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Journal articles on the topic "Globalization supply chain"
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Ganguly, Anirban, and Chitresh Kumar. "EVALUATING SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY STRATEGIES IN THE INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: A FUZZY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (F-AHP) APPROACH." International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process 11, no. 2 (July 31, 2019): 153–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v11i2.620.
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Over the years, aggressive competition and globalization have resulted in tremendous progress in the development and management of supply chains. There are many high-performing supply chains that have benefitted from globalization. However, globalization of supply chains has also resulted in exposure to increased risks and frequent disturbances at various stages. One way to address these disturbances is to make supply chains resilient in nature. This paper identifies and prioritizes a set of important resiliency strategies for supply chains using the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (F-AHP). Responses from 23 experts from the Indian pharmaceutical sector have been analyzed. We found that supply chain agility, visibility, and collaboration were the three most important resiliency strategies that a pharmaceutical organization should follow to address the vulnerability within their supply chain. The findings will serve the supply chain managers and the policymakers in designing resilient supply chains through the better understanding of strategies and formulation of action plans, while also introducing MCDM techniques into resiliency studies.
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Roy, Abhishek, Abhishek Chowdhary, and Ashok Kumar Madan. "Impact of Supply Chain Management in Globalization." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovation 9, no. 2 (2021): 84–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.51976/ijari.922113.
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Globalization has had a considerable impact on the logistics industry. The supply chain (SC) is the most significant concept in logistics. Managing SC operations has become more difficult as a result of globalization. Supply chains (SCs) are the pathways between suppliers and purchasers. The role of SCs is to safeguard a product from the moment of its creation till it reaches the hands of a customer. Supply chain management (SCM) is a crucial part of companies. It is the main driver of their success and customer loyalty. Marketing is becoming an increasingly important part of the process, balancing procurement by providing critical demand information and cultivating partnerships that help SC operations run more efficiently. These goods must cross international boundaries to enter as many customers as possible. SCs are important for global markets because, without them, suppliers' goods will not be able to reach global markets efficiently. The paper's objectives are to discuss the aspects of Supply Chain Management and Global Supply Chain.
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Vidrova, Zdenka. "Supply chain management in the aspect of globalization." SHS Web of Conferences 74 (2020): 04031. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20207404031.
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The world of logistics has also changed considerably thanks to globalization. The most important term of logistics is the supply chain (SC). With the advent of globalization, managing SC activities has become more complex. Supply chain management (SCM) is an integral part of most businesses and is essential to company success and customer satisfaction. Supply chains (SCs) represents the paths between suppliers and buyers (customers or consumers). The role of (SCs) is to ensure a product from inception all the way into a consumer´s hands. Marketing plays an increasingly important role in the process; it balances procurement by providing essential demand information and building the relationships that help improve the efficiency of SC operations. In order to reach as many markets as possible, these products must cross international borders. Without SCs, the products that suppliers produce would not efficiently get out into the world markets therefore are vital for markets all over the world. The aims of the paper are following: to define the concept of SC and SCM, to list what advantages arising from participation in global supply chain and finally, to refer the mistakes made by companies operating in international markets in SCM.
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Gupta, Sumeet, Mark Goh, Robert De-Souza, Fanwen Meng, and Miti Garg. "Supply Chain Risk Management." International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management 7, no. 2 (April 2014): 80–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijisscm.2014040105.
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Increasing globalization of the supply chains is making them increasingly vulnerable to various supply chain risks. Effective management of these risks is essential to prevent minor as well as major risks that may occur in day-to-day operations of the firm. In this paper an attempt is made to bring out a schema for analyzing supply chain risks faced by the firm and develop a risk management action framework that would serve as a guide for practitioners to identify the level at which their firms are operating and the strategies they need to employ to combat or prevent supply chain risks. The data is collected by means of an online as well as an event survey from logistics managers of various supply chain firms. Indeed Singaporean firms need to properly document these supply chain risks. Moreover, there are gaps in specific areas where Singaporean firms can improve themselves and thus become globally effective corporations.
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Gupta, Sumeet, Mark Goh, Robert De-Souza, Fanwen Meng, and Miti Garg. "Supply Chain Risk Management." International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management 7, no. 3 (July 2014): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijisscm.2014070101.
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Increasing globalization of the supply chains is making them increasingly vulnerable to various supply chain risks. Effective management of these risks is essential to prevent minor as well as major risks that may occur in day-to-day operations of the firm. In this paper an attempt is made to bring out a schema for analyzing supply chain risks faced by the firm and develop a risk management action framework that would serve as a guide for practitioners to identify the level at which their firms are operating and the strategies they need to employ to combat or prevent supply chain risks. The data is collected by means of an online as well as an event survey from logistics managers of various supply chain firms. Indeed Singaporean firms need to properly document these supply chain risks. Moreover, there are gaps in specific areas where Singaporean firms can improve themselves and thus become globally effective corporations.
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Li, Wen, Meng Yun Wu, and Qiang Mei. "The Research of Supply Chain Based on Fourth Party Logistics Optimization." Advanced Materials Research 461 (February 2012): 393–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.461.393.
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With the economic globalization and the rapid development of high-technology, the traditional competition between enterprises has gradually evolved into the competition between the supply chains. It is described the structure models of supply chain and problems existing in the supply chain management, focuses on the comparison between the fourth party logistics and the third party logistics, based on the excellent management ability of the fourth party logistics and its ability to plan and design the supply chain. It is studied how to optimize supply chain through the fourth party logistics in the paper.
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Ali, Zulqurnain, Bi Gongbing, and Aqsa Mehreen. "Predicting supply chain effectiveness through supply chain finance." International Journal of Logistics Management 30, no. 2 (May 13, 2019): 488–505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijlm-05-2018-0118.
