Organisations increasingly face the challenges of managing supply chain in their operations. Stock write-offs due to lack of proper planning as well as dysfunctional relationships within trading partners have become common in the beverage industry. In an attempt to deal with the issue, huge...

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the implementation of e-business processes in the procurement area of a healthcare supply chain when multiple stakeholders are involved. A single longitudinal case study spanning three years is presented using data collected from interviews,...

PURPOSE - To explore the key factors that motivate organizations in China to outsource and the obstacles these companies are facing in comparison with the situation in Western developed countries. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH - A case study approach was adopted with primary data collected through...

This paper develops a conceptual framework to examine the factors impacting on the adoption of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and its impact on retail supply chain performance. RFID has been applied successfully in closed systems for some time. However, recent technology improvements and...

Studies on mechanism design mostly focus on a single market where sellers and buyers trade. This paper examines the problem of mechanism design for capacity allocation in two connected markets where a supplier allocates products to a set of retailers and the retailers resale the products to...

This thesis investigates the problem of market mechanism design for supply chain management and e-marketplace development. Instead of viewing a market as an isolated entity, we consider each market to be a part of a supply chain and study the effects of interactions between different markets in...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Rochester. William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, 2009.

Secure management of Australia's commercial critical infrastructure presents ongoing challenges to both the owners of this infrastructure as well as to the government. It is currently managed through high-level information sharing via collaboration but does this situation suit the commercial...

This thesis addresses a problem at the nexus of operations, strategy, and economics: in concentrated markets, on the one hand firms may need to expand capacity in order to improve their competitive position, and on the other they also seek to avoid industry excess capacity causing poor industry...

The benefits of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the supply chain are fairly compelling. It has the potential to revolutionise the efficiency, accuracy and security of the supply chain with significant impact on overall profitability. A number of companies are actively...