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Hybrid closed-loop supply chain with different collection competition in reverse channel 反向渠道中不同收货竞争的混合闭环供应链

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109371

Qidong He , Nengmin Wang , Bin Jiang

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The impact of digitalization on operational risk: An organizational information processing perspective 数字化对运营风险的影响：组织信息处理视角

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109369

Qiaoyi Yin , Yunfei Wang , Dian Song , Fujun Lai , Brian Collins , Hangfei Guo

{"title":"The impact of digitalization on operational risk: An organizational information processing perspective","authors":"Qiaoyi Yin , Yunfei Wang , Dian Song , Fujun Lai , Brian Collins , Hangfei Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109369","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109369","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Digitalization has emerged as a mitigation tool for business risks. However, digitalization has not been effectively utilized because the mechanism of digitalization mitigating risks is still in the dark box. Drawing upon organizational information processing theory, we propose that digitalization reduces operational risk through internal control systems and supply chain networks (SCN). Based on the data of Chinese public firms from 2010 to 2019, we confirm that both improving internal control system quality and reducing SCN centrality are effective vehicles to help digitalization combat operational risk. Specifically, a high degree of digitalization leads to high-quality internal control systems, which, in turn, leads to low operational risk. Inversely, digitalization increases SCN centrality, which, in turn, leads to high operational risk. Furthermore, the positive mediation effect of SCN centrality is significantly more substantial than the negative mediation effect of internal control system quality. Subsequent moderating effect analysis shows that diversification does not impact the mediation effect of internal control system quality but strengthens the mediation effect of SCN centrality. This study deepens the understanding of the risk mitigation effect of digitalization and offers meaningful metrics for managers to prevent firms from suffering unexpected risks.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"276 ","pages":"Article 109369"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142006511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Retail category management under shelf-space dependent demand: The effectiveness of category captainship 取决于货架空间需求的零售品类管理：品类领导的有效性

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109365

Mengchu Wu , Ozgun Caliskan Demirag , Weili Xue , Minghui Xu

{"title":"Retail category management under shelf-space dependent demand: The effectiveness of category captainship","authors":"Mengchu Wu , Ozgun Caliskan Demirag , Weili Xue , Minghui Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109365","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109365","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Category captainship is a retail category management practice where the retailer delegates certain category decisions to a vendor, known as the category captain, to leverage the vendor’s market expertise and reduce the retailer’s workload in managing the category. We examine the effectiveness of category captainship compared to traditional retailer category management, focusing on scenarios where shelf space capacity decisions are delegated to the category captain, and demand is dependent on shelf space capacity. Our study considers two competing manufacturers, each selling a substitutable product through a common retailer. We find that when the retailer’s profit-sharing ratio is sufficiently but not excessively high, category captainship can enhance profits for both the retailer and the captain manufacturer. These profit improvements are more pronounced at intermediate values of shelf space elasticity of demand. Although the non-captain manufacturer may suffer from competitive exclusion under certain conditions, “win-win-win” outcomes in profits and sales occur when the products are highly differentiated by price or shelf-space elasticity. The retailer benefits from increasing demand elasticity of shelf space and prefers to designate the manufacturer with the higher elasticity as the category captain. When the profit-sharing ratio is determined through a retailer-led bargaining framework, the retailer benefits most by negotiating sequentially with the manufacturers, inducing the manufacturer with lower bargaining power to take on the category captain role. Our findings provide valuable insights into developing category management strategies under shelf-space elastic demand.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"276 ","pages":"Article 109365"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141985039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Do fairness concerns matter for ESG decision-making? Strategic interactions in digital twin-enabled sustainable semiconductor supply chain 公平问题对 ESG 决策重要吗？数字孪生可持续半导体供应链中的战略互动

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109370

Mengdi Zhang , Wanting Yang , Zhiheng Zhao , Shuaian Wang , George Q. Huang

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Modeling and solving integrated assembly line balancing, assembly line feeding, and facility sizing problems 建模并解决综合装配线平衡、装配线供料和设施规模问题

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109354

Nico André Schmid , Benoit Montreuil , Veronique Limère

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Business analytics affordances for supply chain value creation: A technology-organization-environment perspective 供应链价值创造的商业分析能力：技术-组织-环境视角

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109367

Mohammad Daneshvar Kakhki , Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi

{"title":"Business analytics affordances for supply chain value creation: A technology-organization-environment perspective","authors":"Mohammad Daneshvar Kakhki , Seyed Mojtaba Sajadi","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109367","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109367","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite the potential of business analytics (BA) in supply chains, many firms struggle to effectively integrate and leverage BA in their supply chains, leading to underutilized data and missed opportunities for optimization. Therefore, this study utilizes an affordance perspective to study the actualization of BA affordances within supply chains. We conduct a multiple case study analysis, interviewing 28 individuals across nine companies. Our investigation uncovers a hierarchy of intertwined affordances facilitating supply chain information management, cooperation, and customer-focused solutions. Significantly, we highlight the unique influence of technology, organization, and environmental (TOE) factors in shaping affordance actualization. As a result, we argue against generic prescriptions for BA affordance actualization, instead promoting a more tailored approach informed by specific TOE factors tied to each individual supply chain. Our work advances technology affordance research by explaining affordance actualization within supply chains and highlighting the dynamic interplay between TOE factors and BA affordance actualization. Subsequently, our research offers a nuanced understanding of BA implementation, demonstrating how tailored BA strategies can enhance supply chain optimization, cooperation, and customer-centric solutions, ultimately driving value creation for supply chains.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"276 ","pages":"Article 109367"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142049555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Integrating capability index and generalized rule-switching mechanism for enhanced quick-switch sampling systems 集成能力指数和广义规则切换机制，实现增强型快速切换抽样系统

