The roles of internet of things in enabling servitized business model : a systematic literature review

Internet of things has increasingly gained attention regarding its potential in enabling servitized business model. However, the academic research that explains this concept is still underexplored. Thus, this paper aims to provide a consolidation and comprehensive analysis of the relevant literature, through conducting a systematic review. From analysing 53 articles, four types of IoT-enabled servitized business model: add-on, sharing, usage-based and solution-oriented are identified. The framework was established to present the relationships of the roles of IoT, firm’s benefit and inhibiting factors in enabling each type of business model. This framework provides a useful and inclusive overview of the topic

Clarifying the Role of Reshoring in Global Manufacturing Strategy

Reshoring is a hot topic within operations management. However, there is a lack of understanding surrounding the ‘fit’ between strategies and reshoring decision. This presentation clarifies the state of UK reshoring, including indirect reshoring is more dominant than direct reshoring. Reshoring can improve company performance when driven by differentiation strategy

Ecology of the eastern quoll dasyurus viverrinus, (Dasyrudae: Marsupialia)

The ecology of the eastern quoll Dasyurus viverrinus was studied in southern Tasmania from July 1978 to June 1981. Most of the research on population processes and social organization was conducted on a population in the Huon peninsula. Qualls had one breeding season each year. Although females were seasonally polyoestrous (May-August), the high synchrony of births indicated tl1a t females usually conceived on their first oestrus. Only one litter was reared each year due to the long period of growth (approximately two months in the pouch and two months in the den, June-October). Because females normally produced 5-6 young, large numbers of juveniles entered the population ~n early summer. Although many juveniles dispersed, the majority of the breeding adults during the following year were animals in their first breeding season. Few females bred beyond three years of age and reproductive success was reduced by this age. The life span of quolls in the wild was 3-4 years. Survival of adult males was reduced during or following the mating season and survival of females was reduced during the post-weaning period, when population density was greatest. Quolls were opportunistic predators of insects and small prey but consumed carrion and vegetable matter when it was available. Seasonal fluctuations in insect abundance and availability were reflected in the diet. Lepidopteran larvae were a major food item and were abundant during the period of late lactation, weaning and early juvenile independence. The average home range size for males was 44 ha and for females was 35 ha. Although home ranges overlapped extensively, residents tended to avoid the areas used intensively by their neighbours. 'Neighbourhoods ' formed throughout the study area based on the extent of home range overlap between residents. Large interindividual distances between neighbouring residents suggests that they avoid one another in their area of home range overlap. Quolls constructed underground dens of varying complexity, usually within woodland gullies. Although females occupied dens exclusively while rearing their young during July-October, generally males and females occupied many dens, which were used by other quells on other nights. Den sharing occurred occasionally, usually by pairs or groups of females. Although females which belonged to 'neighbourhoods', on the basis of home range overlap, tended to occupy the same dens, males within 'neighbourhoods' did not. Quolls in captivity exhibited little social behaviour. Males formed a dominance hierarchy which was maintained by avoidance and submissive behaviour of sub-ordinates following agonistic encounters with dominants . Aggressive behaviour and activity levels in males increased during the mating season. Females exhibited little aggressive behaviour until their young became too large to be carried in the pouch ; aggression was then primarily directed toward other breeding females. Androgen concentrations in males increased to a peak during the mating season. There was a concurrent increase in corticosteroid concentration in peripheral blood plasma but this did not exceed the maximum corticosteroid binding capacity. The greatest increase in corticosteroid concentration in both sexes occurred during summer when population density was greatest. In general, the quoll was a solitary, nocturnal predator of insects and small prey. Its diet appears to have been a major influence on the evolution of both its life history strategy and its social system

Towards a framework on the factors conditioning the role of logistics service providers in the provision of inventory financing

This paper explores the conditions in which Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) can compete or collaborate with banks in offering Inventory Financing as a Supply Chain Finance (SCF) service. A multiple case study research methodology was adopted. The case study involved six LSPs across Europe. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews. The results highlighted that an attractive credit demand for LSPs consists in suppliers with high amounts of inventory or borrowing needs that go beyond their borrowing capacity from the perspective of a bank. LSPs can respond to this demand when they have three specific capabilities: risk assessment, risk monitoring, and organizational capabilities. The offer of Inventory financing can be controlled by the LSP or by the bank. When the LSPs control the offer, they offer different conditions compared to the banks in terms of credit rationing, transaction costs, payment flexibility, tax rate advantage, and financial risk management. When the bank controls the offer, the LSPs influence the nature of SCF services only in terms of credit rationing and transaction costs. LSPs seem to easily develop risk assessment and risk mitigation capabilities, while the organisational capabilities appear to be the most challenging to build, and when absent they create a barrier to the provision of inventory financing. The value of the paper is twofold. Firstly, the paper provides a comprehensive taxonomy of the factors conditioning the role of LSPs in the provision of inventory financing as a SCF service. Secondly, the paper clarifies the link between the factors and the different roles played by LSPs

The association of interaction capabilities and SMEs' participation in high value manufacturing global value chains

UK SMEs play a significant role to its country in terms of number of enterprises, employment and value added. Increasing their participation in HVM GVCs will bring sustainable growth to the country. To participate in these chains, certain competencies need to develop by SMEs. However, development of capabilities among SMEs has not been widely explored. A conceptual framework of SMEs’ participation in high value manufacturing (HVM) global value chains (GVCs) has been developed with the aim of examining which type of interaction capabilities are required by SMEs to increase their participation

Exploring the feasibility of anchoring innovation by enhancing the linkage between manufacturing research networks and supply chains

In recent years the progressive investment in large translational manufacturing research facilities in the UK has exceeded all expectations for industrial involvement and uptake, and has resulted in a model which has influenced others at a global level. One of the reasons for the success of this substantial programme is that much of the strategy has been driven from markets and large OEMs down into day-to-day manufacturing operations. This has the huge advantage that manufacturing developments are catalysed from more general trends in the provision of next generation products, making large scale coordinated activity on technological innovation much more feasible than it would otherwise be. It is however still clear that its impact in the deep supply base is less than might be hoped. This can be seen as an indirect consequence of the top down approach. It raises a key question of whether an investment programme in manufacturing research and innovation alone is sufficient to anchor innovation in the country or region of origin. This paper explores the viability of more complete consideration of supply chains in securing maximum value for money from ongoing investment in manufacturing R&D and innovation

Demystifying supply chain visibility - a systematic literature review

Supply chain visibility (SCV) has been in trend after the millennium and raised interest of both academics and practitioners. However, there is still an ambiguity on the topic, which hinders a proper SCV application. This study aims to clarify the fuzziness of the area by conducting a systematic literature review. By reviewing 67 articles, we have identified a conceptual model that covers three main roles of information sharing for SCV and their impacts on the positive and negative constructs of SCV. This framework illuminates the inter-construct interactions and, also provides diagnostic insights for the implementation of SCV in the firms