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{"title":"Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization for Selected Supply Chain Management Issues in the Company – Using System Dynamics and Vensim","authors":"E. Kasperska, E. Mateja-Losa, Rafał Marjasz","doi":"10.7341/2013922","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7341/2013922","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of our paper is to present the new results of research work on optimization and simulation for some logistic problems in the company. The System Dynamics (SD) method and the Vensim simulation language are applied in order to solve specific managerial problems described by Forrester in the model of supply chain. The historical model of Customer-Producer-Employment System by Forrester (Forrester, 1961) has not been examined with the sensitivity analysis, from the “automatic” testing perspective. Optimization experiments have not been conducted, either. It is surprising, since the model is old and widely known. The opportunities offered by the Vensim language allow us to perform such analysis. The visualization called “confidence bounds“ is used, to show the behaviour of chosen variables over a period of time. The Monte-Carlo method is applied for sampling a set of numbers from within bounded domains (distribution for each searching parameters is specified). The authors of this paper conducted numerous experiments in this scope. This paper presents their results and offers some conclusions formulated at the end.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131636300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Medicine Donations: Matching Demand with Supply in Broken Supply Chains","authors":"Telesilla O. Kotsi, L. V. Van Wassenhove, M. Hensen","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2405956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2405956","url":null,"abstract":"The continuing economic downturn, which impacts health systems around the globe, will lead to more requests for medicine donations in the future. This discussion paper analyses the context in which cross-sector partners (pharmaceutical manufacturers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and local health institutions) can work together to give beneficiaries access to medicines donated by manufacturers in emergencies and non-emergencies. These cross-sector partners need to be aware of all stakeholders and ethical dilemmas that a medicine donation may pose. In an effort to address medicine donations under a holistic approach for the first time, we identify four factors that hinder supply chain performance: problematic assessment of demand, opaque supplies for donations, lack of funds for medicine distribution, and fuzzy communication among partners. We describe how partners in supply chains of medicine donations can tackle these issues by (a) setting up new or managing existing partnerships, (b) mapping current supply chains in emergencies and non-emergencies, and (c) managing a harmonized supply chain through transparent end-to-end flows. Once partners apply these design elements, they will make a step forward in ensuring that donations are needs-driven and based on an understanding of local cultures.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"4 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133114464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices in Indian Manufacturing Firms a Case Based Research","authors":"Kottala Sriyogi, R. Agrawal, Vinay Sharma","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3034844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3034844","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: It is a fact that there is a great deal of knowledge gap in the existing supply chain management literature, especially on sustainable practices followed by emerging-markets manufacturing industries. Therefore, this paper aims to study sustainable supply chain practices and its implementation in Indian manufacturing firms through a case-based research. \u0000Design/Methodology/Approach: The method that used in this article is ‘case-based research’. In other words, multiple cases are being selected to perform in-depth investigation and to draw conclusions for possible managerial implications. \u0000Findings: Using triple bottom line approach of sustainability, it is found that majority of firms considered in this study practice or addressed the following issues: Social responsibility, concept of R’s, minimization of ecological foot print, elimination of waste in packaging, green initiatives, reduction of GHG, reduction of emissions. \u0000Research Limitations: It is one of the limitations that this study does not use empirical research methods or sophisticated software-based tools to put forward some holistic views, which should improve current sustainable supply chain practices in emerging-markets. \u0000Practical Implications: This article would help new researchers who want to pursue case-based research in operations management and manufacturing systems. Thus, it would be a guide for scholars in Asia and other developing countries. \u0000Originality/Value: The originality is that it uses the findings of sustainability reports and other secondary data published by firms, which are a measure of significant contribution while implementing the concept of sustainability.