SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)最新文献

{"title":"Untangling Drivers for Supplier Environmental and Social Responsibility: An Investigation in Philips Lighting’s Chinese Supply Chain","authors":"Verónica H. Villena, Miriam M. Wilhelm, Chengyong Xiao","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3681079","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3681079","url":null,"abstract":"This study unpacks the environmental and social dimensions of supplier responsibility and links each dimension to distinct drivers. Using stakeholder theory and the relational view, we distinguish between two main drivers: stakeholder pressures (i.e., from regulatory agencies, buying firms, and nongovernmental organizations) and relational mechanisms offered by multinational companies (MNCs) (i.e., lean trainings and relational capital). We used a multi-method research design to study how these drivers uniquely influence supplier responsibility in an emerging-country context. An in-depth case study with Philips Lighting and 10 of its Chinese suppliers reveals causal inferences that link stakeholder and relational drivers with each responsibility dimension (environmental vs. social). Audit and survey data from Philips Lighting's 134 Chinese suppliers, complemented with four archival databases, bolster these inferences. Overall, the results show that supplier environmental responsibility can be fostered through both stakeholder pressures and relational drivers; whereas, supplier social responsibility is much harder to address. The integrated methods offer a fuller, more comprehensive understanding of the specifics of supplier responsibility in China and also provide recommendations for MNCs that seek to improve it.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130221304","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":"Negotiating Government-to-Government Food Importing Contracts: a Nash Bargaining Framework","authors":"Liying Mu, Bin Hu, A. Reddy, S. Gavirneni","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3506235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3506235","url":null,"abstract":"Problem definition: Inspired by India’s challenges in importing pulses, we study the negotiation of government-to-government food importing contracts, with a focus on ad hoc and forward negotiations with multiple suppliers (henceforth referred to as multiple-sourcing negotiations). Academic/practical relevance: We are the first to comprehensively study ad hoc and forward multiple-sourcing negotiations for food importing. Such problems are widespread, especially in developing nations, and thus the research can be relevant to the wellbeing of large underprivileged populations. Methodology: We develop an analytical negotiation model in the Nash bargaining framework and adopt the Nash-in-Nash framework to analyze multiple-sourcing negotiations. Results: We find that while forward negotiations are not necessarily better than ad hoc negotiations for the buyer, it would be true with sufficiently many suppliers. When facing a supplier pool, we show that it may be optimal to mix forward and ad hoc suppliers. In general, fewer suppliers should be assigned as ad hoc as the pool size increases. We also find that adding a hybrid supplier (engaged in a forward negotiation with an ad hoc negotiation as the fallback option) may be better or worse than adding a forward supplier in the presence of other suppliers. Managerial implications: Our findings inform how a food importer should strategically utilize ad hoc and forward negotiations with its suppliers to improve the outcome. The work may help countries’ food importing policymaking and strategies and may improve the wellbeing of large underprivileged populations.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115623871","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 Impact of Social Ties Between Firms and Customers on Dual-Channel Supply Chains","authors":"Wei Wei, Shue Mei, Jiameng Yang, Zhiyong (John) Liu","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3477073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3477073","url":null,"abstract":"We model a dual-channel supply chain consisting of one manufacturer and one retailer, and consider two scenarios — under one scenario the manufacturer solely provides the information service and under the other the retailer solely provides the information service. Both the manufacturer’s and the retailer’s pricing decisions and profits are compared. We find that: The firm has stronger social ties with customers will be willing to provide more information services. When the manufacturer provides information service, it charges a higher direct price than the wholesale price; whether the direct-channel price is higher than the retail price depends on the strength of the manufacturer’s social ties with customers. When the retailer provides information service, the direct price is equal to the wholesale price, both lower than the retail price. Both the manufacturer and the retailer can benefit more from the information service provided by themselves. The whole dual-channel supply chain will be more profitable when the manufacturer provides the information service.