scholarly journals Towards Circular Economy in the Household Appliance Industry: An Overview of Cases

Resources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 128
Author(s):  
Gianmarco Bressanelli ◽  
Nicola Saccani ◽  
Marco Perona ◽  
Irene Baccanelli
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Product Design ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Household Appliance ◽  
Design Practices ◽  
Management Actions

Circular Economy is a means to ensure sustainable production and consumption patterns. However, it is still at an embryonic stage of implementation in manufacturing companies. Given its potential, the household appliance industry is a promising arena for the adoption of Circular Economy. Thus, this study aims to investigate and systematize how Circular Economy has been adopted in the household appliance industry, through a multiple case study research. Twenty cases are analyzed following a Research Framework, to map: (i) the Circular Economy 4R strategies of reduce, reuse, remanufacture and recycle; (ii) the Circular Economy levers, i.e., whether circular product design practices, servitized business models or supply chain management actions are undertaken; (iii) the role of digital 4.0 technologies as enablers; (iv) the benefits achieved. The analysis showed that servitized business models and supply chain management actions are widely used levers, while little attention is devoted to circular product design practices. Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Cloud emerged as powerful enablers of servitized business models. Two main patterns of Circular Economy adoption in the household appliance industry emerged from cases: incremental and radical adoption patterns. Incremental adoption patterns are based on design strategies focused on reduce and recycle, mainly led by manufacturers. Radical adoption patterns are instead focused on disruptive practices based on reuse, remanufacture, servitization and sharing, where digital 4.0 technologies serve as enablers. Overall, this exploratory research lays the foundation for a stronger and more systemic understanding of the adoption of Circular Economy in the household appliance industry.

scholarly journals Supply Chain Management Open Innovation: Virtual Integration in the Network Logistics System

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Vladimir Shcherbakov ◽  
Galina Silkina
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Logistics System ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Economic Relations

The customer-oriented approach is actively developing within the global trend of the modern industrial revolution that is Industry 4.0. The focus on customer interests has led to cooperation and integration in supply chains, improving their efficiency and increasing transparency, awareness, and trust. However, an issue emerging in this scenario is that conventional supply chain management (SCM) procedures are unable to identify the potential proposal for a particular user. Modern businesses need to build integrated supply chains, which require well-developed infrastructure and easily available complementary services, relying on logistics as a networking technology. Supply chains of this generation grow from traditional individual desynchronized economic relations (linear models with some feedback and the simplest network configurations) to scalable, adaptable, harmonized partner networks. The logistics potential allows additional income by reducing the total costs of participants in the network, thus increasing the competitiveness of companies; this can be implemented based on new models of interaction in the current digital environment through, firstly, system integration. Our goal consists of identifying the essential characteristics of system integration and substantiating the methods for its implementation in the digital economy. The study is based on the analysis of global best practices, considering the reports from leading consulting companies and competent analytical agencies. We have confirmed that the role of a virtual system integrator of supply chains belongs to logistics platforms; the effects of a transition to platform business models are discussed in detail.

scholarly journals The relationship between the logistics complexity of manufacturing companies and their supply chain management

Production ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Fernandes Wanke ◽  
Henrique Luiz Corrêa
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Comprehensive Literature Review ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Contingency Approach

This study aims to investigate whether, and the means by which, supply chain managers of large manufacturing companies adopt a context-dependent approach (also called contingency approach) in their supply chain decisions; it empirically explores the correlation between logistics complexity-related contextual conditions and supply chain management (SCM) objectives and decision areas. The study involves a comprehensive literature review, followed by an analysis of survey data (based on a sample of 108 large manufacturing companies in Brazil), using cluster analysis, factor analysis and binary logistic regression. In this study, we not only investigate the major effects of supply chain objectives and decision areas as predictors of the logistics complexity of manufacturing but also investigate their second order interactions. Statistically significant relationships were found between logistics complexity-related contextual conditions and objectives and decision areas involving the supply chain. The managers of large companies who were surveyed considered different objectives and decision areas to be critical to the achievement of supply chain excellence when their companies had different levels of logistics complexity.

The Drivers, Practices and Outcomes of Green Supply Chain Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.S. Savita ◽  
P.D.D. Dominic ◽  
T. Ramayah
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Chain Management

