Some supply chain management researchers have realized the potential of collaborative activities for enhancing supply chain performance while other researchers have explored the positive impact of relationship quality on supply chain performance. To date, however, no empirical research has...

Assemble-to-order refers to a supply chain strategy in which products are not assembled until customer order arrives. It is based on the so-called form postponement that is to hold components at a generic form and to delay the point of product differentiation. The performance of an...

In many supply chains, the variance of orders may be considerably larger than that of sales, and this distortion tends to increase as one moves up a supply chain, this is known as "Bullwhip Effect". The Bullwhip phenomenon has recognized in many diverse markets. Procter & Gamble found that the...

Supply chain management (SCM) is becoming critical as firms recognize that competition is shifting from company versus company to supply chain versus supply chain. In the present competitive scenario, the fierce competition has driven most companies to seek means of enhancing performance beyond...

Product flows in today’s supply chains do not end once they have reached the customer. Many products lead a second and even third or fourth life after having accomplished their original task at their first customer. Consequently, a product may generate revenues multiple times, rather than a...

This paper discusses a benchmarking study that we conducted over the summer of 2008 as part of the ongoing re-design of our Supply Chain & Operations Management (SC&OM) curriculum. The motivation for this study was our desire to emphasize sustainability (or the triple bottom line of economics,...

En este trabajo se evalúa el estado actual de la investigación sobre Lean Production y Gestión de la Cadena de Suministro en la industria aeronáutica con dos objetivos básicos: 1) identificar el conjunto de líneas de investigación desarrolladas, aportando un criterio de clasificación de...

Im Rahmen dieser Studie die vom VDMA Bayern unterstützt wird, wurde derFragestellung der Kooperationen kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen (KMU) inNetzwerken, Verbänden, Interessensgemeinschaften oder virtueller Unternehmenhinsichtlich der Umsetzung strategischer Geschäftsideen, wie z.B. der...