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"61 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131810503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supply Chains and Credit-Market Shocks: Some Implications for Emerging Markets","authors":"Yothin Jinjarak","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2351060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2351060","url":null,"abstract":"Driven by the increasingly important role of supply chains in global production, this paper studies empirical association between global credit-market shocks and firm behavior towards liquidity needs across countries and industries. Focusing on the adjustment of working-capital financing, we find two pieces of supporting evidence from international firm-level panel data covering the period 2002 :I–2012 :IV. First, for industries where specific investment in the input supplier-customer relationship is large, firms are more exposed to credit-market shocks. We find that measures of global credit-market shocks are negatively associated with trade receivables, trade payables, and inventories, conditional on the level of contract intensity in the industries where firms operate. Second, firms in emerging markets are more vulnerable to credit-market shocks than are firms in developed countries. We are also able to verify the economic significance of sales growth, operating cash flows, cash stock, and firm size in the overall adjustment. Our findings highlight the importance of balance-sheet contagion along supply chains during the 2007–09 global financial crisis.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130808590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Strategy of Cooperation and Competition Based on Comparative Analyses of Pharmaceutical Industries of Korea and India","authors":"Woong Lee, Young Chul Song","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2346651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2346651","url":null,"abstract":"The Korean pharmaceutical industry has recently experienced difficulties because of the rebate issue and the Korean government's continued policy to lower drug prices. In addition, the adoption of the drug approval-patent linkage system, following the implementation of the Korea-US and Korea-EU FTAs, could lead to the deterioration of the profitability in Korean pharmaceutical companies.Of the many risks that Korea’s pharmaceutical industry is facing, this study began out of the concerns over the possibility of the entrance into the Korean market by the Indian pharmaceutical firms. With the Korea-India CEPA, which became effective as of 2010, the possibility of the influx of cheap Indian pharmaceutical products into Korea is a potential risk factor to Korea’s pharmaceutical industry with a high level of dependence on the domestic market and generic drugs. India’s pharmaceutical industry is a 16 billion-dollar industry (with 1.5% of the world's market share) and as of 2011, it is the world's 12th largest in terms of sales. In particular, it has been showing a remarkable double-digit growth rate since the start of the new millennium. Such growth rate far surpasses India’s overall economic growth rate and it has been demonstrating sustainable growth despite the recent economic downturn. When compared to Korea’s pharmaceutical industry (ranked 13th in 2011, with 1.4% of the world's market share), the Indian market was smaller than Korea in terms of size. However, as of 2009, India’s pharmaceutical industry has surpassed that of Korea, and the gap continues to grow. Notably, in terms of production quantity of generic drugs, India has about a 20% share of the world’s market. India has the most number of FDA-approved production facilities outside of the U.S., and its pharmaceutical industry has a substantially superior competitive edge as compared to its other industries. Four of the country’s pharmaceutical companies are ranked among the top 100 in the world. When this is considered in light of the fact that none of Korea’s pharmaceutical companies are among the world's top 100, one can gauge the level of competitiveness of India's pharmaceutical industry.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122372102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"System Dynamics Investigation of Capacity Building by Humanitarian Supply Chain in Disaster Prone Eco-Communities of India","authors":"S. Bhushan, D. Tirupati","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2303641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2303641","url":null,"abstract":"Humanitarian Supply Chain (HSC) is central to any developmental initiative meant for capacity building in the eco-communities of India, particularly for those which are located in disaster prone regions. Although being environmentally rich, such class of rural or tribal eco-communities and their people are often devoid of supplies of adequate Physical, Social, Economic, and Technological resources and are forced to struggle on a daily basis to survive and are unable to cope with any additional stress factors like population growth and abject poverty. In this regard, sustainable humanitarian supply chain practice and community based resource management can collectively promote more resilient communities promoting social, economic and environmental equity and ethical imperatives for sustainable community development. Apart from providing immediate relief assistance at the occurrence