Supply chain business process oriented analysis

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a set of logistics activities for each key supply chain business process of the Global Supply Chain Forum (GSCF) model and a conceptual framework to guide their implementation. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review on supply chain management (SCM) and logistics was conducted to integrate the existing knowledge of SCM, key business processes, and logistics; the latter is critical element for the success of SCM. A set of logistics activities and a conceptual framework are presented to guide their implementation in each of the key business process of the GSCF model. Three case studies were conducted in Brazilian food companies to verify the applicability of the proposed logistics activities, their characterization, and the conceptual framework. Findings – The logistics activities, the key business processes, and the steps to their implementation are integrated into a comprehensive framework. A total of 24 logistics activities and a conceptual framework to guide their implementation for each key business process of the GSCF model were proposed focussing on competitive advantage in a supply chain environment. Originality/value – The need for and the benefits derived from the involvement of the logistics in the key business processes of SCM have been reported in the literature, but the logistics activities in these processes and the way they were implemented have not yet been identified. According to Eisenhardt and Graebner (2007), building theory from case studies is an increasingly popular and relevant research strategy that involves using one or more cases to create theoretical constructs, propositions, and/or midrange theory from case-based empirical evidence. Therefore, the research gap to be filled with this manuscript is: “How does the involvement of the logistics area in the key business processes of the GSCF model occur?” The research question of the present study is: “Which activities are performed by the logistics area in the key business processes of the GSCF model and how to implement them?”. This study bridged the research gap and answered the research question by creating a theoretical construct through a conceptual framework to guide the implementation of the logistics activities for each key business process of the GSCF model. This paper aimed to extend the existing theory since the available literature has yet not addressed this research question at all.

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Description and Verification of Supply Chain Business Process Based on Pi-Calculus

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.121-126.2614 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 121-126 ◽

pp. 2614-2618

Author(s):

Yong Tao Huang ◽

Gang Wang ◽

Bing Yin Ren ◽

Hao Yun Zhang

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Business Process ◽

Process Model ◽

Sequence Diagram ◽

Customer Requirements ◽

Interaction Structure ◽

Pi Calculus ◽

Uml Sequence Diagram ◽

Validation Scheme ◽

Chain Business

To formally verify the correctness of supply chain business process model (SCBPM), a model validation scheme was proposed based on Pi-calculus. In this scheme, the interaction structure of SCBPM was described by UML sequence diagram. The corresponding rules were defined between UML sequence diagram and Pi-calculus. Based on these rules, the formal process model was established. Its validity was verified by MWB, a model checker of pi-calculus. The result shows the scheme proposed could effectively verify the consistency of SCBPM and customer requirements.

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Framework Design for Intelligent Business Process-Oriented Knowledge-Sharing Platform

2010 Third International Conference on Business Intelligence and Financial Engineering ◽

10.1109/bife.2010.38 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Lingling Zhang ◽

Jun Li ◽

Caiyu Zhang ◽

Yong You ◽

Yong Shi

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Business Process ◽

Framework Design ◽

Process Oriented

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