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PurposeDue to globalization, textile small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operations have become complex which raised the needs of risk-free financing solutions to support the SMEs’ daily processes. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of supply chain (SC) finance, a risk-free financing solution, on SC effectiveness (SCE) in the context of textile SMEs by employing transaction cost (TC) approach.Design/methodology/approachThe participants of the study were recruited from textile SMEs through a structured questionnaire. The proposed model and structural relationships were assessed by employing AMOS 24.0.FindingsThe results of this paper indicate that supply chain finance (SCF) has a significant effect on SCE. Furthermore, all proposed factors of SCF adoption have a positive and significant effect on SCF.Practical implicationsThis study helps the SMEs executives or owners to adopt SCF as a secure financing scheme to reduce the credit TCs, optimize the firm working capital, reduce the risk of default, and improve SC effectiveness. SMEs and suppliers can build strong relationships while adopting the findings of this study. SMEs can engage the suppliers to work under strategic alliance through negotiation, collaboration, and work digitization, and extend their payment terms while providing an opportunity to the suppliers to get their payment back before a fixed time through discounting from financial institutions as needed.Originality/valueThe present study covered the gap related to SCF and SCE by identifying unique factors of SCF adoption which was ignored in the previous literature by employing TC approach.
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Xu, Hai. "The Advantages of The Blockchain Supply Chain Under the Influence of the Epidemic --Take the Retail Industry as an Example." BCP Business & Management 23 (August 4, 2022): 577–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.54691/bcpbm.v23i.1406.
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Under the development of globalization, the integration of value chain resources and information has become a prerequisite for optimizing the supply chain. Blockchain technology can effectively analyze and optimize the information of various departments in real-time. This paper studies the advantages of blockchain technology in the upgrading and management of the retail supply chain through the case study method. The research conclusion found that blockchain supply chain technology is still in the development stage. Through the analysis of the supply chains of the three companies, it can be concluded that the current blockchain supply chain network is not well established, lacks corresponding digital technology, and requires corresponding legal regulations on the dissemination of information chains.
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Zhou, Jing, and Yong Wang. "The Analysis of the Evolution of the Supply Chain and the Corresponding Supply Chain Contract Model." Applied Mechanics and Materials 472 (January 2014): 470–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.472.470.
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Accompanied by the development of information technology and the impact of economic globalization, e-commerce has developed rapidly, has impacted the traditional supply chain. The E-supply chain emerged. This article described the evolution of the supply chain, analysis of the characteristics of the traditional supply chain and the E-supply chain, and the corresponding typical supply chain contract model of evolution.
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Brent Ross, R. "Entrepreneurial behaviour in agri-food supply chains: the role of supply chain partners." Journal on Chain and Network Science 11, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 19–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jcns2011.x193.
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Technological innovation, globalization and market segmentation have led to increasingly complex agri-food supply chains and networks. At the same time, they have also created opportunities for entrepreneurial firms to create new wealth. The objective of this study is to investigate the differences in entrepreneurial performance between firms that discover and exploit new wealth creation opportunities within existing supply chains as opposed to those that decide to establish the supply chain themselves. Using agent-based simulation, this study finds that agents that link with existing supply chains outperform those that do not both in terms of survival and wealth creation per firm. It also finds, however, that the presence of existing supply chains has positive effects for non-linked entrepreneurial firms as well.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Globalization supply chain"
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Hilletofth, Per. "Differentiated Supply Chain Strategy : Response to a fragmented and complex market." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för teknik och samhälle, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-21733.
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Supply Chain Management (SCM) aims to synchronize the requirements of customers with the flow of materials from suppliers, in order to satisfy the needs of the customers as costefficiently as possible. This has become a difficult task due to several developments in the market, such as increased competition, increased demand variability, increased product variety, increased amounts of customer-specific products, and shortening product life cycles. These developments, due in part to globalization, provide additional management challenges and new practices in which supply chains are designed and managed, and can eventually make the difference between companies staying competitive or not. The overall purpose of this thesis is to investigate how complexity and globalization affect supply chain design and operations. The main emphasis has been on producing descriptive results of the studied phenomenon. This research involves five case studies covering international transportation structures used in SCM, the selection of supply chain strategies in different business environments, and the role of information systems and technology in achieving the objective of SCM. In this thesis it has been concluded that in order to cope with increasingly complex and fragmented markets companies need more differentiated transportation structures, modes, and supply chains. Furthermore, to effectively manage this, information systems and advanced decision support tools are required. In addition, this thesis has shown that current taxonomies for supply chain strategy selection are too simplistic due to three major problems: they mediate that it is a question of choosing one supply chain strategy for the entire company, they regard markets as rather homogeneous, and they link each supply chain strategy to a specific business context. Instead, it has been concluded that in order to better satisfy differing customer needs in various markets it is increasingly necessary to develop a differentiated supply chain strategy by utilizing different manufacturing and delivery strategies concurrently. Thus, a need exists for new taxonomies for supply chain strategy selection which recognize that the markets are becoming more fragmented and complex, that customer preferences differ across customer/market segments, and that there is a need to differentiate the supply chain strategy. This thesis also highlights several requirements of a differentiated supply chain strategy. Firstly, extended supply chain collaboration is required, since a differentiated supply chain strategy will involve more supply chain partners than a traditional supply chain strategy. Secondly, there is a need for more transportation mode alternatives, particularly intermodal, both in supply and distribution operations, due to the fact that differentiation requires diversity. In this thesis, intermodal landbridge freight services are highlighted as one interesting avenue, which could potentially facilitate a more differentiated supply chain strategy. Thirdly, more integrated information systems are needed along with decision support tools. This study illustrates that agent based modeling appears to be an interesting method for developing realistic decision support tools in the context of complex supply chains. An interesting aspect for further research is to investigate how different manufacturing and delivery strategies can be used concurrently in international supply chains. Moreover, there are several requirements and opportunities of a differentiated supply chain strategy, and these have to be investigated further
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Scipio, Sophia E. (Sophia Elyssia). "Strategic sourcing in a direct import supply chain with increasing globalization trends while mitigating risk." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/81724.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering; and, (M.B.A.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; in conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-82).
