1. OSCM Publications
  2. Volume 2, Issue 1, 2009

Volume 2, Issue 1, 2009

  1. Table of Contents
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050024
    No abstract available
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     (2009). Table of Contents. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050024
  2. Editorial
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050025
    No abstract available
    @article{oscm-2009-413,
  title={Editorial},
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     (2009). Editorial. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050025
  3. Banneker Industries, Inc.
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050026
    The case details the quality-minded management style that was used to transform a failing machine shop into an innovative company whose core strengths focus on the strategic sourcing of supply chain management (SCM) services. Banneker Industries is a minority and woman-owned company that has received dozens of awards for their leadership and abilities as a dynamic supply chain service provider. As Banneker’s list of value added services grew, so did their customer bases and revenue from those customers. But, as their relationship and amount of business with their leading (and mentoring) customer grew, Banneker was increasingly concerned that they were getting too dependent on them. In order to position themselves for growth through larger contracts and new customers, Banneker is considering joining forces with three other minority owned businesses in order to collectively add value to larger contracts. In addition to this collaboration, Banneker is considering plans to open satellite warehouses throughout the United States using a business model that has both profit and not-for-profit goals. A vibrant and thriving culture exists at Banneker and there are concerns that growth may moderate the Team Banneker spirit and work ethic.
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     (2009). Banneker Industries, Inc.. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050026
  4. Heartland & Company
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050027
    Industrial buyers face a number of apparently routine challenges when making sourcing decisions. Some of these decisions include supplier evaluation processes, the allocation of business between two or more suppliers, how the evaluation process affects the allocation decision, and how these decisions are affected by the organization’s goals. The case presented in this paper describes the challenges faced by a buyer of one industrial product. The case’s thought provoking questions encourage student thinking and provide the basis for stimulating class discussion. This case has been classroom tested.
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     (2009). Heartland & Company. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050027
  5. Insights into Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Supply Chains: A Multiple Case Study of SMEs in the UK
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050028
    The aim of this paper is to investigate the pressure exerted by supply chain partners, especially large-scale business customers and public authorities, on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. More specifically, we analyze how SME suppliers perceive and respond to supply chain pressure and then we investigate if such pressure is effective. The analysis is carried out through four case studies within SMEs in the UK. These cases are deliberately chosen to illustrate to students and CSR practitioners the potential range of different viewpoints in relation to CSR and supply chain management. The article suggests that, in order to enhance the perception of supply chain pressure as a CSR driver by SMEs, derived benefits should be more clearly identified (including moral, rational, as well as economic). There is also the risk that, when CSR requirements are imposed by large-scale business customers and public authorities, SMEs have difficulties in implementing CSR and consequently are tempted to behave opportunistically. An opportunistic behaviour can be associated to the large-scale business customers and the public authorities as well, when their commitment in CSR is perceived as only superficial. Thus there seems to be the need for a higher level of trust in such actors in order to share the potential benefits and costs related to CSR among all supply chain partners. In some cases, supply chain pressure can be detrimental to the existing initiatives voluntarily carried out by SMEs, which can consequently decrease their intrinsic motivation to engage.
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     (2009). Insights into Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Supply Chains: A Multiple Case Study of SMEs in the UK. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050028
  6. Managing Supply Chain Complexity in a Tea Manufacturing Company
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050029
    In this case we present issues facing supply chain management in a tea manufacturing company. The company manages two types of products, ready-to-drink jasmine tea and ready-to-drink fruity tea, each having different complexity issues in their supply chain management processes. The case explains characteristics of the products, the supply chain structures, and the nature of demand. The case is expected to facilitate discussions of various supply chain concepts such as the bullwhip effect, supply chain coordination, and vertical integration versus outsourcing.
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     (2009). Managing Supply Chain Complexity in a Tea Manufacturing Company. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050029
  7. Reading the Tea Leaves at Tea and More: Resolving Complex Supply Chain Issues
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050030
    Tea and More is facing growing pains from its rapid expansion over the last decade and more. The case provides a summary of the challenges faced by the company in the areas of supply chain management, marketing plans, the creation of economic value, and the development of a long term strategy for profitable growth.
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     (2009). Reading the Tea Leaves at Tea and More: Resolving Complex Supply Chain Issues. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050030
  8. Trade Barter, the Rimzi Chamber of Commerce and the Rimzi University of Economics
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050031
    In times of recession buyers may need to make difficult decisions and to prioritize purchases. One of the more appealing strategies taken is trade barter, which enables the exchange of goods or services with a minimum need for cash. The case presented in this paper describes the challenges faced by a Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Rimzi University, when trying to maintain funding levels during lean economic times. The case’s thought provoking questions encourage student thinking and provide the basis for stimulating class discussion.
