...an analysis of the profound changes in the productive structure of global capitalism. In the electronics industry, a new model of outsourced manufacturing has emerged as the centrepiece of globalized production networks: Contract Manufacturing (CM) or Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS). This form of network-based mass production is closely linked to the disintegration of the value chain and the emergence of the “Wintelist” (Borrus and Zysman 1997) model of competition and the rise of “fabless” product design companies in key sectors of the IT industry. In contrast to the general perception of the “informational economy” (Carnoy et al 1993, Castells 1996) as service- or science-based, the rise of the CM-model demonstrates that manufacturing still matters in the "new economy" (Cohen and Zysman 1987). This development also highlights the interaction of new information networks with the restructuring of production, work, and the global division of labor in technologically advanced industries. In this paper, we want to take a closer look at the restructuring of production and commodity chains in the assembly of IT-hardware (such as computers, internet switching and telecommunications...
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...Dissertations from the International Graduate School of Management and Industrial Engineering, IMIE No.93, Licentiate Thesis Linköping Studies in Science and Technology Thesis No. 1180, LiU-TEK-LIC 2005:35 Logistics Collaboration in Supply Chains – A Survey of Swedish Manufacturing Companies Erik Sandberg Logistics Management Department of Management and Economics Linköpings universitet, SE-581 83 Linköping © Erik Sandberg, 2005 LiU-Tek-Lic-2005:35, Thesis No. 1180 ISBN: 91-85299-80-4 ISSN: 0280-7971 ISSN: 1402-0793 Printed by: UniTryck, Linköping Distributed by: Linköpings universitet Department of Management and Economics SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden Tel: +46 13 281000, fax: +46 13 281873 Abstract The purpose of this thesis is to describe logistics collaboration in supply chains. During the past two decades, a new trend towards integration and collaboration in supply chains has been recognised among researchers as well as among business practitioners. This philosophy is called supply chain management and has received enormous attention in logistics research. Collaboration based on supply chain management is expected to reduce total cost and improve service towards the supply chain’s end customers at the same time. The argumentation in existing literature is however seldom underpinned by more rigorous empirical material and becomes therefore conceptual and superficial. Furthermore, it is incongruous about what actually is done when companies collaborate and...
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...Reverse Supply Chain Management -explore the feasibility to incorporate forward supply chain strategy into the reverse supply chain in the electronic industry Yin Wei Graduate School Master of Science in Logistics and Transport Management Master Degree Project No. 2011:72 Supervisor: Ove Krafft ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my enormous gratitude and appreciation to all those who supported me and contributed to complete this thesis successfully throughout the entire research process. My special thanks go to the Logistics and Transport Research Group within Graduate School, the University of Gothenburg, for giving me the great opportunity to commence this thesis in the first instance. I am also thankful to my supervisor Ove Krafft, whose stimulating suggestions, guidance and encouragement helped me all the time in the research and writing process of this thesis. Special appreciation is further devoted to all the respondents in the interviews, for their openness and patience in taking time to answer the questions and providing me with relevant and essential information for my study. Without their contribution, it would have been inconceivable to make this thesis a success. Particular appreciation goes to Suning Appliance. In additional I am also grateful to my classmates in Master Programme of Science in Logistics and Transport Management, especially those who opposed on my work and posed their constructive suggestions for further improvements of this thesis. Last...
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...Twente, Enschede Industrial Engineering and Management Science Specialization: Production and Logistic Management Mark W.H. Roeloffzen October 9th, 2007. Summary Summary ----------Context NXP operates in a highly dynamic and globalized semiconductor market. The NXP supply chain control is like it peers in semiconductor business quite complex. To manage the supply chain and to deal with the market characteristics, six so called Business Renewal II objectives were launched as part of the one page strategy. On one hand the BR II objectives target for a lower break-even point and on the other hand it aims for operational excellence. For supply chain management this translates in lower stock targets on one hand and better supply chain performance on the other hand. Because of the existing link between these two objectives, this research will support the inventory management project team within the Global Supply Chain Management Competence Center by providing insights in the dynamics between inventory levels and the perceived service levels. With these insights, reducing inventories in an uncontrolled way will be avoided and customer service will be increased. Problem formulation The current tools (supply chain configuration tool and zero based...