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133774957","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":"Gold-Mining: Overview of Its Financial, Social, Economic and Environmental Aspects","authors":"Noorjahan Sherfudeen, Hissah Altamimi","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3168139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3168139","url":null,"abstract":"Gold is one of the precious and valuable metal in the universe. Traditionally gold was accepted and used as medium of exchange. Gold was consider as one of the non-depleting assets for both in terms of investment for business and by individuals. Since the decades, the quest for gold has kept increasing for the economy as a whole and for individual purpose. This urge for gold has paved way for further development of the gold mining activity. From the studies overviewed, it was identified that gold mining activity in the settlements has led to social and economic development. On the other hand, flourishment of gold mining has also generated enormous amount of waste particularly contaminated with mercury and has led to environmental degradation and serious health issues.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127031840","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":"Developing Smart and Sustainable Waste Management System (SSWMS) in an Academic Institution: A Supply Chain Perspective","authors":"Karan K. Gupta, Sanjay Kumar Mishra","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3166045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3166045","url":null,"abstract":"This study uses case study method to assess the existing (baseline) waste management system for an academic institution, and proposes a smart and sustainable waste management system (SSWMS) for the case academic institution. The perspective from supply chain management has been used to design for physical flow, information flow and financial flow under SSWMS. Key characteristics of SSWMS include (i) distinct physical flow and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for dry waste and wet waste, (ii) end of the waste management under multiple scenarios, (iii) information flow designed for mobile app based WMS wherein the nodes at different level will be networked to enhance the real-time data sharing and smartly managing the waste through enabling organization structure, SOPs and responsibility centers within SSWMS. The proposed system is likely to significantly improve the WMS of the campus on all the four global performance indicators dimensions of velocity, variability, visualize and vocalize. The implications of the study on the “Swachh campus mission” of Higher Education Institutions have also been discussed.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121759526","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":"Climate Policies, Economic Diversification and Trade","authors":"A. Cosbey","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3135359","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3135359","url":null,"abstract":"One of the key threads in the UNFCCC discussions has been reducing the negative impacts of the implementation of response measures. This paper explores how that might be accomplished by means of trade-related economic diversification policies. It explores the new realities of trade distributed in global value chains, and new thinking on green industrial policy, to derive recommendations on economic diversification that will serve climate change objectives.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126286299","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":"Cómo Captar Las Rentas Del Cobre En Chile (How to Capture Copper Rents in Chile)","authors":"Ramón López, Gino Sturla-Zerene","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3141661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3141661","url":null,"abstract":"En este trabajo se propone un mecanismo concreto para captar una parte significativa de las rentas economicas de la gran mineria privada del cobre en Chile (GMP-10), estimadas en USD 120 mil millones, por Sturla, Accorsi, Lopez y Figueroa (2016) para el periodo 2005-2014. Este mecanismo corresponde a una nueva tasa impositiva de largo plazo sobre las utilidades del sector, que asegura que ninguna empresa deje de percibir por lo menos el retorno normal al capital, incluyendo primas de riesgo de diferente indole. Se demuestra que las empresas que explotan estos yacimientos, en caso de ser sometidas a esta nueva tasa impositiva, seguiran invirtiendo y produciendo tal como lo han hecho hasta ahora. Este nuevo impuesto a la gran mineria no seria aplicable en el corto plazo debido a la invariabilidad tributaria autoimpuesta por gobiernos anteriores. Sin embargo, se propone un metodo de extraccion de rentas que no vulnera esta invariabilidad y que tiene efectos recaudatorios de corto plazo similares a los esperados por la tasa impositiva propuesta para el largo plazo.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117349911","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":"Ten Above-Ground Legal Risks That Can Sink Your Project: What They Are and Tools to Assess and Mitigate","authors":"A. Franklin","doi":"10.2139/SSRN.2882287","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.2882287","url":null,"abstract":"Risk Assessment is crucial to extractive project success, but yet the main above-ground risks are frequently either unknown or ignored, often because they are difficult to quantify. Top Above-Ground Risks that need to be assessed by a mining project, whether in Canada or abroad: \u00001. Risks related to Indigenous People claims. These risks have recently increased dramatically as a result of Canada’s signing the UN Assembly Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People in 2016. 