This thesis explores how a retailer should determine whether to source goods domestically vs. directly by imports through international sourcing. Through the research a landed cost model was developed and designed to calculate the total landed cost of items that were shipped from overseas locations into the US. The landed cost model is different from typical models in that it integrates the physical size of the item to be imported into the total landed cost considerations. With the landed cost estimates at SKU level, the decision of whether to import or to source domestically is derived. What attributes make better import candidates over others given that a landed cost calculator outputs "yes" to import? What are some of the risks? In addition to creating a landed cost calculator, the research presents approaches around these questions. The characteristics of good import candidates are analyzed through evaluating the variables that contribute to total landed cost. Basker and Van (2008) present theories that examine the two way relationship between the size of a dominant retailer and the imports of consumer goods. They conclude that a chain needs to reach a threshold size before it begins to import. Benchmark studies of import giants like Wal-Mart are presented in this paper to understand how a longer history in the retail sector along with a robust IT infrastructure gives a company an advantage in importing retail goods. The results of this research can help retail companies with new and small import programs understand the variables that are needed to calculate total landed costs with the consideration of container utilization. Additionally it will help the retailer to decide on the best items to import in a smaller program until they can acquire economies of scale through higher import quantities. Ordering methods such as the Periodic Order Quantity Method (POQ) for fixed order periods with variable demand and Newsvendor models for advance ordering are also addressed. The results show that given several import items of varying sizes, there is an optimum region of importing which relates to COGS, size, inventory holding cost, delta of domestic to imports COGS, demand and other costs. The retailer can find this optimum region by applying analytical techniques to evaluate the candidates that are under consideration for importing. In addition to these findings, the organizational and infrastructural needs of a small imports program are addressed. The research also ties in globalization of the retail industry and the world market economy into shifts in the retailer's decisions.
by Sophia E. Scipio.
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Mazoyer, Oliver. "Centralization vs. Decentralization: Selection of Downstream Supply Chain Strategy : A single case study on the positioning of purchasing within the Supply Chain of a multinational company." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279645.
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As Supply Chain Management has continuously evolved, it has during recent times been exposed to the opportunities and threats that follow globalization. Firms have the possibility of getting their products/services to customers worldwide by outsourcing processes. This possibility has even turned mandatory for numerous firms in order to be competitive. However, such decisions can expose the Supply Chain to various risks. Because of lack of data and Supply Chain Structures, decision-makers need to distinguish advantages vs. disadvantages between centralized, decentralized or even outsourced structures. The purpose of this study has been, based on gathered data from a case company, to determine what Supply Chain structure to opt for when it comes to purchasing. This master thesis has performed a literature review on the science of Data Mining to enrich the quality of a quantitative part based on databases of the case company. The study also reviews Supply Chain Management strategies and how to select an appropriate distribution channel design - allowing for a framework about selecting an appropriate network design and another framework summarizing current literature’s contribution on the question of centralization versus decentralization based on Finance, Performance or Information. These three pillars are the aspects used as reference of analysis in various literature and could therefore be compared with empirics. The selection framework was filled in by key individuals at the case company and was associated with qualitative contributions from interviews about strengths and weaknesses of three scenarios involving centralization, decentralization or outsourcing. With obtained data, it was possible to identify all strengths and weaknesses of each scenario and discuss differences to select the best possible option. The findings were summarized into a framework where one can clearly see pros and cons of each scenario, thus providing a concise summary of implications following centralization, decentralization and outsourcing respectively. The results of the distribution network pointed towards a decentralization of the purchasing function as a more cost-efficient strategy, but these results must be questioned because of the current setting-bias with the spreading of the COVID-19 virus and its economic consequences. However, when all arguments were grouped into the final summarizing figure, it was concluded that the outsourcing strategy is the most advantageous. This thesis has thus permitted the extension of a framework that identifies the best distribution network design and summarized the implications of centralizing, decentralizing or outsourcing purchasing.Supply Chain Management har kontinuerligt utvecklats med bl.a. namnbyten eller nya populära strategier. Den har under modern tid varit utsatt för både möjligheter såsom hot vilka har varit följder av globalisering. Företag har erhållit möjligheterna att leverera sina produkter till kunder över hela världen men även att outsourca processer för att förenkla denna leverans. Oursourcingmöjligheten har även översatts till obligatoriska beslut för flera företag för att ens kunna erbjuda produkter till konkurrenskraftiga priser. Dessa beslut kan dock exponera en Supply Chain till olika risker, en brytning i logistikkedjan till exempel. På grund av dessa konsekvenser måste företag värdera vilken strategi som måste tillämpas för varje process i kedjan. Ska de centraliseras, decentraliseras eller outsourcas? Ändamålet med denna studie är att, baserat på insamlad data från ett case företag, kunna bestämma vilken strategi ska tillämpas när det kommer till inköp från externa leverantörer. Detta examensarbete har utfört en litteraturgenomgång på bl.a. studier om Data Mining för att berika kvalitén på den kvantitativa delen baserad på databaser från caseföretaget. Utvald litteratur förklarar olika aspekter från Supply Chain Management med involverade strategier och hur en lämplig nätverksdesign väljs ut. Målet är att utveckla ett ramverk för urval av lämplig nätverksdesign för caseföretaget samt ett ramverk för att summera litteraturens budskap till implikationer av centralisering eller decentralisering med fokus på Finans, Prestanda och Information. Urvalsramverket har därefter fyllts i av nyckelpersoner från caseföretaget för att jämföras med kvalitativa bidrag från intervjuer om styrkor och svagheter på tre utvecklade scenarios om centralisering, decentralisering eller outsourcing. Med erhållen data möjliggjordes en diskussion för att tydliggöra styrkor och svagheter för varje scenario för att kunna noggrant jämföras och skapa argument för vilket skulle väljas. Resultat och argument har generaliserats och sammanfattats i en figur där en kan tydligt se för- och nackdelar med varje scenario. På så sätt disponeras en koncis slutsats av implikationer med att centralisera, decentralisera eller att outsourca. Resultaten från urvalsramverket pekar på att decentraliseringsstrategin är den optimala för caseföretaget, detta måste dock ifrågasättas på grund av kontexten med den nuvarande spridningen av COVID-19 viruset och dess inverkan på ekonomin. Med detta i åtanke och ihopsamlade argument, drogs slutsatsen att outsourcingstrategin är den mest lämpliga för caseföretaget. Detta masterexamensarbete har således lett till förlängningen av ett urvalsramverk av distributionsnätverksdesign samt diskuterat fram och sammanfattat implikationerna av centralisering, decentralisering och outsourcing.
