In recent years, the quality risks in supply chain are frequently encountered by Chinese's manufacturing enterprises, the aim of the paper is to present a manufacturer perspective methodology of forecasting quality risks in supply chain. To do it, firstly, we innovatively propose achieving factors of quality risks by the house of quality of quality function deployment. Secondly, an optimal sele...

Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model is developed and maintained by the Supply Chain Council (SCC). The model is a reference model which can be utilized to map benchmark and improve the supply chain operations. SCOR model provides companies with a basic process modeling tool, an extensive benchmark database by defining a set of supply chain metrics. This paper explains the process and...

This paper addresses a closed-loop supply chain network design problem, in which two different supply chains compete on retail prices by defining a price-dependent demand function. So, the model is formulated in a bi-level stochastic form to demonstrate the Stackelberg competition and associated uncertainties more precisely. Moreover, it is capable of considering random disruptions in the leade...

PROBLEM The expiry of medicines in the supply chain is a serious threat to the already constrained access to medicines in developing countries. APPROACH We investigated the extent of, and the main contributing factors to, expiry of medicines in medicine supply outlets in Kampala and Entebbe, Uganda. A cross-sectional survey of six public and 32 private medicine outlets was done using semi-str...

If lignocellulosic biomass is to become a viable competitor with fossil based resources for the production of energy and chemical products, sustainable sources of this material must be established. To address this issue an understanding about the risks affecting biomass sources and the biorefineries which they supply is crucial. In this paper, a quantitative approach using Bayesian Belief Netwo...

The benefit of integrating product design decisions and supply chain design decisions has been recognized by researchers. Such integration can facilitate better communication between design teams and operations groups. Consequently, potential supply chain risks can be highlighted and addressed before the launch of a new product. Modularization is one of the most critical elements for both produ...

Risks have recently emerged as a key issue for the life cycle of a supply chain. Operations risks are particularly important because of the propagation of their effects. An ARIMA model of a supply chain is proposed to represent flow dynamics in a network of enterprises and their responses to strong disturbances from the demand and/or the offer side. When the amplitude of product flows variation...