2249-1058 __________________________________________________________ ETHICS IN SUPPLY CHAIN Vipul Chalotra* __________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT: Today, supply chain management is a well recognised area of academic debate. It has an international presence, with both practitioners and academics alike recognising that it’s an important area of management. An ethical supply chain is paramount to the success of modern business. Through fair and ethical interaction
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described the logistics process of an American multinational retail corporation which is Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is the world third largest public corporation. It runs chains of discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company was found by Sam Walton in 1962, and was incorporated on October 31, 1969. Wal-Mart is running Combined Supply-Chain Model, which means Wal-Mart get goods from manufacturers and sells it to retailers and end consumers. It is using a systematic logistics process in its
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Influence of E-Business in SME's Supply Chain Management: A Status Review", European Journal of Social Sciences - Vol23, PP423 - 500 • Shukla R.K., Garg D., Agarwal A., 2011, " Understanding of Supply chain: A literature Review", International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, vol 3, PP 2059 – 2072 • Cooper, M.C., Lambert, D.M., & Pagh, J. (1997) Supply Chain Management: More Than a New Name for Logistics. The International Journal of Logistics Management Vol 8, Iss 1, pp 1–14
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and research advancements in supply chain risk management Ou Tang a,c, S. Nurmaya Musa a,b,n a Department of Management and Engineering, Link¨ping University, SE-581 83 Link¨ping, Sweden o o Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia c School of Economics & Management, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China b a r t i c l e in fo Available online 3 July 2010 Keywords: Supply chain Risk management Citation/co-citation analysis
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European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol.5, No.14, 2013 www.iiste.org Drivers of Supply Chain Performance Enhancing Organizational Output: An Exploratory Study for Manufacturing Sector Irum Shahzadi, Saba Amin, Kashif Mahmood Chaudhary* President GCUF Toba Tek Singh Group Department of Business Administration, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan * Tel: +923016517083, E-mail: kashifmahmood5970@yahoo.com, www.km5970.webs.com
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MASTER THESIS School of Management and Economics Logistics outsourcing 3PL & 4PL – A Survey on Pakistani manufacturing and exporting companies Business Logistics, 15ECTS, FE–5594 Authors Muhammad Usman Tahir - 840523 Hammad Tabassum - 830509 Saeed Ahmad - 820919 Muhammad Arshad - 830804 Examiner: Helena Forslund Tutor: Petra Andresson ABSTRACT Authors: Tutor: Examiner: Title: Background: Muhammad Usman Tahir, Hammad Tabassum Muhammad Arshad, Saeed Ahamad. Petra Andersson Helena
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Troy Rock Florida Institute of Technology Research Paper Supply Chain Process in the Oil and Gas Industry. MGT 5069 June 18, 2016 Introduction The definition of supply chain management, it is described as being the set of processes in a firm that are implemented to maximum customer satisfaction while operating at a lowest cost possible to achieve maximum profits. In the oil and gas industry supply-chain, the profitability of a firm is hinged upon its upstream suppliers and its
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Topic: When a distributor is a dominant player in a supply chain it faces many risks. Discuss the potential strategies that a dominant distributor might implement to a) retain its position of dominance and b) benefit the total supply chain. Supply Chain Management – Distributor’s risk and strategies to retain dominance whilst value adding to the total supply chain Introduction The supply chain is made up of many key players; from the top we have the suppliers which provide raw materials
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Map the Supply Chain Paper University of Phoenix A supply chain is as system of organizations, activities, technology, people, information, and resources involved in facilitating the movement of a company’s products and services from their suppliers to their consumers (Zuckerman, 2002). Generally, it spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-progress goods, finished goods from the production point to the consumption point. A supply chain does not only include the manufactures
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1. What are the 4 “R’s” in supply chain management? Describe. The 4 “R’s” in supply chain management is Responsiveness, Reliability, Resilience and Relationships. Responsiveness: This is the need for your company to be flexible and nimble. To be able to change as necessary to met customer needs. This implies the company is listening to the customers. Reliability: This is the ability to focus on the reliability of the logistics process. The company has to be sure they are able to reduce inefficiencies
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