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FERRI, LAURA MARIA. "Gestione Responsabile degli Acquisti: le determinanti dell'integrazione della Responsabilità Sociale nelle relazioni di fornitura." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/481.
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La tesi vuole esaminare i fattori determinanti l’implementazione di sistemi di gestione responsabile degli approvvigionamenti. In particolare, si è voluto verificare la presenza di pressioni – interne ed esterne – che spingono l’impresa a integrare la responsabilità sociale nella gestione delle relazioni di fornitura globali.
La prima parte presenta gli sviluppi che hanno portato alla definizione del concetto di Responsible Procurement Management. In particolare, vengono discusse le nuove sfide nel contesto globale che hanno accresciuto l’attenzione nei confronti delle implicazioni sociali e ambientali connesse all’estensione delle catene di fornitura. Successivamente, si propongono le definizioni di Responsible Procurement Management e gli approcci strategici che si stanno affermando nella letteratura. Infine, si presentano le ipotesi di ricerca. La seconda parte si concentra sul progetto di ricerca realizzato durante il periodo di Dottorato. Dopo aver presentato la metodologia utilizzata, la discussione di focalizza sui risultati dell’analisi statistica ed evidenzia se questi confermano o negano le ipotesi di ricerca.The thesis is aimed at examining the determinants of the Responsible Procurement Management. In particular, attention has been focused on understanding what factors – internal and external the organization – affect the decision to integrate corporate responsibility into the management of global supply relationships. The first part presents the developments that led to the concept of Responsible Procurement Management. In particular it discusses the new challenges in the global context that have increased the attention towards the social and environmental implications of extended supply chains. Then, it proposes the definitions of Responsible Procurement Management in literature and the emerging strategic approaches. Finally, the research hypotheses are introduced. The second part presents the research project aimed at verifying the hypotheses previously discussed. It begins by describing the methodology, then it moves to the discussion of findings in order to understand whether gathered data do support or deny hypothesized determinants.
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FERRI, LAURA MARIA. "Gestione Responsabile degli Acquisti: le determinanti dell'integrazione della Responsabilità Sociale nelle relazioni di fornitura." Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/481.
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La tesi vuole esaminare i fattori determinanti l’implementazione di sistemi di gestione responsabile degli approvvigionamenti. In particolare, si è voluto verificare la presenza di pressioni – interne ed esterne – che spingono l’impresa a integrare la responsabilità sociale nella gestione delle relazioni di fornitura globali.
La prima parte presenta gli sviluppi che hanno portato alla definizione del concetto di Responsible Procurement Management. In particolare, vengono discusse le nuove sfide nel contesto globale che hanno accresciuto l’attenzione nei confronti delle implicazioni sociali e ambientali connesse all’estensione delle catene di fornitura. Successivamente, si propongono le definizioni di Responsible Procurement Management e gli approcci strategici che si stanno affermando nella letteratura. Infine, si presentano le ipotesi di ricerca. La seconda parte si concentra sul progetto di ricerca realizzato durante il periodo di Dottorato. Dopo aver presentato la metodologia utilizzata, la discussione di focalizza sui risultati dell’analisi statistica ed evidenzia se questi confermano o negano le ipotesi di ricerca.The thesis is aimed at examining the determinants of the Responsible Procurement Management. In particular, attention has been focused on understanding what factors – internal and external the organization – affect the decision to integrate corporate responsibility into the management of global supply relationships. The first part presents the developments that led to the concept of Responsible Procurement Management. In particular it discusses the new challenges in the global context that have increased the attention towards the social and environmental implications of extended supply chains. Then, it proposes the definitions of Responsible Procurement Management in literature and the emerging strategic approaches. Finally, the research hypotheses are introduced. The second part presents the research project aimed at verifying the hypotheses previously discussed. It begins by describing the methodology, then it moves to the discussion of findings in order to understand whether gathered data do support or deny hypothesized determinants.
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Dunström, Anton, Petter Falkenstrand, and Daniel Gröttheim. "Hur kriser påverkar svenska industriföretag : En studie med avseende på globalisering, automatisering och standardisering." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-279708.
