in this paper, the competition between two supply chains and their elements is studied. each chain consisted of a manufacturer and a distributor and the two chains compete in a market with single type of customer sensitive to price and delivery time. therefore, this is a two-supply chain game and during the competition between two supply chains, elements of each supply chain (manufacturer and/o...

With the emergence of Big Data Technologies (BDT) and growing application Analytics (BDA), Supply Chain Management (SCM) researchers increasingly utilize BDA due to opportunities from BDT present. (SC) data is inherently complex results in an environment with high uncertainty, which presents a real challenge for SC decision-makers. This research study aimed investigate illustrate within existin...

the present study was focused on supply chain analysis of fresh guava in order to evaluate existing marketing supply chains (sc1: producer - consumer, sc2: producer - retailer - consumer, sc3: producer - commission agent - retailer - consumer, sc4: producer - commission agent - wholesaler - retailer - consumer) for two variety (allahabad safeda and apple guava) of guava. the gross marketing pri...

Firms no longer compete as autonomous entities and prefer to join in a supply chain alliance to take advantage of highly competitive business situation. Supply chain coordination has a great impact on strategic partnering and success of a firm in competitive business environment. In this paper, we propose a system dynamics simulation model for strategic partner selection in supply chain. Our mo...

In recent years car manufacturers have been gradually moving from the procurement of discrete parts to the procurement of modular systems. However, research into this development has not yet sought to identify how such a shift is likely to influence the operations of key suppliers within a modular supply chain and more specifically, how such suppliers are likely to interpret their respective ap...

This research explores how focal tea companies facilitate supply chain business model innovation (SCBMI) to meet consumer demands and achieve sustainable development. By applying a case study method dynamic capability theory, we find that: (1) the end-user innovation-driven is precondition for SCBMI; (2) user-driven leads change of company capabilities network structure, thus promote (3) SCBMI ...

flexibility is one of the most important indicators of a supply chain .a flexible supply chain in the face of market changes and customer needs, must be responsive to the changes and needs, to be able to attract customers in the a competitive marketplace. being aware of the flexibility of a supply chain helps managers to solve problems and overcome deficiencies and increase the competitive adva...

Supply chain management (SCM) and total quality management (TQM) are two of the important tools that manufacturing companies use to achieve competitive advantage. Some of the important capabilities that these companies seek to acquire through the use of these tools to be able to compete effectively include quality, efficiency, and innovation (Daghfous, 2004). Quality is an important factor in t...