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     (2009). Trade Barter, the Rimzi Chamber of Commerce and the Rimzi University of Economics. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm050031
  9. Table of Content
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040016
    No abstract available
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     (2009). Table of Content. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040016
  10. Business Environment Factors, Incoterms Selection and Export Performance
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040017
    The objective of this study is to identify the main factors taken into consideration when deciding which Incoterms to use and to analyze the impact of the choices of Incoterms on export performance. The results highlight the importance of considering both the internal and external business environments in the selection process for Incoterms and its contribution to improved export performance. In addition, this article shows the importance of training to increase the awareness of the strategic dimension of Incoterms and to promote the utilization of Incoterms which also enhance export performance.
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     (2009). Business Environment Factors, Incoterms Selection and Export Performance. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040017
  11. A Study of Supply chain Management Practices in Finland and the United States
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040018
    Although for the past ten years there has been an abundance of research generally investigating various aspects of supply chain management (SCM), a lack of globally-based empirical studies examining actual SCM practices still exists. In this study, the overall objective was to identify, compare, and assess a number of SCM implementation and operating practices among firms in Finland and the United States. A survey identifying SCM experiences and practices in use among several industries was conducted and similarities and differences in supply chain management implementation experiences and operating practices were discovered. This research thereby develops a deeper understanding of the practice of SCM by looking at SCM attitudes and experiences among managers in firms from two advanced yet geographically dispersed economies. An associated practical objective of the study was to identify a set of supply chain management-oriented activities that will allow firms and their trading partners to enhance their overall effectiveness and value.
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     (2009). A Study of Supply chain Management Practices in Finland and the United States. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040018
  12. Going Green through Green Supply Chain Initiatives Toward Environmental Sustainability
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040019
    Recently, the environment has emerged as a hot issue for governments, societies, as well as business organizations. This importance emanates from increasing environmental problems such as global warming, ozone depletion, solid wastes, and air pollution. Business organizations are considered to be the source of most of the environmental problems. This paper is an attempt to clarify the path towards that end and highlight steps to be taken by business organizations through green supply chain to make sustainable development a reality. Specifically the paper is interested to investigate the adoption of green supply chain initiatives e.g. green purchasing, eco-design, and reverse logistics. The survey data was obtained from ISO 14001 certified manufacturing firms in Malaysia. The results showed that eco-design is the most adopted green supply chain initiative followed by green purchasing, while reverse logistics showed the lowest level of adoption. The result of the t-test revealed that there are no significant differences in green supply chain initiatives between firm ages and type of product. The result of the t-test disclosed also that firms that participate in green-interested associations have significantly higher level of adoptions of green supply chain initiatives than firms that do not participate. Green supply chain initiatives can play significant role in achieving the “triple bottom line” of social, environmental, and economic benefits and, therefore, contributing to sustainable development of the society.
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     (2009). Going Green through Green Supply Chain Initiatives Toward Environmental Sustainability. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040019
  13. A Theory and Tools for Collaborative Demand-to-Supply Management in SCM Age
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040021
    In recent years, collaborative demand-to-supply management, which strategically supplies products to the market in order to maximize profit, has played a critical role in establishing a sustainable company. However, the sales function and the production function do not always work together for profit optimization. In most cases, the sales function is responsible for maximizing sales. On the other hand, the production function is responsible for minimizing production cost. In the SCM age, this situation causes production of excess inventory as well as long order fulfillment time. For the collaboration of both functions, a strategic demand-to-supply map has been developed. The strategic map consists of a row and a column indicating the demand speed and the smoothing factor for demand forecasting. This paper presents a theory and a planning tool, called the planner, for collaborative demand-to-supply management based on the strategic map. The planner consists of demand forecasting, aggregate planning, the strategic map, the scheduler, and progressive analysis. The effectiveness of the planner is demonstrated with a numerical example. In addition, this paper shows that the planner is a useful tool for staff in the sales department and the production department for training or understanding collaborative demand-to-supply management. This paper also presents the potential areas of future research and development of collaborative demand-to-supply management and the planner.
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     (2009). A Theory and Tools for Collaborative Demand-to-Supply Management in SCM Age. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040021
  14. Architecture and Functionality of a Supply Chain Enterprise Resources Planning System
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040123
    The supply chain management (SCM) aims to improve the material flow between linked enterprises by installing information systems and procedures that provide a better coordination in the logistic chain. Planning production and order quantities is a fundamental and decisive process for material flows in a supply chain. Therefore, the coordination of strategies and decisions is of great importance to the efficiency and economy of the latter. One way to improve the coordination is the construction of a central supply chain ERP system. This should complement existing ones used in diverse enterprises in order to attain better coordination of all. This way, too, the distinct scheduling systems used keep their autonomy to a large extent. Akin to “service providers,” they are used by the central supply chain-oriented enterprise resources planning system (SC-ERPS), which in this respect aids an information system that loosely links different ERP systems. The required architecture, as well as the needed data and functionality are introduced and discussed here. In particular, problems related to how to handle the intersection parts in a supply chain – the parts that are produced and consumed in different enterprises of the supply chain - are analysed and solutions are discussed. These parts are physically identical but they are also different planning objects in different planning and information systems. The paper will focus on the module for the production planning process because it determines the material flow in the complete supply chain.