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Med inspiration av rådande Coronakris analyserar denna rapport de kriser som påverkat svensk industri under de senaste tre decennierna med avseende på tre perspektiv: globalisering, automatisering och standardisering. En generell definition av en kris ges som grund för rapporten; det är plötsliga och snabba förändringar som bidrar till ett oförutsägbart händelseförlopp som inte sällan hamnar utom kontroll. Arbetet beaktar de tre olika perspektiven genom hela rapporten vilka alla kopplar samman mot kriser på flera sätt. Analysen är baserad på en fallstudie genom intervjuer samt en litteraturstudie och mynnar ut i separata resultat med följande diskussion. Nedan följer en sammanfattning av respektive perspektiv. Globalisering är något som påverkar industrin på många sätt men i denna rapport är tillverkande företags globala distrubutionsnätverk i huvudfokus. Frågan som undersöks i rapporten är hur globalisering påverkar industrin vid en kris, hypotesen är att en större grad av globalisering leder till ökad risk för påverkan vid en kris. Slutsatsen är att globalisering kan leda till en ökad påverkan vid en kris och är en viktig faktor vid riskbedömning av distributionsnätverk. Dock innebär de globaliseringen en ökad komplexitet vilket gör riskerna svårhanterliga. Automatisering är något som påverkat den tillverkande industrin sedan början av industrialismen. I takt med att nya teknologier utvecklas har frågor höjts om automatiseringens långsiktiga effekter på produktionen. Denna rapport fokuserar därför på huruvida automatisering kan bidra till att svenska industrier blir mer motståndskraftiga vid kommande kriser. Slutsatsen är att en ökad automatisering bidrar till en högre ergonomi inom svenska industrier, bättre möjligheter för onshoring och en förbättrad flexibilitet. Därtill finns det inget som tyder på att behovet av mänskliga arbetskraft skulle minska på grund av en ökad automatiseringen. Däremot blir det en förskjutning av arbetsmarknaden mot högre akademisk kompetens. Standardiseringsperspektivet tar sig ett generellt uttryck inom Lean produktion och mer specifikt och djupgående i Kanban och linjeoptimering. Hypotesen som perspektivet bygger på är vilka möjligheter svenska industriföretag har för att med hjälp av standardiseringsförändringar lindra konsekvenserna av en kris. Slutsatsen är att standardisering kan ha viss inverkan på hur ett företag klarar sig genom en kris. Förutsättningarna för det är däremot oerhört individuella beroende företagens olika förutsättningarInspired by the current Corona crisis, this report analyzes the crises that have affected Swedish industry during the past three decades with regards to three perspectives: globalization, automation and standardization. A general definition of a crisis is provided as the basis for the report; it is sudden and rapid changes which contribute to an unpredictable course of events that not uncommonly gets out of control. The work takes into account the three different perspectives throughout the report, all of which are linked to crises in several ways. The analysis is based on a case study through interviews and a literature study and results in separate results with a following discussion. Below is a summary of each perspective. Globalization is something that affects the industry in many ways, but in this report, manufacturing companies’ global distribution networks are the main focus. The issue examined in the report is how globalization affects industry during a crisis, the hypothesis being that a greater degree of globalization leads to an increased risk of impact in a crisis. The conclusion is that globalization can lead to increased impact in a crisis and is an important factor in the risk assessment of distribution networks. However, with globalization comes increased complexity, which makes the risks difficult to manage. Automation is something that has affected the manufacturing industry since the beginning of industrialism. As new technologies develop, questions have been raised about the long-term effects of automation on production. This report therefore focuses on whether automation can help Swedish industries become more resilient in coming crises. The conclusion is that increased automation contributes to higher ergonomics in Swedish industries, better opportunities for onshoring and improved flexibility. In addition, there is no indication that the need for human labor would decrease due to increased automation. On the other hand, there is a shift in the labor market towards higher academic competence. The standardization perspective takes on a general expression in Lean production and more specifically and in-depth in Kanban and line optimization. The hypothesis being investigated is what conditions and opportunities Swedish industrial companies have for using the above-mentioned concepts to make changes that reduce the consequences of a crisis. The conclusion is that standardization can have a certain impact on how a company copes through a crisis. The prerequisites for this, on the other hand, are extremely individual dependent companies’ different conditions.
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Sjöström, Charlotte, and Emma Ungerman. "Europas framtida konfektionsmarknad : dess förutsättningar för att återfå en stark position." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Textilhögskolan, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-16821.
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Textil- och konfektionsindustrin blir alltmer globaliserad och ställs inför hårdare krav då konsumenterna efterfrågar allt billigare varor i snabb förändring. Sedan flera decennier har europeiska konfektionsföretag flyttat sin tillverkning till länder med lägre arbetskostnader för att uppfylla kraven om låga priser som europiska tillverkare har svårt att uppfylla. En stor del har flyttats till Kina men även till andra länder i Asien. Nu håller marknadsförhållandena på att förändras igen genom tillväxt- och utvecklingsländernas starka utveckling. Förändringarna syns tydligast på Kinas marknad genom stigande priser och mindre kapacitet för europeisk produktion. Detta skapar nya förutsättningar för hur företagen väljer att planera sina verksamheter och resulterar i att detaljhandelsföretagen ser sig om efter alternativa produktionsländer.Syftet med studien är att ta reda på om konfektionstillverkningens tyngdpunkt kommer att fortsätta att ske i Asien eller om det finns förutsättningar för europeisk konfektionsindustri att återhämta sig och bli konkurrenskraftig i förhållande till tillverkningen i Asien eller om konfektionsindustrin istället kommer att etableras i andra globala regioner. För att uppnå detta syfte utformades en kvalitativ studie i form av semistrukturerade djupintervjuer med nio svenska konfektionsföretag samt en stiftelse verksam inom textil- och konfektionsindustrin. Studien har kompletterats med dokument utformade av organisationer kopplade till EU samt vetenskapliga artiklar.Undersökningen påvisar att Kinas förändrade situation inte leder till en större återväxt för Europas textil- och konfektionsproduktion. Tyngdpunkten av konfektionsproduktion inom den närmsta framtiden kommer att ligga kvar i Asien men flyttas från Kina till nya lågkostnadsländer i regionen. Europa kommer med sannolikhet inte att bedriva någon massproduktion i framtiden och de förlorar alltmer produktion inom låg- och mellanprissegmentet till övriga regioner. Delar av europeiska företags produktion kommer inom den närmsta tiden att fortsätta ske inom Europa, då ingen annan region i dagsläget kan uppfylla behoven av korta ledtider, effektiv logistik, små serier, stabilitet och hög kvalitet lika bra. Med tiden kommer troligtvis en allt större del att produceras i Nordafrika som i framtiden kan komma att ta över en betydande del av både Asiens och Europas produktion.The textile- and clothing industry is becoming increasingly globalized and face even tougher requirements as consumers demand for cheaper goods in rapid change. For several decades the European apparel companies have moved their manufacturing to countries with lower labour costs to meet the requirements of low prices. A major part has been moved to China, but also to other countries in Asia. Now the market conditions are changing again because of the strong growth of emerging and developing countries. The changes are most evident in China's market where prices are rising and capacity is decreasing for European production. This creates new conditions for how the retail companies choose to plan their activities and results in that they look for alternative production countries.The purpose of this study is to determine if the emphasis of clothing manufacturing will continue to occur in Asia or whether there are grounds for European clothing industry to recover and become competitive in relation to production in Asia or if production instead will be established in other global regions. To achieve this purpose we executed a qualitative study in the form of semi-structured interviews with nine Swedish clothing companies and a foundation working in the textile- and clothing industry. The study has been supplemented with documents written by organizations linked to the EU and scientific articles.The survey shows that China's changing situation does not lead to a major regeneration of European textile- and clothing production. The emphasis of clothing production will in the near future remain in Asia, although move from China to the new low-cost countries in the region. Europe will probably not mass produce clothing in the future and they lose more and more production in low-and mid-range market to other regions. Parts of the European company's production will in the near future continue to take place in Europe, as no other region currently can meet the needs of short lead times, efficient logistics, small batches, stability and quality as well. Over time, probably more production will occur in North Africa which in the future may take over a significant part of both Asian and European production.Program: Textilekonomutbildningen
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Prater, Edmund. "Essays on the globalization of supply chains and the financial drivers of logistics outsourcing." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/29511.
