Integrating developing country manufacturing industries into global supply chain

Integrating Business Sustainability into Supply Chain Management

Companies today face the challenge of adopting proper supply chain sustainability (SCS) strategies and practices to respond effectively to emerging global sustainability initiatives. Business sustainability has become a strategic imperative, with a focus on both financial and non-financial sustainability performance, which creates shared value for all stakeholders. This paper examines the integ...

Integrating China into Your Global Supply Chain

Integrating plastic recycling industries into the automotive supply chain

Chains for recycling the plastics used in the automotive industry are complex systems just emerging. In this paper we propose to explain the reasons which have so far prevented these recycling chains from achieving a sufficiently regulated state to make them reliable partners for automotive manufacturers. On the basis of this, and taking recycling polypropylene as an example, we propose to use ...

Integrating Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems into the Supply Chain

Manufacturing planning and control (MPC) systems play a vital internal role in manufacturing organizations, helping to develop overall and detailed material and capacity plans and schedules. When elements of a manufacturing organization’s planning and scheduling are made known to supply chain partners, the linked companies can improve their respective supply chain performances. This paper revie...

Integrating China into Your Global Supply Chain Lessons Learned from Global Supply Chain Integrators