of natural disasters, what is more critical is their long term capacity building with a holistic perspective. This is also vital to enhance the effectiveness and speed of community response to major humanitarian programs, such as health, food, shelter, water, sanitation and employment. In this study, an attempt has been made to develop a system dynamics model of humanitarian supply chain in order to capture causal dynamics and inter linkages within the system under investigation and suggest some critical intervention strategies for enhancing overall performance. In this study, an economic sub-sector base model for the Indian tribal communities has been calibrated and used for simulation analysis as a reference case-study. The key motivation to select tribal regions for our model was that the various humanitarian measures undertaken under India Eco-Development Project (IEP) by the Indian government are not able to meet the intended objectives.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"79 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134093120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From Whence the Wood? Supply Chain Transparency and the Origin of Solid Biomass for Electricity Generation in the Netherlands","authors":"Kristof Racz, J. Wilde-Ramsing, John van Seters, Fleur Scheele","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2297335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2297335","url":null,"abstract":"The use of solid biomass as feedstock for electricity generation is becoming an increasingly prominent and controversial topic in the global debate about the transition to a sustainable system of energy provision and consumption. Increasing emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, lignite, oil, and natural gas for electricity generation is currently the most significant driver of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change. If produced under sustainable conditions, solid biomass can offer a potential path to addressing climate change by substituting fossil fuels and reducing GHG emissions. On the other hand, if produced and procured in an unsustainable manner, the use of biomass for electricity production can actually lead to an increase in CO2 emissions and thus have a negative overall climate effect.The production of solid biomass for electricity generation also carries with it several other social and environmental risks related to issues such as forest degradation, loss of biodiversity, land tenure/rights violations, and human rights abuses. Detailed knowledge about the origin of the supply of solid biomass used for electricity generation is thus essential for determining whether biomass-based electricity generation is genuinely contributing to sustainable development.Given the potential direct and indirect social and environmental impacts of solid biomass production, it is crucial that civil society, regulators, consumers and companies themselves have sufficient and specific information about from where the biomass entering the Netherlands one of the worlds largest consumers of biomass comes: where it is produced, what the feedstock is, and who is responsible for importing it. The question From whence (i.e. from where) the wood? has never been more relevant.This report aims to improve the social and environmental conditions under which solid biomass is produced. By examining the degree of biomass supply chain transparency provided by the six largest individual consumers of solid biomass for electricity generation in the Netherlands electric utilities E.ON, Eneco, EPZ (DELTA), GDF Suez, RWE/Essent, and Vattenfall/Nuon the report aims to increase the public and political pressure on electricity companies to take responsibility for ensuring that minimum social and environmental standards are respected throughout the biomass supply chain.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"238 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114337509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"중국 진출 한국기업�?� 유턴 유형화 �? 유턴정책 개선방안 (Reshoring Pattern-Analysis of China Based Korean Firms and Its Policy Implications)","authors":"Minkyung Lim, J. Yeo","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2317696","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2317696","url":null,"abstract":"2012년 7월 한국은 ｢해외진출기업의 국내복귀 지원에 관한 법률｣을 입법 예고하였다. 유턴 지원법으로도 불리는 본 법안은 해외에 진출한 한국기업이 다시 국내로 복귀할 수 있는 법률적 여건을 마련했다. 한편 2011년 6월과 2012년 3월에는 한·EU/한·미 FTA가 정식 발효되었다. 이로써 한국의 수출환경은 커다란 전환점을 맞이하였는데, 유럽과 미국에 수출하는 기업들이 최대 100% 관세절감이라는 혜택을 누릴 수 있게 된 것이다. 유턴 지원법과 FTA 발효는 재중국 한국기업이 국내 복귀를 고려하는 데 결정적인 계기를 제공했다. 중국 진출 한국기업의 국내 복귀를 위한 여건이 조성되면서, 본 연구는 유턴기업에 대한 시의적절한 정책 마련을 위해 기획되었다. 유턴기업에 대한 수요가 있고 이들을 지원할 법률적 골격도 마련되었다면 이제는 선택과 집중이 필요한 때이다. 따라서 이 연구는 크게 두 가지 문제의식을 가지고 진행되었다. 첫째, ‘유턴에 적합한 업종은 무엇인가?’ 만약 업종을 선별할 수 있다면 지원대상의 우선순위가 매겨지고, 이에 따라 정책의 실효성을 높일 수 있기 때문이다. 둘째, ‘주요국의 유턴기업 지원정책은 어떤 특징이 있는가?’ 여기서는 국내에 덜 알려진 미국과 대만의 사례를 보강해 우리의 유턴정책을 개선하는 데 시사점을 도출하고자 했다. 연구방법은 문헌연구와 현지 조사를 병행했다. 한·EU/한·미 FTA 양허안과 주요국의 유턴정책을 분석했으며, 이외에도 기존에 발표된 관련 연구를 모두 살펴보았다. 또한 문헌조사에만 의지할 때 발생하는 오류를 줄이기 위해 중국 현지 조사를 병행했다. 여기서는 유턴을 이미 결정한 기업들과 잠재적으로 유턴 가능성이 있는 기업들을 심층적으로 인터뷰했다. 이는 현지 실정을 반영한 정책을 제언하기 위해서였다. 첫 번째 물음에 대한 연구 결과, 연구진은 유턴에 적합한 업종을 선별할 수 있었다. 업종 선별을 위해 우선 기업의 원부자재 조달국과 완제품 수출지를 기준으로 중국 진출 한국기업의 유형을 분류하였다. 그 결과 유턴에 적합한 유형은 한·EU/한·미 FTA를 활용할 수 있는 기업인 것으로 나타났다. 즉 한국에서 원부자재를 수입해 EU나 미국으로 수출하는 유형, EU나 미국에서 원부자재를 수입해 한국으로 수출하는 유형, 혹은 EU나 미국에서 원부자재를 수입한 후 다시 재수출하는 가공무역 유형의 기업들이 여기에 해당했다. 