The application of disruptive technologies to business processes has given rise to new business models. Three of the disruptive technologies discussed here are software, the Internet, and Web 2.0. Businesses that implement these technologies are able to automate value chain activities,...

This research aims to design Total Traceability System (TTS) to join individual food industry‘s traceability system with more efficiency and more flexible and unchangeable existing data standard and business processes. This research introduced the new concept idea of single and unique...

Internet facilities have created new ways to identify, negotiate and engage suppliers and partners worldwide. Adding value to organizations, supply chain management aims at streamlining all processes and communication channels between them and their main suppliers, to facilitate effective...

This paper is intended to outline the importance of e-logistics programs, based on the new information technologies and successful e-business applications in the case of Romanian companies that activate in the production and services field, namely producers, suppliers or distributors. The...

We study a supply chain relationship in which the buyer outsources production of a component to the supplier. The buyer also produces a component and combines it with the supplier's input to yield the final output. The supplier can upgrade production of his input via costly innovation. Neither...

In globalisation of business, Knowledge Management (KM) plays an important role in Supply Chain (SC) to create, build and maintain competitive advantage through utilisation of knowledge and through collaborative practices. Literature review have suggested the performance of KM adoption in SC may...

This paper examines factors that promote firms to develop supply chain collaborations (SCC) with their partners and relationships between SCC and supply chain operational performances (SCOP), using a questionnaire survey on Thai automotive and electronics industries in 2012. This paper also...

After September 11, 2001, the U.S. and Canadian federal governments increased restrictions on materials and people crossing the border. Antiterrorism regulations have introduced costly compliance requirements, clearance delays, and unpredictable border wait times for companies conducting...

Rumors greatly impact consumers' attitudes and purchasing intention. Rumor spreading can disrupt supply chain demand, particularly in today's Internet age. We propose a mathematical model for the quantitative analysis of demand disruption caused by rumor spreading based on the...

In clinical practice, red blood cells (RBCs) have a maximal shelf life (MSL) of 42 days. Recent studies suggest managing RBC inventory with a more restrictive MSL. To this end, a new simulation optimization (SO) framework is proposed for blood supply chain inventory management with ABO blood...