Global Commodity Value Chain in the Chemical Industry

Developed frameworks are applied to the specific industry problem to monthly plan a global chemical commodity value chain by volumes and values. Sub-objectives are to elaborate characteristics and planning requirements for a global commodity value chain in the chemical industry and to develop, implement and evaluate the respective model. Research question 2 is directed to a real industry case study demonstrating the real existence of formulated requirements, showing the applicability of the developed model in reality and evaluating the model using industry data. 

The value chain management framework is used as conceptual basis for developing a global value chain planning model for the specific scope of a global commodity value chain in the chemical industry. 

Global Commodity Value Chain in the Chemical Industry... 

In this study, two research questions have been investigated 1. How volumes and values within the value chain can be managed in an integrated way and, especially, 2. How a global commodity value chain within the chemical industry can be planned by volumes and values. 

The problem to monthly plan a global value chain for commodities in the chemical industry puts specific requirements considering on the aspects of values, sales, distribution, production and procurement planning in a global network. Recent research related to value chain planning can be clustered into global-oriented, chemical industry-oriented or commodity-oriented research. 

The global value chain network for commodities in the chemical industry is composed by locations, resources and transportation lanes as illustrated in fig. 39... 

The chemical industry is the application field for the study and the development of a global value chain planning model. General characteristics of the chemical industry as application field are described in this chapter. Particularities of chemical commodities are described in more detail being relevant for the considered case. 

Models in literature with relation to the scope of this work are reflected by the key words in the title planning, global, commodity and chemical industry in the context to value chain management. Given the comprehensive scope of the value chain planning problem, literature analysis is grouped into these four groups ... 

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