We present a novel model of IT-based supply chain integration that responds to the increasing need for better supply chainwide coordination of resource allocation and offers an alternative to the traditional approach of supply chain integration based on ERP systems. We explore possible governance structures for our model and propose a stylized implementation process. The paper concludes by outl...

Supply chain master planning strives for optimally aligned production, warehousing and transportation decisions across a multiple number of partners. Its execution in practice is limited by business partners’ reluctance to share their vital business data. Secure Multi-Party Computation can be used to make such collaborative computations privacy-preserving by applying cryptographic techniques. T...

It is essential that airlines efficiently perform aircraft maintenance in order to ensure aviation safety and schedule punctuality. Traditionally, the arrangement of the maintenance manpower supply has been based on staff experience, and has been performed manually following simple rules. This is not only time-consuming but often ineffective. In this research we consider technicians with multip...

The SCO planning problem is a tightly coupled planning and scheduling problem. We have identified some important features underlying this problem including the coordination between actions, maintaining temporal and numerical constraints and the optimization metric. These features have been modeled separately and experimented with the state-of-the-art planners, Crikey, Lpg-td and SgPlan5. Howeve...

In this work, we provide an overview of our previously published works on incorporating demand uncertainty in midterm planning of multisite supply chains. A stochastic programming based approach is described to model the planning process as it reacts to demand realizations unfolding over time. In the proposed bilevel-framework, the manufacturing decisions are modeled as ‘here-and-now’ decisions...

This paper documents the effect of implementation of an ERP system within a firm and its impact on supply chain system .Supply chain design is becoming a core competency, and the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is expected to be an integral component of supply chain management (SCM). Although an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software provides different tools that can support supp...

The increased use of electric and electronic components is a trend in several branches of industry. The short life cycles of these innovative components compared with the life cycles of the primary products lead to challenges regarding an effective spare parts management. To guarantee an availability of spare parts during the whole period of the post-series supply, a period of up to 15 years in...