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...Focus Areas for thesis completion with SnT ------------------------------------------------Please Ignore------------------------------------------- 1. Understanding the hierarchy and different players required in the implementation of Lead Logistics provider. Can SCORE model be used to understand the above topics? 2. Role of Each Player in successful implementation of the LLP 3. Setting up a Business canvas model to analyze the LLP 4. Finding and addressing of gaps for the sponsor company i.e. requirements to develop so as to come up with solutions Eg:- Strategic partnering with the clients, Evaluation of 3 PL and others for its partners, Increasing Visibility in the entire system, Evaluation of performance or KPI’s and possibilities of course correction, Some self developed indices to understand the entire chain. 5. Recommendations Questions:- 1. How will I triangulate the model? ------------------------------------------------Please Ignore------------------------------------------- For Monday’ Presentation on Progress:- Thesis Research Topic: “Developing methodology and framework for supply chain analysis in the apparel industry” Keywords: Methodology and Framework, Supply Chain Analysis, Apparel Industry Problem Statement: Requires coming up with framework to analyze the supply chain for apparel industry clients of the sponsor. The framework should start from Manufacturer and end till customers. 1. Inbound logistics...
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...opleiding Leading and Managing Supply Chains Module Code: MLMLMS112 Module Supervisor: P Cadovius Date of Publication: 1-09-2014 Academic Year: 2014 - 2015 Study load: 3 EC Master in Logistics Management Program Leading and Managing Supply Chains Module Code: MLMLMS112 Module Supervisor: P Cadovius Date of Publication: 1-09-2014 Academic Year: 2014 - 2015 Study load: 3 EC Master in Logistics Management Program Table of Contents 1 Educational content 3 1.1 Short outline module 3 1.2 This module contributes to the competency/cies: 3 1.3 Context / interconnection 3 1.3.1 Learning Tracks 3 1.3.2 Relation with other modules/subjects 3 1.4 Entry requirements 3 1.4.1 Starting Level 3 1.4.2 Conditions 3 1.5 Learning outcomes 3 1.6 Compliance 5 2 Assessment 9 2.1 The assignment 9 2.2 Product 11 2.3 Test criteria 11 2.4 Assessment procedure 12 2.4.1 Assessment Methods 12 2.4.2 Fraud & plagiarism 12 3 Working method and support 12 3.1 Module information 12 3.2 Practical information 12 3.3 Teaching method and coaching 13 3.4 Programming and Planning 14 3.5 Literature 16 3.6 Complaints 16 4 Appendices 17 MLM Block 3 19 Educational content Short outline module Leading and Managing Supply Chains is designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge and understanding of the skills, processes and techniques used to coordinate activities across the supply chain to support the achievement...
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...Supply Chain Network Analysis and Design: Location Analysis PROC 5820 7 May 2014 Summary The principal thesis of this paper is to discuss location analysis and its role in supply chain network analysis and design. The emphasis of site location is of strategic importance to all organizations seeking to maximize profits and minimize costs. The logistics/supply chain network design has six major planning steps in the process of designing a comprehensive logistics/supply chain network: The first step is to define the logistics/supply chain design process. The second step is to perform a logistics/supply chain audit. The third step is to examine the logistics/supply chain network alternatives. The fourth step is to conduct a facility location analysis, followed by the fifth step, which is to make decisions regarding network and facility location. The sixth and final step is to develop an implementation plan. Location analysis is also discussed in terms of the advantages and disadvantages of globalization and major location site factors. The discussion then describes the methods for evaluating major location site factors and making location decisions based on the evaluation. The paper concludes with discussing different modeling approaches and the need for comprehensive planning. (Reid and Sanders, 2010) (Coyle, J., Langley, C., Novak, R., Gibson, B. 2013) Introduction As stated by Jeff Karrenbauer...
