Supply chain characteristics

Their contribution was to use the contingency theory approach to propose a new method for the assessment and classification of suppliers based on their supply chain characteristics, its structure and supplier s attributes and performances, modified by factors in the supplier s specific environment namely exogenous and... 

Supply chain management has become sufficiently important to business performance to warrant a mantra, of sorts, namely that "companies do not compete with each other, but their supply chains do." While some might debate whether entire supply chains could literally compete with each other, there is no doubt that efficient management of the supply chain has become a competitive differentiator for many companies. In the next section, we discuss the top 25 supply chains and what supply chain characteristics make them industry leaders. 

Heamshaw and Wilson (2013) A S RE, ING NA QL Supply chain characteristics depending on the network measures... 

Fig. 4.9 Comparison of supply chain characteristics with manufacturing strategies, according to Stavrulaki and Davis (2010)...

Figure 3.2 illustrates the key questions and supply chain characteristics to be considered during the decision-making process (i.e., high volume of materials, proximity of routes to population centers, robustness of contain-... 

Single supplier, long replacement time, and lack of substitution are supply chain characteristics that lead to a shortage scenario. Figure 3.1 indicates that this is of particular concern in the chemical cat oties of pharmaceuticals, inorganic chemicals, specialty chemicals, and petrochemicals and fossil fuels. Obviously the chemical in question must serve a critical need for a shortage to be of concern. 

Given the intrinsic multi-criteria nature of the network design problem, some studies have considered multiple objectives for designing CLSC networks. Tables 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 show the supply chain characteristics, return network characteristics, and model characteristics for the multi-objective CLSC network design articles discussed in this section. 

Supply Chain Characteristics of the Multi-Objective Network Design Models... 

The differences can be explained through differences in the supply chain characteristics of companies, among which are ... 

While a supply chain disraption is the trigger that leads to the occurrence of risk, it is not the sole determinant of the final loss. It seems consequential that also the susceptibility of the supply chain to the harm of this situation is of significant relevance. This leads to the concept of supply chain vulnerability. The basic premise is that supply chain characteristics are antecedents of supply chain vulnerability and impact both the probability of occurrence as well as the severity of supply chain dismptions. 

In this contribution, this latter definition is apphed and the atomistic perspective (supply chain vulnerabihty on the individual firm-level) is takere We follow the notion that supply chain vulnerabihty is a function of certain supply chain characteristics and that the loss a firm incurs is a result of its supply chain vulnerabihty to a given supply chain disraption (Wagner and Bode 2006b). 

Person R C, McKenna D R, Ellebracht J W, Griffin D B, McKeith F K, Scanga J A, Beltk K E, Smith G C and Saveli J W (2005), Benchmarking value in pork supply chain processing and consumer characteristics of hams manufactured from different quality of raw materials , Meat Sci, 70, 91-97. 

From the consumer s perspective, cost is an important characteristic of the food and the best buy is the product that is considered to have the best ratio of quality and price. So consumers should welcome any measure that will improve quality at no extra cost or reduce the cost at no reduction in quality. In principle, using a CCP-based system at the level of a supply chain is supposed to do just that, since it will ensure that the controls are taking place at the steps where they can be implemented most effectively, thus eliminating superfluous double or triple testing of the same thing, or unnecessary waste when food is discarded because its safety is uncertain. 

The increased interest led to new terms such as supply chain and supply chain management and - at least in the US - an abundance of new research. In this introductory article, we discuss the characteristics of a supply chain and supply chain management. 

Different types of industries require different characteristics to be taken into account, because in model-based planning the real decision situation must be represented adequately, as the solution will otherwise not provide any benefit. Along the lines of Meyr and Stadtler [3], the characteristics of different supply chains can be classified into functional attributes (procurement type, production type, distribution type, and sales type) and structural attributes (topography of a supply chain, integration, and coordination). 

In the remainder, the focus will be on the special characteristics of chemical industry supply chains in contrast to manufacturing (discrete) supply chains. 

Special concepts such as VMI or CPFR share the characteristic to be volume and supply-focused as in supply chain management. Although the terms may differ, the detailed processes and tasks match the overall value chain management framework, since the anatomy of the value chain is considered not to be different. 

The specific value chain network is characterized in the following based on a value chain typology. Several authors developed typologies and characteristics to classify industrial value chains with focus on supply chain and production (Loos 1997 Delfmann/Albers 2000 Zeier 2002 Schaub/Zeier 2003, Meyr/Stadtler 2004). 

Delfinann and Albers (2000) discuss further specifics of global supply chain management and network characteristics. They review characteristics such as geographical configuration and production spatial dispersion in global supply chains developed by Dicken (1998). 

The gas supply chain is a complex lifeline, which is exposed to serious risk and significant consequences should something go wrong. Some main characteristics in the case of Georgia are ... 

Martel et al. (2005) propose a single-period, deterministic, multiple-product MILP model specifically developed for optimization of global pulp and paper supply chains. Based on the characteristics of pulp and paper supply chains two production echelons, one distribution echelon and... 

Figure 22.5 shows how product, customer, and market characteristics can determine different SCM strategies and design implications. For example, the strategic choice to serve niche customers with high price specialty chemicals is only tenable if the high-value inventory is centralized to reduce costs, and if a fast, responsive supply chain is set up to fill customer orders within the requested lead time from central inventory. 

These two examples clearly demonstrate the potential for development and manipulation of fatty acid profiles to improve plant oil characteristics for industrial use, and in the case of HEAR, to improve the economics of processing, reducing costs to the end user. However, one of the downsides of manipulating fatty-acid profiles in crops that have both food and non-food uses is the need to keep crops separated on the farm and in the post-farm-gate supply chain, to avoid risks of contamination of either chain. 

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