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Schmeisser, David Cyrus. "China and the changing structure of global production networks : an in-depth case study of a German multinational enterprise and its supply chains in Germany and China." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.648244.
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Delmas, Baptiste. "La compétence universelle du juge en droit du travail." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020BORD0168.
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Le concept de compétence universelle est issu du droit international pénal. Il désigne l’habilitation des juridictions nationales répressives à connaître d’une affaire lorsque l’ensemble de ses éléments sont localisés dans un autre État que celui dont relève le juge saisi. En dépit d’une idée parfois véhiculée, la compétence universelle n’est pas l’apanage des crimes « les pires ». Elle est d’abord et avant tout une technique au service des juges nationaux afin de lutter contre l’impunité de certaines infractions. Son étude du point de vue du droit du travail se justifie par l’intérêt que peut susciter une telle technique pour les personnes travaillant pour le compte d’une entreprise transnationale ou d’une chaîne globale de valeur et pour lesquels il n’existe aucune garantie d’accéder à un juge en cas de violation de leurs droits au travail. En effet, ceux-ci sont exposés à un risque de déni de justice qui découle, d’une part, de l’inaptitude des tribunaux locaux à instruire un procès impliquant une entreprise dont le poids économique et politique dépasse celui de l’appareil judiciaire et, d’autre part, de l’incompétence de tout autre juge. Les dispositifs mis en place dans le cadre de la Responsabilité sociale des entreprises pas plus que les instruments régionaux de protection des droits de l’Homme garantissent à ces salariés l’accès à la justice. La compétence universelle du juge s’avère dont être une technique utile pour ces travailleurs. Mais c’est aussi une technique opérationnelle : non seulement ses éléments caractéristiques coïncident avec les difficultés d’accès à la justice des travailleurs dans un contexte de globalisation de l’économie mais, en plus, elle est déjà en voie d’apparition dans le contentieux social transnationalThe concept of universal jurisdiction comes from international criminal law. It designates the empowerment of national criminal courts to hear a case when all of its elements are located in another State. Despite a common belief, universal jurisdiction is not specific to "the worst" crimes. It is first and foremost a technique at the service of national judges in order to fight against the impunity of certain offenses. Its study from the point of view of labor law is justified by the interest that such a technique can arouse for people working for a transnational company or a global value chain and for whom there is no guaranteed access to a judge in case of violation of their rights at work. Indeed, they are exposed to a risk of denial of justice which stems, on the one hand, from the inability of local courts to hear a trial involving a company whose economic and political weight exceeds that of the judiciary and, on the other hand, the incompetence of any other judge. The mechanisms elaborated within the framework of corporate social responsibility no more than the regional instruments for the protection of human rights guarantee employees access to justice. The universal jurisdiction of the judge turns out to be a useful technique for these workers. But it is also an operational technique : not only does its characteristic elements coincide with the difficulties of access to justice for workers, but, moreover, it is already emerging in transnational social litigation
Books on the topic "Globalization supply chain"
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Tage, Skjott-Larsen, Kinra Aseem, Kotzab Herbert 1965-, and Schary Philip B, eds. Managing the global supply chain. 4th ed. Fredericksberg C: CBS Press., 2015.
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Barndt, Deborah. Women working the NAFTA food chain: Women, food & globalization. Toronto: Second Story Press, 1999.
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Khan, Omera, and George A. Zsidisin. Handbook for supply chain risk management: Case studies, effective practices, and emerging trends. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: J. Ross Pub., 2011.
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Pedersen, Torben. The Offshoring Challenge: Strategic Design and Innovation for Tomorrow’s Organization. London: Springer London, 2013.
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International Workshop of Port Cities and Global Supply Chains (2005 Hong Kong, China). Ports, cities, and global supply chains. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate Pub. Limited, 2007.
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Solomon, Mensah, ed. Globalized supply chains and U.S. policy. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2009.
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B, McCullough Ellen, Pingali Prabhu L. 1955-, and Stamoulis Kostas G, eds. The transformation of agri-food systems: Globalization, supply chains and smallholder farmers. [S.l.]: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2008.
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Kouvelis, Panos. Handbook of integrated risk management in global supply chains. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley, 2011.
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Rühmkorf, Andreas. Corporate social responsibility, private law and global supply chains. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.
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Swinnen, Johan F. M., 1962-, ed. Global supply chains, standards and the poor: How the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty. Wallingford, UK: CABI, 2007.
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Utar, Hale. "Characteristics of International Trade Intermediaries and Their Location in the Supply Chain." In Globalization, 207–41. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49502-5_9.
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Kliem, Ralph L. "Global Supply Chain and the Rise of Globalization." In Political Risk Management for the Global Supply Chain, 25–46. Boca Raton: Auerbach Publications, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003036241-2.
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Carletta, J., R. McEwan, and A. Anderson. "Communication in virtual supply chain teams." In Globalization of Manufacturing in the Digital Communications Era of the 21st Century, 55–67. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35351-7_5.
