Sustainable Value Chain Management

What is an inherently good corporation? A “good” corporation has to be successful in economic terms but simultaneously contribute to the environment and strengthen social coherence. Within its various spheres of influence, it has to work according to universal ethical principles. Many corporations already act as a “good” one and without a lot of discussion about it. Yet, there are other…

Port value chains and the role of interdependencies

Edisi

04 Feb 2016; 155-174

ISBN/ISSN

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Deskripsi Fisik

22 p.

Judul Seri

Maritime Logistics

No. Panggil

ATC PO VIT p

Improving value chain flexibility and adaptability in build-to-order environm…

Given volatile markets, the ability to quickly act is fundamental for companies – in regard to the internal production and to external supply flows in the value network. Related flexibility and adaptability concepts are vague and contradictory. Managerial methods either imply a generic application level or a narrow focus. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to develop a three-step approach to …

Speeding up the progress curve towards effective supply chain management

Introduces a supply chain “health check” procedure successfully applied in the European automotive sector and presents the results for the analysis of 20 trans‐European value streams covering a wide range of first and second tier suppliers. The health check procedure is activated via a quick scan methodology (QSM) requiring execution by a multi‐disciplinary team working on‐site. The d…

Vendor development and control: its linkage with demand chain

Explains the linkage of vendor development and control as an integral factor of value on demand chain logistics. Presents a comparison of the traditional purchasing function with vendor development in. Provides the missing link of value chain by demand chain. Describes the supplier integration approach as a competitive corporate strategy in a conceptual synthesis by linking demand chain with or…

Operational collaboration between shippers and carriers in the transportation…

The purpose of this paper is to develop a better understanding of how strategic relationships between firms and environmental context affect operational decisions and how each firm allocates resources to improve overall firm performance.

A way forward for ship classification and technical services

Classification societies are one of key organizations that promote the highest standards in ship safety and quality shipping. The paper reviews the ship classification industry and identifies what the classification societies can do to add value to the maritime industry more effectively. To meet this objective, an analysis of the five competitive forces is carried out, together with an opinion …

The value a 4PL provider can contribute to an organisation

The purpose of this research is to understand the value a fourth-party logistics provider (4PL) can create within an organisation and to identify an appropriate measure of such value creation.

The general principles of value chain management

Explores the principles of value chain management, as they apply to both public and private products, and explores the impact of e‐commerce and collaborative planning through the Internet on reducing costs and uncertainty in supply chains. Drawing on experience from global initiatives with e‐centreuk, and recent applications within Nestlé UK, makes a plea for simplicity and standardisati…

Role of logistics in enhancing competitive advantage: A value chain framework…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the issues, tradeoffs, and models relating to two important sets of problems that arise in supply chain management – complexities in extended supply chains and network coordination in globally dispersed supply chains. This paper highlights the role of logistics in enhancing the competitiveness of firms that operate a global supply chain.

Role of logistics in enhancing competitive advantage: A value chain framework…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the issues, tradeoffs, and models relating to two important sets of problems that arise in supply chain management – complexities in extended supply chains and network coordination in globally dispersed supply chains. This paper highlights the role of logistics in enhancing the competitiveness of firms that operate a global supply chain.

Functional/dysfunctional supply chain exchanges

The purpose of this paper is to propose a means-end value chain framework to understand two supply chain party’s values by presenting a value-matching framework.

Financial assessment of a biodiesel value chain: case study of Chiapas, Mexic…

This paper aims to assess the biodiesel value chain produced by the State of Chiapas and, through a financial model, determines its profitability and feasibility as a business.

Drivers of falling interaction costs in global business networks

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the interactions that are engaged in when specialist organizations collaborate in business networks organized around global value chains. Interaction costs are defined as including transaction costs plus the costs for exchanging information and ideas. The view is forwarded that as interaction costs decrease, potential business partners have greater scope …

Determining the value of information for different partners in the supply chain

The paper aims to define the most beneficial types of information within a supply chain and their level of value for different partners in the supply chain. A secondary objective of this study is to compare the literature focus with the practitioners’ perception concerning the value adding information types and their value level in the supply chains.

Airlines’ plight: where has all the luggage gone?

The purpose of this paper is to test the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) for improving track and trace of the luggage handling process and to determine potential decreases in operational costs of airports, namely through reduced baggage sorting expenses.

ICT-enabled coordination of dynamic supply webs

Increasingly, two key trends ± value- and cost-conscious customers, and globalization of markets and supply sources ± are shifting the competitive focus from the competitive advantage of firms to competitive advantages of entire supply chains. At the same time, the possibilities for flexibility and coordination inherent in modern information and communication technologies are making it pos…

How to measure the “value” in value chains

The purpose of this paper is to broaden the performance measurements of total supply chain performance.

Value chain analysis in consumer focus improvement: A case study of the UK re…

A key vision of tomorrow’s industry is creating supply chains which collaboratively strive on enhancing the value to the end-consumer. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the food value chain analysis (FVCA) methodology for improving consumer focus in the agri-food sector based on the lean paradigm, value stream mapping and value chain analysis (Porter, 1985).

Exploiting information technology (IT) to generate competitive advantage at P…

Since Perawang Port has been declared as a container terminal in May 2012 by the Ministry of Marine Transportation. Perawang port has made some efforts among other expand container yard, replacement new stacker container crane, and implementation ICT to improve operations and customer service in terminal. In the implementing of ICT there are still have a problem in communication between the ope…