The global shift in ecological movement has significant impacts on business operation of manufacturing firms that are located in developing countries. The intense pressure of being environmentally sustainable has caused Green Supply Chain Management (Green SCM) concept to emerge as an important corporate environmental strategy for manufacturing companies. Information technologies and systems have permeated in most business activities, in which, they extend important opportunities to resolve environmental issues. However, many researchers, including manufacturers and government bodies often disregard the green concept of information technologies and systems in minimizing environmental issues. A comprehensive review on Green SCM, Green IT and Green IS for sustainable environmental performance in manufacturing companies is presented using Input-Process-Output (IPO) Theory and Technological-Organizational-Environmental (TOE) theory. In bridging the research gap, a model is constructed to link the aforementioned constructs. Next, the paper reports on the development of survey questionnaire using cognitive interviewing strategies, followed up with semi-structured interview to investigate and obtain preliminary findings on the influential factors, green activities and performance outcomes from implementing Green SCM. Lastly, the finalized survey questionnaire was distributed to 60 ISO14001 certified manufacturing companies located in the region of Perak and Kulim. Out of 60 manufacturing companies, only 32 responses received as the dataset in analyzing for improvements in reliability, measurement error, and validity of measured items. The findings from this pilot study explain that internal and external factors have stronger influence over the implementation of green initiatives in supply chain with substantial outcome on environmental performance. The information technologies and systems being the physical resource, capability and backbone to run a business seamlessly are significantly recognized. But, the green component of IT and IS were poorly attended and disregarded to an extent in the process of greening the processes, operations or entire business. Therefore, further investigations are required in the main study to validate the findings obtained here and other possible association between the factors, practices and outcomes in realizing ecological improvements in the supply chain and firm itself.

Green supply chain management and the circular economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 794-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjun Liu ◽  
Yunting Feng ◽  
Qinghua Zhu ◽  
Joseph Sarkis
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Green Supply Chain Management ◽  
Green Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Content Type

Purpose Green supply chain management (GSCM) and the circular economy (CE) overlap but also differ. The purpose of this paper is to clarify linkages between these two concepts. It identifies mutual theory applications used to study GSCM and CE. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review is conducted to identify theories from GSCM and CE studies. A critical analysis explores the theories that can provide mutual applications between GSCM and CE fields. Propositions are developed. Findings In all, 12 theories are applied in both GSCM and CE studies. Several theories are only applied in GSCM studies, but can help to advance CE study. These theories include complexity, transaction cost economics, agency, and information theories. Each of the eight theories only applied to CE can potentially advance GSCM study. Research limitations/implications The findings contribute to further theory development for both GSCM and CE study. A methodological review can advance theoretical development and cross-pollination in both fields. Originality/value This work is the first study to explicitly explore linkages of GSCM and CE from a theoretical perspective.

E-Procurement Systems as Tools for the Development of Supply Chains

2012 ◽  
pp. 1703-1723
Author(s):  
Cuauhtémoc Sánchez-Ramírez ◽  
Giner Alor-Hernandez ◽  
Guillermo Cortes-Robles ◽  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaráz ◽  
Alejandro Rodríguez-González
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Customer Services ◽  
Procurement System

The Supply Chain Management is a strategy that has allowed the organizations that have established in their business models a competitive advantage. The supply chain is a network of elements, where different key process such as: procurement, manufacturing, distribution, inventory, customer services, and information should be managed and controlled to meet customer requirements. To achieve this goal, different tools have been developed to help to the key processes of the supply chain; one of these tools is the e-procurement system, which helps an organization to control the interactions with the most crucial suppliers.

E-procurement Systems as Tools for the Development of Supply Chains

2013 ◽  
pp. 239-260
Author(s):  
Cuauhtémoc Sánchez-Ramírez ◽  
Giner Alor-Hernandez ◽  
Guillermo Cortes-Robles ◽  
Jorge Luis García-Alcaráz ◽  
Alejandro Rodríguez-González
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Customer Requirements ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Customer Services ◽  
Procurement System

The Supply Chain Management is a strategy that has allowed the organizations that have established in their business models a competitive advantage. The supply chain is a network of elements, where different key process such as: procurement, manufacturing, distribution, inventory, customer services, and information should be managed and controlled to meet customer requirements. To achieve this goal, different tools have been developed to help to the key processes of the supply chain; one of these tools is the e-procurement system, which helps an organization to control the interactions with the most crucial suppliers.

Intelligent Supply Chain Management with Automatic Identification Technology

2010 ◽  
pp. 1128-1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Li ◽  
Xiaojun Wang ◽  
Kinchung Liu ◽  
Dennis Kehoe
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Automatic Identification ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Implementation Costs ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Near Future

RFID-enabled business models are proposed in this chapter to innovate supply chain management. The models demonstrated benefits from automatically captured real-time information in supply chain operations. The resulting visibility creates chances to operate businesses in more responsive, dynamic, and efficient scenarios. The actual initiative of such novel RFID enabled applications is therefore to encourage intelligent supply chain management to dynamically respond changes and events in real-time. As the RFID implementation costs are continuously decreasing, it is expected that more novel business models would be inspired by the technological advancement to foster more intelligent supply chains in the near future.

Intelligent Supply Chain Management with Automatic Identification Technology

2007 ◽  
pp. 202-223
Author(s):  
D. Li
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Automatic Identification ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Implementation Costs ◽  
Real Time Information ◽  
Near Future

RFID-enabled business models are proposed in this chapter to innovate supply chain management. The models demonstrated benefits from automatically captured real-time information in supply chain operations. The resulting visibility creates chances to operate businesses in more responsive, dynamic, and efficient scenarios. The actual initiative of such novel RFID enabled applications is therefore to encourage intelligent supply chain management to dynamically respond changes and events in real-time. As the RFID implementation costs are continuously decreasing, it is expected that more novel business models would be inspired by the technological advancement to foster more intelligent supply chains in the near future.

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