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     (2009). Architecture and Functionality of a Supply Chain Enterprise Resources Planning System. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm040123
  15. Table of Content
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030014
    No abstract available
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     (2009). Table of Content. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030014
  16. Application of Numerical Design Structure Matrix Method in Engineering Projects Management
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030015
    In this paper, ways of improving planning, execution and management of projects using Numerical Design Structure Matrix (NDSM) method are presented to address interdependency of feedback and iteration, which is common in engineering projects management. The NDSM is an alternative approach to traditional project management tools such as Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT), Critical Path Method (CPM), and Gantt chart that can only allow the modelling of sequential and parallel processes in projects. As a case study, the model is tested on a set of tasks in a complex petroleum oil field development project, where task sensitivity and information variability attributes are derived. By applying the NDSM method, project duration is optimized and hence total cost of the project is reduced significantly.
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     (2009). Application of Numerical Design Structure Matrix Method in Engineering Projects Management. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030015
  17. The Influence of Production Management Practices and Systems on Business Performance: From the Perspective of the Push-pull Production Systems
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030020
    This study develops a conceptual model: Customer Output Process Integrated System (COPIS) with hybrid push-pull strategy. We seek to investigate the performance and critical success factors of a Taiwanese enterprise. The COPIS conceptual model provides managerial insights to enterprises to achieve their objectives as well as to improve customer relationship. Through an appropriate process design, the Taiwanese enterprise is able to control critical factors and performance indices to maintain flexibility and robustness. Enterprises should design and plan their process based on the characteristic of the business, the processing design, the flow design and the load leveling system.
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     (2009). The Influence of Production Management Practices and Systems on Business Performance: From the Perspective of the Push-pull Production Systems. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030020
  18. An Integrated Forecasting DSS Architecture in Supply Chain Management
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030120
    In a competing market environment, supply chain management (SCM) has been critical for companies to survive. Demand planning plays an important role in SCM, for it provides accurate demand forecasts which may achieve customer satisfaction by offering benefits such as low inventory level, short lead time, efficient resource allocation, and quick response. To obtain more accurate forecasts, this study presents a web-based DSS architecture and its forecasting core. The forecasting core, named Panel Function, contains three modules: Segmentation Module, Forecasting Module, and Coordination Module. Segmentation Module employs data mining technology to categorize customers with different characteristics into three segments: Loyal Customer Segment, Potential Customer Segment, and Switcher Segment. Based on the three segments, Forecasting Module employs different forecasting and analysis technologies to estimate an integrated forecast: time-series forecasting to capture the loyal customer demand trend, Bayesian inference to estimate the predicted value of switcher purchase quantity, and questionnaire analysis and brand choice models to unearth potential customers. An integration function then synthesizes the results from these three processes to obtain the integrated forecast. Coordination Module then takes this integrated forecast as the base of distribution planning, and provides a minimal system-wide total cost solution for all parties in the supply chain. As a whole, this DSS architecture is anticipated to provide an efficient mechanism for collaborative demand planning, and help create the maximum profit for the supply chain.
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     (2009). An Integrated Forecasting DSS Architecture in Supply Chain Management. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030120
  19. Synthetic Data Generation for Small-Area Demand Forecasting of Freight Flows
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030121
    Small area statistics have become increasingly critical for the planning and management of intermodal transportation systems. However, for reasons associated with disclosure of confidential information, data is often released on a fairly coarse geography vis-à-vis a much finer geographical level. This has led to extensive research on small area estimation - i.e., estimation at a more detailed geographical level based on data at a coarser level. Most of this work has been single-area-specific or non-flow data. Freight flows, at a minimum, have origin and destination location specificity, which leads to greater complexity. This paper addresses this issue providing a methodology for small-area estimation of freight flows based on the gravity model. Preliminary empirical findings using publicly available data demonstrate the reasonableness of the method as a freight-planning tool.
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     (2009). Synthetic Data Generation for Small-Area Demand Forecasting of Freight Flows. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030121
  20. Time and Form Postponement Competition under Dynamic Behavior of Demand
    Abstract Full PDF Cite DOI: http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030122
    This paper studies assembly-to-order (form postponement) and make-to-stock (time postponement) duopolistic competition under dynamic price and production strategies for two differentiable products, which share common components at a certain degree of substitution. Both strategies are benchmarked according to the Bertrand and Cournot Stackelberg game. In addition, dynamic game is applied to show the long term effect of both strategic decisions (price and production quantity) on profit and against demand uncertainty. The results show that precommited production is appropriate for high modular products and precommited price for special orders. The final part of the paper concludes the results and outlines future research directions.
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     (2009). Time and Form Postponement Competition under Dynamic Behavior of Demand. Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2(1), 0-0. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.31387/oscm030122
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