Supply Chain Management Best Practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Blanchard
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Chain Management

scholarly journals Procedure for Modeling and Improving E-SCM Processes

2007 ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Boonyathan ◽  
L. Al-Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Process Mapping ◽  
Electronic Technology ◽  
Chain Management

Today’s managers are turning to the functions of the supply chain to improve margins and gain competitive advantage. The explosion of the Internet and other e-business technologies has made real-time, online communication throughout the entire supply chain a reality. Electronic supply chain management (e-SCM) is a reference to the supply chain that is structured via electronic technology-enabled relationships. This chapter concentrates on the development of a procedure referred to as eSCM-I for e-SCM process improvement. The procedure focuses on process mapping and relies on principles of coordination theory. It is based on SCOR to standardize the process and take advantage of this technique of benchmarking/best practices potential. The procedure employs IDEF0 technique for mapping the processes.

scholarly journals Supply chain management best practices: A case of humanitarian aid in southern Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngonidzahe K. Ngwenya ◽  
Micheline J.A. Naude
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
African Region ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Disaster Relief Operations ◽  
Relief Operations ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background: A key contemporary issue in the southern African region is the increased frequency of the number of natural disaster occurrences. Because of the extent of the damage as a result of these disasters, beneficiary needs have to be met to mitigate against consequent hardships and the loss of lives in the affected communities.Objectives: This article reports on a study that investigated supply chain management best practices that are employed by the United Nations World Food Programme’s (UNWFP) when dealing with disasters.Method: This exploratory study consisted of five in-depth interviews with voluntary participants at the UNWFP regional office in Johannesburg to determine the various initiatives adopted by the UNWFP that ensure successful disaster relief operations. Thematic analyses were used to analyse the collected data.Results: Based on the themes generated from the in-depth interviews, supply chain best practices were mainly linked to the concepts of agility, responsiveness and flexibility.Conclusion: The main findings revealed that the strategic planning, implementation and controlling of agile, flexible and responsive supply chain practices can contribute to the success of logistical operations supporting humanitarian efforts in southern Africa.

Best Practices in Green Supply Chain Management

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Samar Ali ◽  
Rajbir Kaur ◽  
Jose Antonio Marmolejo Saucedo
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management

scholarly journals Best supply chain management practices and high-performance firms

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 1482-1509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moh’d Anwer AL-Shboul ◽  
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes ◽  
Vikas Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supplier Collaboration

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the best supply chain management (SCM) practices that are implemented in medium- and large-sized Gulf manufacturing firms (MFs).Design/methodology/approachThis study has explored seven SCM practices, i.e. supplier collaboration, flexibility with partners, usage of internet, customer focus (CF), lean production (LP), internal integration (II) and quality management (QM). It assumes that the best-performing firms must be the ones implementing the best practices.t-test and multiple linear regression analyses were used to establish the best practices, implemented by medium and large-sized Gulf MFs.FindingsThe results showed that QM, CF and supplier collaboration are considered as best SCM practices in Gulf MFs. Usage of internet may have been the best practice previously, but not anymore. LP cannot yet be qualified as, but may develop into the best SCM practice.Practical implicationsThe study provides a useful contribution to the field of best SCM practices as it provides better decision-making insights and a benchmarking base to top managers, policy makers and academics. It is likely to result in increased overall performance of their firms.Originality/valueThe study provides an understanding of the distinctive characteristics of the best SCM practices, implemented by Gulf MFs. It has broader implications for all MFs, particularly in developing economies where the growth of manufacturing and effective management of their supply chains is a key element for the economic development.

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