scholarly journals The barriers of responsible agriculture supply chain: The relationship between organization capabilities, external actor involvement, and supply chain integration

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irayanti Adriant ◽  
Togar M. Simatupang ◽  
Yuanita Handayati
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Organizational Capabilities ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Responsible Action ◽  
Agricultural Supply

Responsible Supply Chain (RSC) has become an important issue in the agricultural supply chain, along with the development of the sustainable agriculture concept. Furthermore, responsible agriculture helps to ensure the availability of food and maintain land quality, enabling the land to last for a long time. However, in practice, creating a responsible agricultural supply chain is rather difficult, especially in developing countries, where numerous barriers hinder the implementation of RSCs. This study therefore is an exploratory research aimed at finding the barrier factors to implementing responsible action in the agricultural supply chain. Multiple Case study research methods were conducted to provide answers to the research question. Meanwhile, data collection was performed through in-depth interviews with two agribusiness companies, and interpretive Structural Modelling was used to analyse the data obtained. The results showed the barrier factors faced in implementing responsible action within the agricultural supply chain include poor organizational capabilities, external actor involvement, and lack of supply chain integration. Organizational capabilities, including cost management, knowledge management, and organizational policy, play a significant role in implementing a responsible agriculture supply chain. This Implementation is also highly dependent on external involvement by government or non-government organizations (NGOs), as some supply chains take responsible action because of obligations or pressure from these organizations. Another barrier is inadequate supply chain integration, including integration, information sharing, and incentive alignment among supply chain members. Meanwhile, inadequate budget management, as part of organizational capabilities, is the major barrier giving rise to other challenges. The results of this study serve as a reference for supply chains, especially in the agriculture industry, while creating programs in a bid to reduce these inhibiting factors, to ensure responsible actions are well implemented well and able to provide a competitive advantage for all supply chain members.

scholarly journals Port supply chain integration: analyzing biofuel supply chains

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonie C.E. Stevens ◽  
Iris F.A. Vis
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Supply Chain Integration

scholarly journals The Active Customer in Logistics Services

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Joanna Alicja Dyczkowska
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Logistics Service Providers ◽  
Business Market ◽  
Logistics Services

<p>This article describes the notion of “customer activity” in logistics services as an interaction with providers. We reviewed concepts of customer activity in services offered by logistics service providers (LSPs) in the food sector. We then analysed customer activity in transport, storage and management of services. We used a direct diagnostic survey for comparative analysis of groups of customers. The roles of LSPs in the supply chain and within the framework of cooperation in the business-to-business market are presented. Basic customer activities were examined by studying the supply chain, within which LSPs adapted their processes to the activities of their customers. The research results present the degree of customer activity in supply chains.</p><p><strong>Theoretical background:</strong> Customer activity in logistics services is mainly understood as part of interaction with providers. This study goes beyond this view by focusing on the independent activity of the customer in solutions related to transport, storage and the management of logistics services.</p><p><strong>Purpose of the article:</strong> The purpose of the article was to review concepts of customer activity in services offered by LSPs in food-sector supply chains; customer activity was characterised and applied in exploratory research.</p><p><strong>Research methods:</strong> A literature review, comparison of groups of customers, and a direct diagnostic survey method were all used.</p><p><strong>Main findings:</strong> The perspective of customer activity predominating among customers allows LSPs to pursue different activities on behalf of different groups of customers. This article contributes to research on logistics services while focusing on the concept of customer activity.</p>

scholarly journals Optimal Loan Pricing for Agricultural Supply Chains from a Green Credit Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12365
Author(s):  
Liurui Deng ◽  
Wentang Xu ◽  
Juan Luo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Bank Loans ◽  
Loan Pricing ◽  
Pricing Rules ◽  
The Incentive Mechanism ◽  
Agricultural Supply

In recent years, many countries have proposed various sustainable development strategies around environmental issues. The implementation of green supply chain management is an effective sustainable development approach that combines “environmental awareness” and “economic development.” Therefore, introducing the concept of “green” effectively is the main direction for the sustainable development of agriculture in the future. The impacts of green credit policies on agricultural supply chains have rarely been discussed before. Therefore, we focus on the incentive mechanism of green credit policies in the agricultural supply chain. We use the Stackelberg Leadership Model to construct a pricing model which adds the interest subsidy and required reserve ratio (RRR) cuts, and determines the pricing rules of bank loans and production decisions of the farmer in the agricultural supply chain under the incentive policy of green credit by quantifying the optimization problems of the bank and the farmer. The result shows that optimal decisions exist for both farmer and bank in the supply chain game framework. The implementation of the green credit policies contributes to both of their profits. Additionally, the green credit policies give the bank room to reduce interest rates so that the overall utility level of the supply chain could be improved.