2. Bribe Demands by government. 3. Direct Expropriation Risks. 4. Indirect or creeping expropriations by government. 5. Regulatory changes which adversely affect the company’s operations. 6. Improper actions by governments in making environmental assessments of projects resulting in denial of permits. 7. Disputes with a government for which there is no legal mechanism to settle the dispute, or courts of the host state are ineffective, so government controls the outcome. 8. Reputational risks that affect the company’s future prospects (many reputational risks have little or no effect on the company, but some risks can be huge). 9. Nullification of agreements entered into with governments to stabilize the operations of the project. 10. Legal disappearance of a counter-party involved in the project (particularly government parties). \u0000The paper will discuss each of these risks as well as potential tools to mitigate these risks. The tools will include: \u00001. Political Risk Insurance - understanding this type of insurance and benefits of using various insurers such as World Bank, commercial insurers, export credit agencies. 2. Financing through lenders with sufficient political or economic power to provide protections against many of the risks. 3. Using International Investment Agreements to protect the project (even if the project is in Canada). 4. Due Diligence using experts in the particular field of investigation. 5. Obtaining advice from experts who really understand these issues in depth. 6. Ensuring existence of international arbitration provisions to settle disputes. \u0000The paper is based largely on research done by the author, as the developer and teacher at of courses on international legal business risk management Athabasca University Executive MBA program. Over 100 company managers participated in the research.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122326522","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":"Managing Social Responsibility in Multitier Supply Chains","authors":"L. Huang, Jing-Sheng Song, R. Swinney","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2837332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2837332","url":null,"abstract":"Problem definition: We study the management of social responsibility in a three-tier supply chain with a tier 2 supplier selling to a tier 1 supplier, in turn selling to a tier 0 buyer. The tier 2 supplier may violate social and environmental standards, resulting in harm to all firms in the supply chain; we analyze the equilibrium allocation of costly effort by each firm to improve responsibility in tier 2. We also examine how pressure from external stakeholders (consumers, nongovernmental organizations, and governments) influences the optimal level of responsibility. Academic/practical relevance: Recently, there have been numerous serious responsibility violations in tiers 2+ of multinational supply chains, leading to significant negative consequences for firms and society; understanding how best to manage such violations is of practical importance to multiple stakeholders. Methodology: We employ a game theoretic model wherein each firm in the supply chain optimizes its responsibility efforts to maximize its own profit and study the implications of this decentralized optimization for the overall supply chain. Results: Under the conditions of our model, the buyer’s optimal strategy is one of extremes, consisting of direct control (only tier 0 works with tier 2), delegation (only tier 1 works with tier 2), or no effort (neither firm works with tier 2); we determine when each is optimal and discuss key drivers of the optimality of these extreme strategies. We further find that increasing some types of external pressure can backfire, leading to a lower level of responsibility. Managerial implications: For firms using multitier supply chains, we show how to manage risk by choosing between different responsibility management strategies. For external stakeholders seeking to encourage responsibility, we provide insights on how to achieve this while avoiding “backfiring.” For researchers, we provide a modeling framework to study responsibility and risk management problems in multitier supply chains.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114472121","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 Coordination: A Comparative Case Study on the Trailer Industry","authors":"Pietro De Giovanni, M. Passarelli","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.2857007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2857007","url":null,"abstract":"This comparative case study investigates supply chain coordination with contracts in the trailer industry. First, it explores the types of contracts that firms use in the trailer industry. Second, it examines the motivations that drive firms through the implementation of contracts. Third, it seeks to identify differences between the contracting literature and actual managerial practices. Finally, this study identifies an ideal contract for the trailer industry.","PeriodicalId":373433,"journal":{"name":"SRPN: Supply Chain Issues (Topic)","volume":"87 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133419907","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}