scholarly journals The Effects of Different Supply Chain Integration Strategies on Disruption Recovery: A System Dynamics Study on the Cheese Industry

Logistics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Quan Zhu ◽  
Harold Krikke ◽  
Marjolein C. J. Caniëls
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Information Integration ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Information Delay ◽  
Integration Strategies ◽  
Disruption Recovery

Long and complex supply chains are vulnerable to disruptions. One way to solve this problem is to successfully manage supply chain integration (SCI). A system dynamics simulation is thus applied to study a cheese supply chain with three individual firms: a producer, a logistics service provider (LSP), and a retailer. Our purpose is to study the effects of SCI strategies with different dimensional focuses, i.e., information integration (Scenario 1), relational integration (Scenario 2), and operational integration (Scenario 3), on the recovery of three types of disruptions, i.e., a producer capacity disruption, an LSP capacity disruption, and a demand disruption. Tests of parameter scenarios are further applied to provide solutions for supply chains using different strategies. Our results indicate that Scenario 3 is the best practice, regardless of any type of disruption, while Scenario 1 usually achieves the worst performance. This is consistent with an evolutionary perspective of supply chain integration: information integration gives firms a competitive advantage as the first step. Working as partners to share the most appropriate information leads to greater benefits. We extend this perspective by showing that further elimination of information delay helps the supply chain achieve the best performance.

Modelling complexity in retail supply chains

Kybernetes ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Ekinci ◽  
Adil Baykasoglu
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Type Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Retail Supply Chains ◽  
And Performance

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the characteristics of complexity and how a retail supply chain can contain complexity in itself. A case has been provided to show the measurement of complexity with/without information sharing and the relation of complexity with the performance measures. Quantification of the complexity will help the practitioners to take strategic actions. Design/methodology/approach – System dynamics simulation has been used to model the retail supply chain with and without information sharing and data visibility. Entropy-based metric used for quantification and comparison of complexity based on the outputs of the models. Performance measures proposed for the retail supply chains to understand the effect of data visibility. Findings – Paper provides insight about the complexity of retail supply chain perspective. Using system dynamics modelling can be a useful way to perform what-if type analysis before business process changes. Including both complexity and performance measures can be useful to understand if the complexity is good or bad for the business and if it is in manageable amount. Research limitations/implications – Paper can encourage the future research on retail supply chains. Practical implications – Approach can be useful to analyse what-if type analysis in practice easily. It can support strategic decision making process. Originality/value – Combines retail supply chain with complexity and performance measurement.

System dynamics model of production-inventory-routing system in the green supply chain

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Katayoun Naderi ◽  
Roya M. Ahari ◽  
Javid Jouzdani ◽  
Atefeh Amindoust
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Transportation Cost ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Ideal Condition ◽  
Inventory Routing ◽  
Production Inventory ◽  
Fierce Competition ◽  
Maximum Production Rate

Fierce competition in the global markets forced companies to improve the design and management of supply chains, because companies are always looking for more profit and higher customer satisfaction. The emergence of the green supply chain is one of the most important developments of the last decade. It provides an opportunity for companies to adjust their supply chains according to environmental goals and sustainability. The integrated production-inventory-routing is a new field that aims to optimize these three decision-making levels. It can be described as follow: a factory produces one or more products, and sells them to several customers (by direct delivery or a specific customer chain). The current study aims to model a production-inventory-routing system using a system dynamics approach to design a green supply chain under uncertain conditions. For this purpose, first, the association between selected variables was determined. Then, the proposed model was validated. Finally, to identify variables with the highest influence, four scenarios were developed. The results indicated that minimum total transportation cost, the total warehouse capacity of the supply chain, and the maximum production rate are the most influential strategies to achieve ideal condition.

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

Modeling Closed Loop Supply Chain Systems

2012 ◽  
pp. 313-342
Author(s):  
Roberto Poles
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Inventory Control ◽  
Production Planning ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Reverse Supply Chain ◽  
Closed Loop Supply Chains ◽  
Operational Processes

In the past, many companies were concerned with managing activities primarily along the traditional supply chain to optimize operational processes and thereby economic benefits, without considering new economic or environmental opportunities in relation to the reverse supply chain and the use of used or reclaimed products. In contrast, companies are now showing increased interest in reverse logistics and closed loop supply chains (CLSCs) and their economic benefits and environmental impacts. In this chapter, our focus is the study of remanufacturing activity, which is one of the main recovery methods applied to closed loop supply chains. Specifically, the authors investigate and evaluate strategies for effective management of inventory control and production planning of a remanufacturing system. To pursue this objective, they model a production and inventory system for remanufacturing using the System Dynamics (SD) simulation modeling approach. The authors primary interest is in the returns process of such a system. Case studies will be referred to in this chapter to support some of the findings and to further validate the developed model.

Best Practice in Leveraging E-Business Technologies to Achieve Business Agility

2011 ◽  
pp. 164-185
Author(s):  
Ehap H. Sabri
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Process Improvements ◽  
Business Applications ◽  
Business Agility ◽  
Practice Framework ◽  
Business Cost ◽  
Operational Impact

This chapter explains the best practice in implementing e-business Technologies to achieve business cost reduction and business agility. Many companies started to realize that gaining competitive advantage is no longer feasible by only managing their own organizations; it also requires getting involved in the management of all upstream supply organizations as well as the downstream network. E-business technologies present huge opportunities that are already being tapped by several companies and supply chains. Although the benefits of implementing e-business technologies are clear, enterprises struggle in integrating e-business technologies into supply- chain operations. The author illustrates the strategic and operational impact of e-business technologies on supply chains and explains the performance benefits and challenges firms should expect in implementing these technologies. Also, the author provides the best-practice framework in leveraging e-business applications to support process improvements in order to eliminate nonvalue- added activities and provide real-time visibility and velocity for the supply chain. Finally, this chapter presents the future trends of using e-business in transformation programs.

Internal Supply Chain Integration

2011 ◽  
pp. 155-177
Author(s):  
Virpi Turkulainen
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
Supply Chain Relationships ◽  
Focal Firm ◽  
Integration Mechanisms ◽  
External Relationships ◽  
Individual Integration ◽  
Integration Strategies ◽  
Effective Integration

Supply chain relationships and subsequent supply chain integration have received significant attention among both academics and practitioners over several decades. The majority of the prior research has focused on assessing the relationships between the focal manufacturing firm and its suppliers and/or customers. Recent research, however, suggests that successful management of external relationships requires effective integration of the internal supply chain within the focal firm. In this chapter, we focus on internal supply chain integration. The author starts with the assumption that integration is an investment and that the importance of it is context-dependent. By examining data collected in 210 plants in eight countries, the author exploratively examine internal supply chain integration strategies; using cluster analysis, they classify the plants into four groups based on their use of various individual integration mechanisms. In addition, the author assess the use of the four integration strategies under various task contexts and across countries.

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
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