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Using integrated spreadsheet modeling for supply chain analysis
Gary A. SmithSpreadsheet software, notably Microsoft Excel, can be used very effectively for analyzing logistics and supply chain issues. Spreadsheets allow analysis from many different…
Strategies of supply communities
Jeffrey P. Katz, Mark D. Pagell, James M. BloodgoodOnly one customer really counts: the end customer. The final purchaser decides whether each supply chain member adds value, and is thus willing to pay for the added benefit, or…
Holistic and cross‐disciplinary deficiencies in the theory generation of supply chain management
Göran SvenssonGeneric deficiencies are identified in the theory generation of supply chain management (SCM). There is a crucial and challenging necessity to revise and extend the current theory…
The impact of marketing initiatives on the supply chain
Rhonda R. Lummus, Leslie K. Duclos, Robert J. VokurkaEffective supply chain management requires sharing information between nodes of the chain. In consumer chains, this demand communication often results in a bullwhip effect as…
On‐line trust building in e‐enabled supply chain
Ashish Agarwal, Ravi ShankarTrust is a binding force in most buyer‐supplier transactions. It is critical when uncertainty and asymmetric product information are present in the transaction of a supply chain…
Vendor selection and order quantity allocation in volume discount environments
Nasr‐Eddine DahelThis article presents a multiobjective mixed integer programming approach to simultaneously determine the number of vendors to employ and the order quantities to allocate to these…
E‐business and e‐supply strategy in small and medium sized businesses (SMEs)
B.A. Wagner, Ian Fillis, U. JohanssonThe purpose of this research was to investigate e‐business and e‐supply strategies in Scottish small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). The paper reviews academic literature…
Outsourcing: a public‐private sector comparison
Bernard Burnes, Antisthenis AnastasiadisOutsourcing is one of the fastest‐growing and arguably most important areas of business activity. This article examines the differing motivations behind and approaches to…
Global sourcing: process and design for efficient management
Amy Z. ZengAlthough the literature on the strategic aspect of global sourcing is large, detailed studies on this procurement strategy from a process perspective are limited. This paper…
Outsourcing: insights from the telecommunications industry
Ronan McIvorThe aim of this research is to identify the drivers and processes that can influence the outsourcing process in the telecommunications industry. The research focuses on a…
Re‐engineering a construction supply chain: a material flow control approach
Paul Childerhouse, Jayne Lewis, Mohamed Naim, Denis R. TowillFrom the arguably poor platforms described by the Egan, Latham, and Royal Academy of Engineering reports on the construction sector, there is now evidence that the supply chain…
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