이어 한·EU/한·미 FTA 양허안 분석 결과, 관세절감 혜택을 크게 기대할 수 있는 업종은 가죽/목재, 섬유/신발, 유리/귀금속/액세서리, 화학/플라스틱, 기계/전기제품, 운송수단 등 주로 노동집약적 제조업에 분포하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 두 번째 물음에 대한 연구 결과, 연구진은 미국, 일본, 대만 등 주요국의 유턴정책에서 한국에 유의미한 시사점을 도출할 수 있었다. 우선 한국의 유턴정책은 일찍이 유턴정책을 선도한 경험이 있는 일본의 사례에서 많은 영향을 받은 것으로 나타났다. 반면 미국은 한국보다 늦게 유턴정책을 마련했고 정책의 구체성도 한국보다 미흡한 단계이다. 그러나 미국정부가 유턴정책 입안과정에서 발생할 반대급부에 어떻게 대응할 것인지는 향후 주시할 필요가 있다. 한국도 유턴정책의 추진과정에서 국내 기업에 대한 역차별문제를 간과할 수 없기 때문이다. 대만의 유턴정책은 대중국 경제의존 탈피라는 정치적 동기가 강하고, 대만과 중국의 FTA인 ECFA를 활용한다는 측면도 있다. 특히 대만의 ECFA 활용성과 관련된 부분은 한국에도 시사점을 준다. 한국의 유턴정책이 한·EU/한·미 FTA 체결이라는 수출환경의 변화로 촉진되었기 때문이다. 중국의 경영환경 악화로 고심하는 한국기업은 앞으로도 증가할 것이다. 그러나 이들에게 국내 복귀만이 유일한 해결책은 아니다. 기업은 비용절감을 위해 유턴 외에도 다양한 대안을 검토할 수 있다. 대표적으로 아직까지 외자기업에 다양한 인센티브를 제공하는 중국 중서부 내륙지역이나 중국보다 인건비가 저렴한 동남아로 생산기지를 이전하는 것이 있다. 유턴은 기업이 수익 극대화를 위해 선택할 수 있는 다양한 옵션 중 하나일 뿐이며, 현실적으로도 모든 기업에 유턴이 적합할 수 없다. 이번 연구에서도 유턴에 적합한 기업 유형과 그렇지 않은 유형을 구분했고, 더 나아가 적합한 업종을 선별해 지원할 필요가 있음을 밝혀냈다. 따라서 정책 당국도 유턴을 무조건 장려하기보다는 지원효과를 가장 높일 수 있는 기업 유형과 업종을 중심으로 정책을 적용해야 한다. The preliminary announcement on 'Act on support for return of overseas Korean firms' was made in July 2012. This so-called 'U-turn Bill' created a legal platform for overseas Korean wishing to return to Korea. Meanwhile, Korean free trade agreements with the European Union and the United States have officially went into effect in June 2011 and March 2012. The two FTAs marked a turning point in the overall trade environment of Korea, which enabled Korean firms to benefit from tariff elimination, of up to 100%, on export goods to the EU and the U.S. markets. In light of the above circumstances, this research was designed to review the present U-turn policy and make suggestions on policy priorities. Given the increases in corporate U-turns, it has become an issue that requires greater attention and focus. Therefore, the","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114119606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supply Chain Contracting under Competition: Bilateral Bargaining vs. Stackelberg","authors":"Q. Feng, Lauren Xiaoyuan Lu","doi":"10.1111/J.1937-5956.2012.01417.X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/J.1937-5956.2012.01417.X","url":null,"abstract":"We analyze contracting behaviors in a two-tier supply chain system consisting of competing manufacturers and competing retailers. We contrast the contracting outcome of a Stackelberg game, in which the manufacturers offer take-it-or-leave-it contracts to the retailers, with that of a bargaining game, in which the firms bilaterally negotiate contract terms via a process of alternating offers. The manufacturers in the Stackelberg game possess a Stackelberg-leader advantage in that the retailers are not entitled to make counteroffers. Our analysis suggests that whether this advantage would benefit the manufacturers depends on the contractual form. With simple contracts such as wholesale-price contracts, which generally do not allow one party to fully extract the trade surplus, the Stackelberg game replicates the boundary case of the bargaining game with the manufacturers possessing all bargaining power. In contrast, with sophisticated contracts such as two-part tariffs, which enable full surplus extraction, the two games lead to distinct outcomes. We further show that the game structure being Stackelberg or bargaining critically affects firms’ preferences over contract types and thus their equilibrium contract choices. These observations suggest that the Stackelberg game may not be a sufficient device to predict contracting behaviors in reality where bargaining is commonly observed.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"19 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125614659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Supply Chains – The Next Generation Challenges","authors":"Dr. Goutam Sengupta","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2220611","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2220611","url":null,"abstract":"Economic trends are forcing organizations to pursue such strategies which shall deliver greater value out of their supply chains. With competition becoming more and more fierce in the market place, organizations are transforming themselves to be more and more leaner and eventually taking the shapes of Virtual Organizations. Today the Corporates are fighting the battle in the market place more and more on the supremacy of their Supply Chains forcing more and more innovations in their supply chain functions. The expectations from the Next Generation Supply Chains, therefore, shall be very high as the excellence of an enterprise in the next generation shall largely depend on how innovatively the supply chains have been designed. The Next Generation Supply Chains shall have much more compressed cycle times, much higher levels of information flows and highest level of connectivity amongst the partners. All these factors shall transform traditional linear supply chains into future supply chain webs. This article shall attempt to ascertain the challenges of the Next Generation Supply Chains and shall try to portray the nature of future generation supply chains.","PeriodicalId":129698,"journal":{"name":"Supply Chain Management eJournal","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122603255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}