantai nilai didapatkan bahwa nilai R/C tertinggi diperoleh UKM dodol nanas (1,60) dan terendah adalah petani nanas (1.14), pengumpul, pedagang besar dan pedagang pengecer mendapatkan nilai R/C masing-masing 1.22, 1.45, dan 1.45. Data dan informasi ini diolah dalam sebuah analisis SWOT diperoleh tantangan dan peluang yang perlu diperhatikan untuk mengembangkan rantai pasok demi mengembangkan nilai produk nanas. Diantaranya yaitu pengembangan produk turunan, membuat sentra produk pengolahan, pelatihan terhadap UKM produk turunan nanas dan membuat koperasi sebagai penghubung antara petani dan pedagang pengecer.   This research is intended to develop the right strategy in increasing the added value of pineapple in North Tapanuli Regency which can affect the economy as well as the stakeholders involved. In achieving the objectives, steps have been taken which consist of: i) Identifying pineapple supply chain models at pineapple production centers, namely in Sipahutar District. ii) Analyzing value and value added chains for each role supply chain actor. The method used in this activity is descriptive-explorative which includes: i) Qualitative methods include the study of literature in obtaining data and reference to work, observation and interviews with supply chain actors, related institutions (Agricultural Extension Fields of Sipahutar District, Agriculture Service and UKM Cooperative Office North Tapanuli Regency). ii) Hayami's method for analyzing the added value of pineapple. From the results of this study, it was found that the area of productive pineapple farming in North Tapanuli Regency was 1947.09 Ha with a production capacity of 34875.16 tons / year. The supply of pineapple is distributed in 2 supply chain models, namely supply chain of fresh pineapple and supply chain of pineapple dodol. In the supply chain there are 7 parties involved as stakeholders, namely farmers, village collectors, outside / regional large traders, retailers, UKM and end consumers. From the value chain mapping it was found that the highest R / C value was obtained by pineapple dodol (1.60) and the lowest was pineapple farmers (1.15), collectors, wholesalers and retailers getting R / C values of 1.22, 1.45 and 1.45 . This data and information is processed in a SWOT analysis, which presents challenges and opportunities that need to be considered to develop the supply chain to develop the value of pineapple products. Among them are the development of derivative products, making processing product centers, training of UKM derived from pineapple products and making cooperatives as a liaison between farmers and retailers.

E-Business Risk Management in Firms

2009 ◽  
pp. 1821-1842
Author(s):  
Ganesh Vaidyanathan
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Business Risk ◽  
Business Services ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Integrated Supply Chain

In order to understand the different types of e-business risks, this chapter uses a framework focusing on five dimensions of e-businesses. This chapter examines e-business risk management in a broader context by integrating various functions within firms. Primary consideration is given to characteristics of the integrated supply chain functionalities of a firm and their associations with information technology (IT), business models of firms, business processes that have become important to e-business, services that have been interlocked into e-business, the relative importance of partnerships, trust, and the necessity of adaptation in managing the supply chain in order to attain competitive advantage. The purpose of this chapter is to understand how to identify and manage various online risks.

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