Supply chain risks: an automotive case study

The supply chain is a complex system exchanging information, goods, material and money within enterprises, as well as between enterprises within the value chain. An effective supply chain management contributes to large corporate profits and it is therefore a valid path to reinforce the enterprises' competitiveness. However, supply chain is exposed to influences from undesirable factors both from the outside environment and the entities in the chain. Moreover, industrial trends towards lean production, increasing outsourcing, globalisation and reliance on supply networks capabilities and innovations, increase the complexity of the supply chain . Therefore, managers need to identify, and manage risks, as well as opportunities, from a more diverse range of sources and contexts. This paper contributes to identify and categorise supply chain risks based on a literature study and an automotive manufacturer’s viewpoint. The empirical results indicate suppliers and raw material prices as the major internal and external potential risks

A novel dynamics model of fault propagation and equilibrium analysis in complex dynamical communication network

International audienceTo describe failure propagation dynamics in complex dynamical communication networks, we propose an efficient and compartmental standard-exception-failure propagation dynamics model based on the method of modeling disease propagation in social networks. Mathematical formulas are derived and differential equations are solved to analyze the equilibrium of the propagation dynamics. Stability is evaluated in terms of the balance factor G and it is shown that equilibrium where the number of nodes in different states does not change, is globally asymptotically stable if G≥1. The theoretical results derived are verified by numerical simulations. We also investigate the effect of some network parameters, e.g. node density and node movement speed, on the failure propagation dynamics in complex dynamical communication networks to gain insights for effective measures of control of the scale and duration of the failure propagation in complex dynamical communication networks

Food supply chain network robustness : a literature review and research agenda

Today’s business environment is characterized by challenges of strong global competition where companies tend to achieve leanness and maximum responsiveness. However, lean supply chain networks (SCNs) become more vulnerable to all kind of disruptions. Food SCNs have to become robust, i.e. they should be able to continue to function in the event of disruption as well as in normal business environment. Current literature provides no explicit clarification related to robustness issue in food SCN context. This paper explores the meaning of SCN robustness and highlights further research direction

Adapting Product and Supply Chain Systems under Severe Uncertainty

Currently, adaptation in a virtual enterprise is mostly reactive in response to variations that have already occurred. In order to remain profitable in the highly competitive global market, it is highly desirable to proactively adapt in anticipation of unplanned, but foreseeable high impact events, while still maintaining competitive product quality, cost, and lead-time. This paper approaches the problem by developing a unified model of product-supply chain systems based on networks of design-supplier pairs, and decision models of adaptation in the event of a jump based on real options theory. Application to a single component, single echelon supply chain is discussed.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87248/4/Saitou59.pd

Competitive Advantage: Exploring the Role of Partnership with suppliers, Customer Relationship and Information Sharing as Antecedents

The objective of the present research is to explore the impact of information sharing, supplier partnership and customer relationship with a competitive advantage in the Indonesian rubber industry. Moreover, current study also explored the mediating role of flexibility of the supply chain among of information sharing, supplier partnership and customer relationship and competitive advantage. Moreover, of information sharing, supplier partnership and customer relationship are studied as the independent variables in the present study. Survey based approach was adopted for the collection of data whereas SEM-PLS was used for the analysis of the data. The findings of the study pointed out that customer relationship and supplier partnership have significant impact on the flexibility of the supply chain and to develop competitive advantage. Moreover, the results of the study do not support the relationship of information sharing with flexibility and competitive advantage. The findings of the present study are beneficial for the policy makers of the Indonesian rubber industry. By the findings of the study, they can adopt different strategies to develop a competitive advantage. The present study will increase the past literature of the supply chain

Enhancing Supply Chain Reliability through Agent-Based Supply Chain Event Management

Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM) is an approach to the monitoring of supply chains. It observes specific events and exceptions in real-time and then alerts managers if problems occur. This paper presents an architecture for an SCEM system based on intelligent software agents, Auto-ID technologies and mobile user interfaces. The motivation for this approach is to enhance existing SCEM solutions by exploiting up-to-date technologies. It delegates the task of automated problem solving when disruptions in supply chains occur to software agents

Decision Support for Optimal Adaptation of Product and Supply Chain Systems based on Real Options Theory

In order to remain profitable in the highly competitive global market, a manufacturing enterprise is expected to proactively adapt itself in anticipation of unplanned, but foreseeable high impact events. This paper presents a decision model for optimal adaptation of product and supply chain systems subject to sudden, severe changes in the operating environment. Extending our previous work, decision-tree based framework is developed for optimally choosing design-supplier alternatives in multi-product, multi-echelon product and supply chain systems based on the real options theory. A case study on a two-component, two-echelon supply chain is presented which highlights unique characteristics of product quality as compared to cost and time.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87256/4/Saitou57.pd

RESILIENCE OF FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS – A DYNAMIC CAPABILITY APPROACH

There are many examples of increasing risk exposure in supply chains in recent years. The Covid-19 pandemic proved to be a huge challenge in the last two years, and the war in Ukraine is currently creating uncertainty in the food industry. In our study, we specifically identify and examine risks threatening the food supply chains. In addition to classifying risks, we examine the dynamic capabilities that companies need to have when operating in the downstream supply chain processes in order to mitigate these risks. The research uses a qualitative methodology and explores the range of required corporate capabilities through interviews with manufacturers as focal companies of a food supply chain. We hypothesise that sensing capability and flexibility, as well as communication and coordination skills, will be key to managing threats. As a result of our study, we can ascertain that the security of supply chain operations does not only depend on supply chain capabilities

Supply Chain Risk Management Frameworks and Models: A Review

Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is a relatively new scientific discipline aiming to support management in its everyday struggle against the inherent uncertainty of supply chain operations propagated mostly by demand and supply fluctuations, in terms of yields, capacity, costs and lead times. This paper focuses on a literature review of available SCRM frameworks and models. Using an appropriate combination of keywords, three established academic databases and a hard inclusion criterion, a final sample of 16 (starting from 922) relevant and above all, empirically validated SCRM frameworks/models papers are retrieved and studied in full. Following a systematic literature review approach and supported by a content analysis tool, the authors produce some useful results on the current research status and identify some of its shortcomings, which have to be addressed by researchers in the future, i.e. the immaturity of research in the field, the absence of a holistic approach for SCRM and finally the lack of a systematic approach to successfully identify risk propagation across contemporary and complex supply chain networks