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Thomas, Andrew R. "Panama, Supply Chain Security, and the Rise of Globalization." In The Canal of Panama and Globalization, 1–19. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05152-4_1.
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Garg, Chandra Prakash. "Modelling the Critical Factors of Green Supply Chain Management Under Fuzzy Environment." In Energy, Environment and Globalization, 233–46. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9310-5_14.
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Causo, Maria Serena, Erika Cerasti, Fabrizio De Fausti, and Monica Scannapieco. "Exploring Globalization with Cosmopolitics." In Proceedings e report, 169–73. Florence: Firenze University Press and Genova University Press, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/979-12-215-0106-3.30.
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Cosmopolitics, an open-source dashboard designed by an Istat team to perform exploratory data analysis using Eurostat statistical open data on international trade, offers several tools for investigating globalization phenomena such as the dynamics of global value chains (GVC). The advantage of this widely spread economic organization is well known: companies obtain economic advantages by direct foreign investments or by production outsourcing, i.e. relocating some production phases to countries where high specialization or an advantageous labor market create greater opportunities. However, by its very nature, the GVC is highly sensitive to shock transmissions and supply chain disruptions associated with geopolitical events or epidemiological crises. The dashboard will be released as Istat experimental statistical product and available online. Through a Social Network Graph Analysis approach, it will offer students, researchers and policy makers the opportunity to explore the dynamics of global trade for specific products traded by different modes of transport. The tool allows users not only retracing recent critical phases affecting global trade, but also interactively simulating bilateral trade flows interruptions or closures of specific logistic poles or transport routes. This gives the opportunity to outline possible scenarios in which the GVC trade relationships reshape under shock transmissions, such as conflicts, changes in bilateral relationships between countries, logistics or transport new arrangements, reallocation of foreign investments, etc. By computing standard Social Network indicators (such as graph density, indegree, outdegree, and closeness centrality), the tool provides many quantitative measures associated with the specific global trade structures displayed. This paper will illustrate the methodology implemented in the dashboard and will provide examples on how to explore GVC scenarios by Cosmopolitics.
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Shen, W., and D. H. Norrie. "An Agent-Based Approach for Manufacturing Enterprise Integration and Supply Chain Management." In Globalization of Manufacturing in the Digital Communications Era of the 21st Century, 579–90. Boston, MA: Springer US, 1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35351-7_46.
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Adeitan, Ayodeji Dennis, Clinton Aigbavboa, and Oyindamola Cynthia Olubiyo. "Impact of Globalization on Current Practices in the Supply Chain Management of SMEs." In Advances in Manufacturing, Production Management and Process Control, 208–14. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80462-6_26.
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Guan, Jiancheng, and Lei Fan. "Impacts of Supply Chain Globalization on Quality Management and Firm Performance: Some Evidences in Shanghai, China." In Advances in Intelligent Decision Technologies, 259–67. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14616-9_25.
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Ernst, Ricardo, and Jerry Haar. "Supply Chains." In Globalization, Competitiveness, and Governability, 125–44. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17516-0_6.
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Pearsall, Katherine. "Manufacturing supply chain challenges - globalization and IOT." In 2016 6th Electronic System-Integration Technology Conference (ESTC). IEEE, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/estc.2016.7764487.
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Nagranová, Mária. "BEHAVIORAL TENDENCIES OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGERS IN CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION." In 5th International Scientific Conference ERAZ - Knowledge Based Sustainable Development. Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.31410/eraz.s.p.2019.39.
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Chu, Chih-Yuan, Elif E. Gunay, Omar Al-Araidah, and Gül E. Kremer. "Evaluating Supply Chain Resource Limits From News Articles and Earnings Call Transcripts: An Application of Integrated Factor Analysis and Analytical Network Process." In ASME 2020 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2020-22699.
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Abstract Due to the impact of globalization, companies have extended their borders across nations to launch products more competitively. However, globalization affects various uncertainties and risks that may limit the performance of supply chains. Research indicates that models that incorporate uncertainties and risks will help to improve the resilience of global supply chains. In the era of technology, we experience the abundance of textual data from various web-media resources related to companies, which can be deployed to understand the impact of risks on the chain. Accordingly, this study aims to utilize textual data collected from news articles and earnings call transcripts to assess the vulnerability of the suppliers and the chain. Among many, we considered supply chain resource limits as a subcomponent of vulnerability and collected textual data associated with its sub-factors. Then, we proposed an integrated factor analysis and Analytical Network Process (ANP) method to model the company’s supply chain resource limits index. Specifically, factor analysis was used to determine the latent constructs of the variables that are grouped under resource limits and their correlations. This latent construct and correlations were then applied as the interdependencies among variables in the ANP to discover the final importance weights of the variables in terms of supply chain resource limits. The results of the study showed that the shortages of capacity, components, and energy supply are the most critical sub-factors. The company’s supply chain resource limits index (SCRLI) can be further calculated to assist decision-makers of an enterprise in supply chain configuration design, and improve the supply chain resilience.
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Yang, Yong. "Coordination of Global Supply Chain with Disruption under the Reversion of Globalization." In International Conference of Logistics Engineering and Management (ICLEM) 2010. Reston, VA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/41139(387)648.
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Kurucz, Attila, Fachri Rizky Sitompul, and Edit Süle. "Digitalization of Agri-food Supply Chains: Facts and Promises of Blockchain Technology." In XV. International Conference on Logistics in Agriculture 2021. University of Maribor Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/978-961-286-538-2.3.
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With the globalization agri-food supply chains become longer and more complex, what makes it difficult to manage. parallel with this there is increasing customer demand for knowing the origin, ingredients and delivery chain of agricultural products. the need for more efficient, traceable and visible supply chain for agri-food products appears from supply side. The digital methods of industry 4.0 are able to provide solutions for these demands particularly those which are able to trace product reliable way from its origin to consumption. blockchain is a disruptive technology by which every important product information can be collected, stored and shared with the actors involved in the product process chain from the first phase to the final customer. The paper provides an overview about blockchain technology and its operation in agri-food supply chains environment, then presents some examples from the practice of different countries where blockchain was applied in the agricultural sector in order to introduce experiences as facts, and further possibilities as promises by blockchain.
