Supply-Chain Management : Theories, Activities/Functions and Problems.
- 1st ed.
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- Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship .
- Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship .
Intro -- SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT: THEORIES, ACTIVITIES/FUNCTIONS AND PROBLEMS -- SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT: THEORIES, ACTIVITIES/FUNCTIONS AND PROBLEMS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 "NEW" CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTALISM: A POLITICAL ECOLOGY CRITIQUE OF TOBACCO SCRM -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Environmental and Ethical Challenges along Tobacco's Supply Chain -- Challenges of a Global Crop for the Global Cigarette -- Global (Environmental) Regulation as a Business Risk -- The Contested Agro-Environmental Hazards -- "Environmentalised" Corporate Strategies -- Good Agricultural Practices -- Economic Valuation of Natural Resources -- Stakeholder Marketing -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 E-PROCUREMENT STRATEGY BASED ON E-MARKETPLACE IN ELECTRONIC SUPPLY CHAIN -- Introduction -- 1. Economic Activities in E-Marketplace -- 2. Framework of E-Procurement Based on E-Marketplace -- 3. Business Models in E-marketplace -- Absence of Market Functions -- Serious Imbalance of the Power of Market Players -- Neglecting the Effect of E-Marketplace in Supply Chain Management -- Limited Benefits for Market Players -- 4. A Reference Model of E-Marketplace -- Market Orientation -- Ownership Orientation -- Transaction Orientation -- Benefits Orientation -- Relationship Orientation -- 5. Customer Requirements Deployment of E-Marketplace Web Site -- Quality Characteristics for E-Marketplace Web Site -- Identify Key Customer Satisfaction Measures -- Implementation Process by QFD -- A Case Study -- 6. E-Procurement System -- System Types -- System Process -- System Structure -- 7. Decision Process of E-procurement Strategy -- 8. Implementation of E-Procurement Strategy -- Implementation Phases -- Implementation Steps -- 9. Total Quality Management in E-Procurement -- Customer Focus -- Leadership -- Involvement of People. Process Management -- System Management -- Continual Improvement -- Factual Approach to Decision Making -- Mutually Beneficial Supplier Relationships -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Biography -- Chapter 3 THE ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION IN THE SUPPLY-CHAIN MANAGEMENT -- Introduction -- The Market for Lemons: Food Safety and Food Quality -- Food Safety and Inspection -- Effects of Measurement Errors in Food Safety -- Solutions to the Safety Information Problem -- Collecting Information about Safety and Quality -- Safe Contracts and Vertical Integration -- Signalling -- Private and Public Intervention -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Why Food Supply Chain Management -- Relevant Global Legislative Background on Food Safety -- Traceability Systems in Food SCM Applications -- Tracking Technologies in Brief -- Barcode Technology -- RFID -- Biometric Technology -- Tracing Technologies -- Introduction to RFID Technology -- RFID Reader -- RFID Tags -- Characterisation of Tags Based on Power Source -- Active Tags -- Passive Tags -- Semi Passive / Active Tags -- Components of an RFID Tag -- Communication -- Challenges Associated with UHF RFID in Food Supply Chain Management Applications -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 ISO 14001 AS A TOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLY CHAIN ENGAGEMENT - WHAT IS IN THE WAY? -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Environmental Supply Chain Management (ESCM) and Firms' Competitive Advantage -- Purpose and Methodology -- Findings -- Drivers and Facilitators for Environmental Supply Chain Work -- Barriers -- Analysis -- External and Internal Drivers -- Barriers -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References. Chapter 6 COMPLEMENTOR RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT - MISSING LINK IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Scope and Demarcation of Complementor Relationships -- Functional Scope: Complementarities -- Institutional Scope: Complementors -- Demarcation from Supplier Relationships -- Design of Complementor Relationships -- Integrated Business Systems for Complementary Configurations -- Integrated Business Relationships Among Complementors -- Opportunities and Risks of Complementor Relationship Management -- Implementation of Complementor Relationship Management -- Conclusion -- Lessons Learned -- Lessons to be Learned -- References -- Chapter 7 A LIFECYCLE APPROACH TO KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER IN SUPPLY CHAIN CLUSTERS - LESSONS LEARNED FROM TRANSNATIONAL EXPERIENCE -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Managing