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109366

Chien-Wei Wu , Ming-Hung Shu , To-Cheng Wang , Yen-Lun Chen

{"title":"Integrating capability index and generalized rule-switching mechanism for enhanced quick-switch sampling systems","authors":"Chien-Wei Wu , Ming-Hung Shu , To-Cheng Wang , Yen-Lun Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109366","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109366","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Variables Quick-Switch Sampling Systems (VQSSs) that involve both normal and tightened inspections for lot dispositions have attracted significant attention and discussion. However, existing VQSS models exhibit limitations, particularly in their rule-switching mechanism. Practitioners may encounter situations where multiple rounds of tightened inspection are necessary to ensure submission quality when suspicions of process degradation arise. Current VQSS models do not effectively address this need. To overcome this limitation, we present VQSSG by integrating a VQSS with a generalized rule-switching mechanism and the widely used capability index <em>C</em><sub><em>pk</em></sub>. VQSSG offers practitioners the flexibility to specify the number of successive lot acceptances under tightened inspection before transitioning to normal inspection. Our research includes the derivation of operating characteristics and average sample number functions for VQSSG, based on the <em>C</em><sub><em>pk</em></sub> index. Through in-depth investigations, we construct nonlinear optimisation models to determine the optimal system design and identify distinct types and settings for VQSSG, highlighting its strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, we provide managerial insights and recommendations for the effective implementation and application of VQSSG. To validate the practicality of this system, an industrial case study is presented. This paper significantly enhances the efficiency and adaptability of sampling systems by introducing VQSSG. The findings and managerial suggestions contribute to a deeper understanding of potential real-world applications, thereby enhancing quality control and decision-making processes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"276 ","pages":"Article 109366"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141933237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Blockchain adoption of pharmaceutical firms in a competitive market: Pricing, drug traceability and consumer awareness 制药公司在竞争激烈的市场中采用区块链：定价、药品溯源和消费者意识

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109356

Yajie Sun, Fan Wang, Xiaopo Zhuo

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Group decision making model for selection of performance indicators for sustainable supplier evaluation in agro-food supply chain 为农业食品供应链可持续供应商评估选择绩效指标的群体决策模型

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109353

Rashi Sharma , Devika Kannan , Jyoti Dhingra Darbari , P.C. Jha

{"title":"Group decision making model for selection of performance indicators for sustainable supplier evaluation in agro-food supply chain","authors":"Rashi Sharma , Devika Kannan , Jyoti Dhingra Darbari , P.C. Jha","doi":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109353","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109353","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainable food production is of vital importance to ensure food security, enhanced stability, environmental protection, and economic development for any developing nation. In an Agro- Food Supply Chain (AFSC), joint efforts of all supply chain actors inclined towards sustainability can contribute significantly towards sustainable production. Suppliers, who are intermediaries between Food Processing Firm (FPF) and sub-suppliers or farmers, must follow the FPF's sustainability practices at their own level, and they must monitor the enactment of these activities at their sub-supplier level. In this regard, the study focuses on developing a group consensus mathematical model to derive a broader set of performance indicators to evaluate a supplier's competency in maintaining, monitoring, and tracing sustainable performance in his sub-supplier network. A two-phased group consensus model is presented; it selects performance indicators using the Delphi method and it utilizes a feedback mechanism rooted in Group Analytical Hierarchy Process. This system is based on an iterative algorithm to generate weights that all decision makers accept. The proposed model is illustrated with an analysis of an Indian flour milling company. Kendall's concordance coefficient is employed to understand the degree of agreement among decision makers before and after the application of the proposed model. Increase in its value post-application validates the efficacy of the model. This approach for performance indicator selection for sustainable supplier evaluation research is unique in the field of AFSC. Results of the study indicate that the top ranking indicator is ‘Food Safety’ followed by ‘Payment to Sub-suppliers’. Key policy implications are drawn from the result findings which can be further integrated to support sustainable growth and development of suppliers and sub-suppliers in any AFSC.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14287,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Production Economics","volume":"277 ","pages":"Article 109353"},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142323515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Integrated cross-dock location and supply mode planning in retail networks 零售网络中的跨货场位置和供应模式综合规划

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International Journal of Production Economics Pub Date : 2024-08-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2024.109349

Tobias Potoczki , Andreas Holzapfel , Heinrich Kuhn , Michael Sternbeck

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