This paper presents the results of a study on supply chain management (SCM) practices. Through extensive literature review, this paper first develops six dimensions (strategic supplier partnership, customer relations, information sharing, information quality, lean system, and postponement) that...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has received considerable attention from practitioners, driven by mandates from major retailers and the United States Department of Defense. RFID technology promises numerous benefits in the supply chain, such as increased visibility, security and...

Competition is no longer between organizations, but among supply chains. Effective Supply Chain Management (SCM) has become a potentially valuable way of securing competitive advantage and improving organizational performance. This research conceptualizes, develops, and validates six dimensions...

Inferring connectivity of complex network from its node dynamics is of great significance in many cross-disciplinary fields. In this paper, we extend the previous network reconstruction method based on phase synchronization with nonlinearly coupled system to a linearly coupled one. We test these...