Trust, power and supply chain integration in Web-enabled supply chains

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 524-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Mora-Monge ◽  
Gioconda Quesada ◽  
Marvin E. Gonzalez ◽  
Joshua M. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Trading Partner ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social

Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of trading partner trust and trading partner power, on supply chain integration, and their impact on business performance in the context of Web-enabled supply chains. In doing so, the authors extend previous studies by exploring this phenomenon by using an integrative theory-driven approach. Design/methodology/approach This study presents a theoretical model grounded on the resource-based and dynamic capabilities views and the social capital theory. Data collected from 175 firms in the USA are used to test the hypotheses using structural equation modeling. Findings Results highlight the importance of trust and supply chain integration on business performance, whereas power did not appear to have an effect on supply chain integration in Web-enabled supply chains. The findings are robust to concerns of endogeneity, common method bias and alternative model specification. Practical implications Companies engaged in Web-enabled supply chains need to focus on increasing their integration efforts, and these efforts must also be accompanied by partnerships built on trust. Trading partners who might be inclined to use coercive strategies to influence other members of the supply chain in Web-enabled environments may be better off using cooperative approaches based on trust to achieve their desired goals. Originality/value This study integrates the resource-based view, dynamic capabilities view and the social capital theory to explore the dynamic relationships between trading partner trust, trading partner power and supply chain integration in Web-enabled supply chains. In doing so, this paper extends prior studies by examining supply chain integration’s impact on business performance and its mediating role, as it relates to trading partner trust and power in Web-enabled supply chains.

Does Supply Chain Integration Help or Hinder in Building Resilient Supply Chains?

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 13010
Author(s):  
Dirk Pieter Van Donk ◽  
Cristina Sancha ◽  
Kirstin Scholten
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Supply Chain Integration

scholarly journals Managing social responsibility in Chinese agriculture supply chains through the “a company + farmers” model

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoling Fu ◽  
Yuanzhu Zhan ◽  
Kim Hua Tan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Relationship Commitment ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Chinese Agriculture ◽  
A Company

Purpose Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has received a large amount of attention in research and in practice. As a response to the growing awareness of and concern about social and environmental issues, an increasing number of companies are integrating their supply chains and building an alliance of “a company + farmers”. The overall research question of this study is derived from the literature, and this paper aims to identify factors that influence the integration of the agriculture supply chain and to explore the relationship between these factors and quality performance. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on questionnaire survey data collected from 462 Chinese farmers under the organization pattern of “a company + farmers”. A structural equation model is applied in the empirical analysis of the relations among trust, relationship commitments of different types (normative and instrumental), supply chain integration and quality performance. Findings An understanding of the various influences on supply chain integration and quality performance is important in relation to CSR in Chinese agriculture. The results show that supply chain integration has positive effects on quality performance. Moreover, farmers’ normative relationship commitment to the company is positively related to supply chain integration. However, farmers’ instrumental relationship commitment to the company does not significantly affect the degree of integration between farmers and companies. Furthermore, trust has positive influences on the two types of relationship commitment and on supply chain integration. Research limitations/implications The findings provide a theoretical basis and practice guidelines for agricultural enterprises to manage CSR under the pattern of “a company + farmers”. The results help enterprises to acquire detailed information about the entire process of agricultural production, improve the quality and safety of primary agricultural products and enhance the competitiveness of Chinese agricultural products in the market. Originality/value The e-book shows that enterprises working within Chinese agriculture supply chains have a long tradition of working with CSR and supports cooperation between the European Union and China on food and agriculture.

scholarly journals Low-Carbon Initiatives of Logistics Service Providers: The Perspective of Supply Chain Integration

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Qian ◽  
Shenghui Wang ◽  
Xiaohong Liu ◽  
Xueying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Corporate Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Carbon Supply ◽  
Logistics Service Providers

Logistics service providers (LSPs) are under tremendous pressure in the fight against global climate change. While existing research has examined the operational importance of LSPs in decarbonizing supply chains, the strategic perspective of LSPs on low carbon supply chains has not received enough attention. Motivated by the evolving role of LSPs from a service provider to a resource integrator in the supply chain, drawing on the relational view of inter-organizational competitive advantage, this paper focuses on LSPs’ low-carbon supply chain integration (SCI) and empirically investigates its drivers and outcomes. Data from 124 Chinese LSPs shows that LSPs’ corporate environmental responsibility and customer environmental requirement have positive relationships with LSPs’ low-carbon SCI, and that LSPs’ low-carbon SCI is positively related to LSPs’ environmental and financial performance. In addition, LSPs’ environmental performance is found to have a positive relationship with LSPs’ financial performance. These findings not only provide new insights for LSPs’ low-carbon supply chain initiatives, but also highlight the importance of SCI as a strategic approach in low-carbon supply chain management.