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...exceptionally well because it catered to a niche market of higher end consumers. These customers sought to design their own machines with customizable options, rather than having to make adjustments post purchase on their own. The text, Supply Chain Management, by authors Chopra and Meindl (2012), illustrates the company’s success in this arena stating Dell experienced, “more than a decade of tremendous success selling its PCs only online” (p. 89). As part of this business model, Dell was able to avoid excess inventory by using a LEAN principle of ‘Just in Time’ manufacturing, assembling each PC only after an order was placed. This dispensed with costly inventory build-up and allowed Dell to manage their bottom-line. The decision to sell through retail outlets, later made by Dell, proved to be the right decision for the company. As the text outlines, lower end solutions with standard parts have proven to fill this gap for in store retail purchasing. Dell was missing out on this market segment by focusing only on the customer computer manufacturing market via online sales. Authors Chopra and Meindl present their support of this statement when they wrote, “Selling standardized models through distributors and retail stores allows the supply chain to save on transportation costs, which are a higher fraction of cost for these low-cost configurations” (p. 92). What is also an intriguing insight by the book, and was very successful in my own days of retail computer sales (when I...
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...value does his thesis that there are 'three feasible pipeline designs' have for your industry or an industry you know? Introduction: In his paper, Professor Christopher, examines a number of arguments in an aim to come up with unique essential characteristics of an effective supply chain. He has discussed matching of pipelines to the market place needs under conditions of demand volatility and price pressure and thus discovers that the scenario of “one size fits all” does not apply to pipe line design, implementation and control. In his analysis of various researches from other authors, he suggests appropriate supply chain strategies that can be developed upon existing contingent market characteristics to achieve high level of customer responsiveness at a less total cost to the supply chain as a whole. He considers three key dimensions that may lead to a taxonomic approach to selection of the appropriate strategy with in a supply chain as: • Product characteristics • Demand characteristics • Replenishment lead time He marries together particular combinations of lean/agile operations and develops a taxonomy suitable for matching pipelines to meet market requirements based on demand(Predictable/volatile), Product(standard/special) and lead times( short/long). Arguments for effective logistics: Logistics is an important component of supply chain management (Stank et al., 2005). Logistics management may be defined as “that part of Supply Chain Management that...
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...The importance of information sharing in a supply chain for the supplier‘s performance Bachelor thesis: Organization studies, 2nd semester, academic year 2011-2012 Thesis Circle: Time will tell…. A processes perspective on inter-organizational collaboration Name: PC Jansen ANR: 770926 E-mail: P.C.Jansen@uvt.nl The importance of information sharing in a supply chain for the supplier‘s performance Abstract This literature review investigates the effect of information sharing from a buyer to a supplier in a supply chain on the performance of that supplier, with taking in mind that the supplier has to combat the bullwhip effect. With the existence of the bullwhip effect, a supplier cannot make right forecasts and therefore has difficulties in planning its production and/or inventory control. This research shows that information sharing is the key solution to reduce or avoid the bullwhip effect and, by that, it positively influences the performance of the supplier in the chain. Keywords: Bullwhip, supply chain, information sharing, supplier performance, inventory control, single-echelon, multi-echelon Thesis Circle: Time will tell…. A processes perspective on inter-organizational collaboration Supervisor: Remco Mannak Supervisor 2: Annemieke Stoppelenburg Name: PC Jansen ANR: 770926 E-mail: P.C.Jansen@uvt.nl 2 Table of contents Table of contents 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Theoretical Framework ...
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...sweetened milk were imported and sold in Vietnam. This all was part of a dream, “to build a healthy community”. This dream can still be seen in the current vision: “Improve life”. To accomplish this vision the mission statement is: “develop, produce and market a broad range of reliable, natural and nutritious dairy products that should contribute to the well-being and vitality of life”. Supply chain management includes the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and logistics management Supply chain is life blood of any business They connect suppliers, producers, and final customers into a network Inventory management is considering and controlling of the ordering, storage and use of components that a company will use in the production; also considering and controlling of quantities of finished products After looking into different companies’ supply chain and inventory control, we pick Dutch Lady for our project because it has supply chain from farm to consumers’ table. Dutch Lady is a well-known diary producer in Vietnam. Supply chain Procurement Procurement analysis Specialists compare prices from suppliers Contracts Choose the best both local and oversea suppliers for production Contract...
