The economic environment of today can be characterized as highly dynamic and competitive if not being in a constant flux. Globalization and the Information Technology (IT) revolution are perhaps the main contributing factors to this observation. While companies have to some extent adapted to the...

In the growing literature on RFID and other network technologies, the importance of organizational transformation at the supply chain level has been recognized. However, the literature lacks conceptual model development and salient mechanisms for achieving the level of organizational...

There is a growing body of research on the theory and practice of sustainable supply chain management (SSCM). However, relatively little research has been conducted on the extent to which corporations have integrated sustainability principles into the management of their supply chain and the...

Exhaustive risk allocation cannot be achieved through contract conditions, because all risk items cannot be foreseen at the planning stage. Effective management of unforeseen risks/events at post-contract stage needs the collective efforts of all major contracting parties. The attitude and...

Achieving and maintaining competitive advantage in an increasingly unpredictable and changeable business climate under the new rules of global competition and sustainable development became the major challenges facing the worldwide companies’ management during the last decades. Our paper aims...

Sustainability and sustainable development became two of the most popular expressions of our time in politics, science and business. However, a movement towards sustainability is only possible if companies develop concepts in production and logistics integrating both economic and ecological...

Manufacturing execution system (MES) provides a common and single system to support most manufacturing processes. However, MES applications do not address all of the manufacturing execution processes required to replenish the supply chain while dynamically responding to unpredicted change and...

The study illustrates the application of the System Engineering-Capability Maturity Model (SE-CMM) for sustaining and improving quality-management practices. This study takes place at Sanyo Semiconductor Thailand (SSTH) during June?December 2007 with extensive support and cooperation from its...