Supply Chain Value Management
No doubt that the efficient management of the Supply Chain is crucial for any business, but the grasping question always comes is how does it create value for the firm?…
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Management is often defined in Operations Management literature as the integrative planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all Logistics Management activities…
Complexity and Adaptivity of Buyer-Supplier Networks
Buyer-Supply networks are composed of multiple numbers of firms from a variety of interrelated industries. Such networks are subject to shifting strategies and objectives within a dynamic environment, guided by…
Information sharing in Buyer Supplier Relationships
A supply chain is essentially a network of inter-connected and interdependent organizations mutually and cooperatively working together to control, manage and improve the flow of materials and information from the…
How to manage a Lean Supply Chain
Today the buzz word in supply chain management is a lean supply chain. Question is, although lean supply chain offers many benefits, it has its own set of management challenges.…
How e-markets affect the supply chain
E-markets have been established in many industries as a sourcing option for buyers. Research has implied that the e-markets have substitutional effect on the traditional supply chain, yet in many…
Risk in Supply Chain Management
Today, many supply chain managers believe that there are multiple risks involved in a supply chain, and yet are often ill-equipped to handle the same. Many of the risk factors…
Situation of Outsourcing in the Manufacturing Industries
As a company gets large-scale recognition and popularity, maintaining its image and brand becomes more important than the product it manufactures. So from a product-centric view, companies have shifted their…