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...Exploring efficiency and effectiveness in the supply chain A conceptual analysis Benedikte Borgström Jönköping International Business School P.O. Box 1026, SE- 551 11 Jönköping Sweden bobe@jibs.hj.se Abstract Firms struggle for efficiency and effectiveness. Strategies involving collaboration between actors and integration of activity chains are reliant of factors that firms do not have direct ownership and control over. This has implications for strategizing, setting the goals and measuring performance. Efficiency and effectiveness are often used to describe performance. From a resource dependence perspective efficiency is defined as an internal standard of performance and effectiveness as an external standard of fit to various demands (Pfeffer and Salancik 1978). In supply chains efficiency improvements are e.g. Just-in Time production while effectiveness is achieved through customer orientation and innovation. The conceptualization of efficiency and effectiveness has its roots in system theory. Definition of the system is difficult for a quasi-organization as a supply chain that has blurred structural boundaries. Defining the system as processes of activities implies that the meaning of and the relation between efficiency and effectiveness might change as well. This is a conceptual paper with a purpose to describe and analyze efficiency and effectiveness as constructs based upon activity systems. The analysis of efficiency and effectiveness involves the meaning, the...
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...of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates c Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Jordan University of Science and technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan d Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark e Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, PR China b a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 2 March 2011 Received in revised form 12 March 2012 Accepted 12 March 2012 Keywords: Carbon footprint Reverse logistics Greenhouse emissions Case study a b s t r a c t Due to the environmental legislation and regulations, manufacturing firms have realized the importance of adopting environmental friendly supply chain management (SCM) practices. In this paper, a mixed integer linear model is developed for a carbon footprint based reverse logistics network design. The proposed model aims at minimizing climate change (specifically, the CO2 footprint), and it employs reverse logistics activities to recover used products, hence combining the location/transportation decision problem. The proposed model is validated by examining a case study from the plastic sector. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction With the increasing environmental concern, resource reduction, depleting landfill capacities in many countries and...
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...Supply Chain in the Food Industry by Abdelrahman Ahmed El-Hefny Bachelor Thesis submitted to the Operations Department at the Faculty of Management & Technology German University in Cairo Student registration number: 16-1841 Date: 29th May 2012 Supervisor: Professor Dr. Ehab Yaseen Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. ii Table of Tables ................................................................................................................ iv Table of Figures ................................................................................................................ v Abbreviation List ............................................................................................................. vi 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 2 Literature Review ..................................................................................................... 3 2.1 Overview on the Supply Chain..................................................................... 3 2.1.1 Definition of the Supply Chain......................................................... 3 2.1.2 Types of Supply Chain ..................................................................... 4 2.1.3 Supply Chain Processes ..........................................
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...of global apparel brands within its ethical purchasing and supply chain management functions have been critically analysed to evaluate their effectiveness and value they add throughout their supply chain and in overall organisational operation. This report has emphasised on three key areas such as general sourcing model and its components in the context of global buyer’s perspective i.e. Transnational Corporations, a clear scenario about current ethical situation of Bangladesh’s apparel sector, and relevant supply chain theories and its implications related to ethical purchasing in apparel industries. At the end, a proper conclusion has been given by evaluating all the three sections critically based on the theoretical lens of purchasing and supply chain management. Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 3 Section-1: General Discussion on Sourcing and its Components 4 Sourcing and its Role in Supply Chain 4 Sourcing Needs of the Companies and its Impact on Supply Chain 4 Steps of Making Sourcing Decisions by Transnational Corporations 5 Ethical Sourcing 6 Ethical Sourcing by TNCs in Apparel Sector 6 Importance of being Ethical in Sourcing 8 Section-2: Current Situation of Bangladeshi Apparel Sector and its Ethical Perspectives 9 Section-3: Supply Chain Theories and its Implications Related to Ethical Purchasing in Apparel Industries 11 Theory of Value Chain and Global Value Chain 11 Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective 14 Overall...
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