Inhibitors and enablers of supply chain integration across multiple supply chain tiers: evidence from Malawi

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kizito Elijah Kanyoma ◽  
Frank Wogbe Agbola ◽  
Richard Oloruntoba
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Focal Firm ◽  
Culture Of Fear ◽  
Major Supplier ◽  
Internal Integration

PurposeThis paper investigates the inhibitors and enablers of supply chain integration (SCI) across multiple tiers in the supply chains of manufacturing-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Malawi.Design/methodology/approachFollowing a qualitative approach, data were collected through face-to-face interviews across three supply chains, each consisting of a focal manufacturer, a major supplier and a retailer.FindingsThe research identified interpersonal relationships, supplier cost transparency and joint supply chain management (SCM) investments as key enablers of SCI. Concerning the inhibitors of SCI, the study found that a lack of external integration inhibited internal integration by acting as a source of disruption to intra-firm processes and relationships. Further, the research found weaker links between manufacturer–-retailer dyads than in manufacturer–supplier dyads, which constrained the ability to achieve multi-tier supplier–manufacture–retailer integration. The study also revealed that resource and infrastructural deficiencies, a culture of fear and intimidation within and between firms, corruption in sourcing transactions and a lack of inter-firm trust inhibited SCI.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper extends earlier evidence that internal integration is a prerequisite for external integration demonstrating that a basic level of external integration is necessary to prevent disruptions to internal integration.Originality/valueThis study is one of the few to go beyond the focal firm perspective and explore the inhibitors and enablers of SCI across multiple supply chain positions, and provides new evidence on the role of external integration in achieving internal integration.

Integration vs. Collaborative Redesign Strategies of Health Systems’ Supply Chains in the Post-COVID-19 New Normal using Cross-Sectional Survey Across the United States (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiban Khuntia ◽  
Frances Mejia ◽  
Xue Ning ◽  
Jeff Helton ◽  
Rulon Stacey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Health System ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
The United States ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Service Outcomes

BACKGROUND How are health systems shaping strategies to restore the supply chain disruptions in 2021? Do they want to improve the supply chain integration? Do they want to collaborate with new start-ups to revamp the supply chain? Given the widespread disruptions to supply chains in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, these questions are essential to have confidence in health systems’ supply chain model strategies. Plausibly, health systems have an opportunity for redesign, growth, and innovation by utilizing collaborative strategies now, compared to the usual strategies of integrating their existing supply chains to reduce inefficiencies. This study is focused on teasing out the nuance of supply chain integration vs. collaboration strategies for health systems in the post-COVID “new normal.” OBJECTIVE We focus on two research questions. First, we explore the impact of perceived supply chain challenges and disruptions on health systems’ supply chain integration (SC-INTEGRATION) and collaborative redesign (SC-REDESIGN) strategies. Second, we examine the outcomes of integration and collaborative redesign strategic choices on growth and service outcomes. METHODS We surveyed a robust group of health system chief executive officers (CEOs) (N=625) across the United States from February to March 2021. Twenty-two percent of the CEOs (135) responded to our survey. We considered supply chain relevant strategy and outcome variables from the literature and ratified them via expert consensus. We collected secondary data from the AHRQ Compendium of the U.S. Health Systems, leading to a matched data set from the 124 health systems. Then, we employed ordered logit model estimation to examine CEO preferences for partnership strategies to address current supply disruptions and the outcomes of strategy choices. RESULTS Health systems with higher disruptions would choose integration over redesign, indicating that they still trust the existing partners. Integration strategy is perceived to result in better service outcomes while collaborations are perceived to lead to greater growth opportunities; however, the role of integration on growth is not completely ruled out. Plausibly, some health systems would choose both integration and collaborative redesign models, which have a significant relationship with both service and growth, establishing the importance of mixed strategies for health systems. CONCLUSIONS The cost of healthcare continues to rise, and supply-related costs constitute a large portion of a hospital’s expenditure. Understanding supply chain strategic choices are essential for the success of a health system. Although collaborative revamp is an option; but still focusing on and improving existing integration dynamics is helpful to foster both growth and services for health systems.

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