Knowledge within and Across Clusters -- 3. A Collaborative Research Approach -- 4. Case Study Example (Australia) -- 4.1. Methods -- 4.2. Phase 1 - Mapping Stakeholders in the Cluster -- 4.3. Phase 2 - Stakeholder Perceptions of Gaps and Barriers to Innovation -- 5. Leveraging Knowledge Across Communities -- 5.1. Benchmarking Gaps and Barriers between the Two Regions: Lessons Learned -- 5.2. Approaches -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 8 SUPPLY CHAIN AND NETWORK DESIGN, MANAGEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION: FROM FACILITY LOCATION TO VEHICLE ROUTING -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of the Literature -- 3. A Conceptual Framework for an Integrated Planning -- 4. Strategic Planning Models and Tools -- 5. Tactical Planning Models and Tools -- 6. Operational Planning Models and Tools -- 6.1. Clustering Analysis for the VRP and the Operational Planning -- 6.2. Groups Formation and Clustering Analysis -- 6.3. Routing/Sequencing, Tour Definition -- 7. Conclusions and Further Research -- References. Chapter 9 A REVIEW OF GAME THEORETICAL MODELS IN COOPERATIVE ADVERTISING -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding Co-Op Advertising -- 3. A Survey of Analytical Game Models -- 3.1. Static Game Models in Co-Op Advertising -- 3.1.1. Berger et al. (2006): Co-Op Advertising with Internet Online Sales Promotions -- 3.1.2. Incorporating the Pricing Strategies into Co-Op Advertising -- A) Yue et al. (2006): The Direct Manufacturer Price Discount -- B) Xie and Wei (2009): The Impact of Pricing in Co-Op Plans -- 3.1.3. Introduction of Competition -- A) Karray and Zaccour (2006): Co-Op Advertising Program in Presence of Competition Between the National Brand and the Store Brand -- B) Karray and Zaccour (2007): Co-Op Advertising Program in Presence of Competition Between Multiple Manufacturers/Retailers -- 3.2. Dynamic Game Models in Co-op Advertising -- 3.2.1. Direct Extensions of Co-Op Strategies to the Dynamic Game Settings -- A) Karray and Zaccour (2005): Co-Op Advertising Program in Presence of Competition Between the National Brand and the Store Brand - A Dynamic Model -- B) Jorgensen et al. (2006): Incentives for the Retailer Promotions - A Dynamic Model -- 3.2.2. Sigue and Chintagunta (2008): Advertising Strategies in a Franchising System -- 3.2.3. He et al. (2009): Feedback Stackelberg Strategies for Co-op Advertising and Pricing in a Dynamic Stochastic Supply Chain -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 SUPPLY CHAIN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION: AN ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE -- Supply Chain Management -- Supply Chain Research: Integrating Engineering Optimization with Business Strategy -- Supply Chain Education: An Integrated Simulation Game Based Approach -- Closure -- References -- Chapter 11 HURDLES TO GREENING THE SUPPLY-CHAIN -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Development of the Method. The Procurement Procedure as Decision-Making Process -- Design of the Hurdle Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 LD LOGOPTIMIZER: A SOFTWARE TOOL FOR THE STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL DESIGN OF A LOGISTIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction and Literature Review -- 2. Conceptual Framework for the Optimization of a Supply Chain -- 3. Strategic Planning of a Logistic Network -- Heuristic Rules for the Assignment of Customers Demand to the RDC Level -- Max Critical Customer Convenience (Cost Based Assignment) -- Max Critical Customer Convenience (Distance Based Assignment) -- Min Facilities through Average Convenience (Cost Based Saturation) -- Min Facilities through Average Convenience (Distance Based Saturation) -- 3.2. Results from the Strategic Planning -- 4. Tactical Planning of a Production-Distribution Logistic System -- 5. Operational Planning of a Production-Distribution Logistic System -- 6. Conclusion and Further Research -- References -- Chapter13ASOFTWAREPACKAGEFORACTORSE-COLLABORATIONINOUTBOUNDLOGISTICSUSINGAMULTI-AGENTARCHITECTURE:THETRANSLOGISTICPROJECT -- Abstract -- 1.Introduction -- 2.ResearchContext:TheTransLogisTICProject -- 3.ProblemStatement -- 3.1.OutboundLogistics -- 3.2.ActorsCollaborationinSupplyChainManagement -- 4.SoftwareEngineeringFramework -- 4.1.ManagerialDecisionLevels -- 4.2.FromManagerialDecisionLevelstoSoftwareDevelopment -- 4.3.SupportingTechnologies -- 4.4.IterativeDevelopment -- 4.5.Service-OrientedModeling -- 4.5.1.SOM:Definition -- 4.5.2.TheServicesApproachinSupplyChainManagement -- 4.6.Agent-OrientedSoftwareEngineering -- 4.6.1.AOSE:Definition -- 4.6.2.BenefitsofAOSE -- 4.6.3.Multi-AgentSystems -- 4.6.4.MASDevelopmentMethodologies -- 4.6.5.TowardsaFrameworkforMASIterativeDevelopment:TheI-TroposProcess -- 4.7.Component-BasedSoftwareDevelopment -- 4.7.1.CBSD:Definition. 4.7.2.AnAgentApproachforCOTSCustomizationandIntegration.