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Çallı, Fatih, and Sıtkı Sönmezer. "A Model of Information Sharing Measurement in Integrated Supply Chain Networks." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c10.02191.
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In recent years, academic and industry areas are both show an interest in supply chain management (SCM). The globalization of competition, the reduce in product life cycle, time depending competition and quick exchanges make the firms think about re-designing their supply chains. With the view of these evolutions, firms decided that they must use information technologies in their SCM.
In future, information flow will be the key factor to determine the levels and the difference between firms. Information flow occurs with the integration of information technologies with the systems. The success factor for a firm is to add value from gathering, operating and dispatching information and develop the work model to have this value. Processing this model depends on achieving information sharing between supply chain members.
Information sharing is a critical factor between supply chain members. The data shared between supply chain members becomes useful information for the members.
So, determining the shared data and measuring this share is an important issue. This study includes information sharing measurement model between integrated supply chain members. The model starts with gathering data with a survey and continues converting these quantitative data’s to qualitative data’s by structured equations. The qualitative data’s used in an artificial intelligence method, inductive learning. Rules extraction is made by an inductive learning method, RULESX. With these rules, information sharing among supply chain members can be measured and suggestions can be made to firms for improving their SCM’s. This model is sector-independent and can be easily applied.
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Almelhem, Marah, László Buics, Attila Kurucz, and Edit Süle. "Agriculture 4.0 Applications in Supply Chain Management for Food Safety– A Structured Literature Review." In XVI. International Conference on Logistics in Agriculture 2022. University of Maribor Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18690/um.fl.1.2022.4.
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The purpose of this paper is to is to examine how Industry 4.0 applications can be used in agricultural context in order to create more efficient food safety operations in supply chain management, leading towards the Agriculture 4.0 era. The Industry 4.0 trend is transforming the production capabilities of all industries as companies try to keep pace with the era of globalization and aiming to obtain a competitive advantage on the market as they benefit from technological advancements and this also applies to the agricultural sector. As the world's population is increasing, the importance of the food safety is more important than ever. As a result technological development is a necessity especially in light of the length and complexity of the global supply chains. This paper provides a structured literature review of related papers, examining the various applications and opportunities created by the Industry 4.0 in the agricultural sector, and aims to show how the use of technology in agricultural supply chains has evolved.
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Bin, Yu, and Hu Jun. "An Analysis on Green Supply Chain Management in E-Commerce under the Economic Globalization." In 2009 International Conference on Business Intelligence and Financial Engineering (BIFE). IEEE, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/bife.2009.140.
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Chang, Chun-Lan. "TOTAL MARKET ORIENTATION, ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION, AND NEW HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN." In Bridging Asia and the World: Globalization of Marketing & Management Theory and Practice. Korean academy of marketing science, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.15444/gmc2014.01.09.02.
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Njualem, Lewis A., and Oluwatosin Ogundare. "A Conceptual Framework of the Impact of Globalization on the Mining Industry Supply Chain Networks." In 2021 IEEE 8th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Applications (ICIEA). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iciea52957.2021.9436751.
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Dudoit, Alain, Molivann Panot, and Thierry Warin. Towards a multi-stakeholder Intermodal Trade-Transportation Data-Sharing and Knowledge Exchange Network. CIRANO, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.54932/mvne7282.
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The performance of supply chains used to be mainly the concern of academics and professionals who studied the potential efficiencies and risks associated with this aspect of globalisation. In 2021, major disruptions in this critical sector of our economies are making headlines and attracting the attention of policy makers around the world. Supply chain bottlenecks create shortages, fuel inflation, and undermine economic recovery. This report provides a transversal and multidisciplinary analysis of the challenges and opportunities regarding data interoperability and data sharing as they relate to the ‘Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway Trade Corridor’ (GLSLTC)’s intermodal transportation and trade data strategy. The size and scope of this trade corridor are only matched by the complexity of its multimodal freight transportation systems and growing urbanization on both sides of the Canada-US border. This complexity is exacerbated by the lack of data interoperability and effective collaborations between the different stakeholders within the various jurisdictions and amongst them. Our analytical work relies on : 1) A review of the relevant documentation on the latest challenges to supply chains (SC), intermodal freight transport and international trade, identifying any databases that are to be used.; 2) A comparative review of selected relevant initiatives to give insights into the best practices in digital supply chains implemented in Canada, the United States, and the European Union.; 3) Interviews and discussions with experts from Transport Canada, Statistics Canada, the Canadian Centre on Transportation Data (CCTD) and Global Affairs Canada, as well as with CIRANO’s research community and four partner institutions to identify databases and data that they use in their research related to transportation and trade relevant data availabilities and methodologies as well as joint research opportunities. Its main findings can be summarized as follow: GLSLTC is characterized by its critical scale, complexity, and strategic impact as North America’s most vital trade corridor in the foreseeable further intensification of continental trade. 4% of Canadian GDP is attributed to the Transportation and Logistics sector (2018): $1 trillion of goods moved every year: Goods and services imports are equivalent to 33% of Canada’s GDP and goods and services exports equivalent to 32%. The transportation sector is a key contributor to the achievement of net-zero emissions commitment by 2050. All sectors of the Canadian economy are affected by global supply chain disruptions. Uncertainty and threats extend well beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic. “De-globalization” and increasing supply chains regionalization pressures are mounting. Innovation and thus economic performance—increasingly hinges on the quantity and quality of data. Data is transforming Canada’s economy/society and is now at the center of global trade “Transport data is becoming less available: Canada needs to make data a priority for a national transportation strategy.” * “How the Government of Canada collects, manages, and governs data—and how it accesses and shares data with other governments, sectors, and Canadians—must change.”