The benefits of integrating and collaborating with supply chain partners have been well identified in many industries. In the construction industry, however, supply chain integration and collaboration is challenging due to the high fragmentation and the temporary project-based nature of the industry. Leveraging web service and web portal technologies, we have developed a prototype web service s...

Abstract As opposed to the predominant focus of global value chain (GVC) research on export-oriented contexts, this article examines prospects for development in places where dominant form engagement with GVCs is import-oriented. Through case South Africa’s pharmaceutical industry, analysis demonstrates challenge local manufacturing compete, and associated state policy responses, a place which ...

The ongoing adoption of cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) is accompanied by incredible business process improvements fueled by ground-breaking innovations. Industry 4.0 with smart factories, smart supply chains and smart customer experience has become reality. And Industry 4.0 is also driving business process innovation. This paper deals with the design and governance of t...

This paper is considering the competition between two multi-echelon supply-chains on price and service under balance and imbalance of market power between the chains which are analyzing through Nash and Stackelberg game approach. The problem is categorized as the centralized or decentralized structure of each chain, which means a few different possible scenarios are developing based on the Nash...

This paper discusses the changes that need to occur in the software engineering industry in order for it to be able to broadly adopt electronic commerce and digitise its value chains. A framework is proposed that encompasses these changes and suggests the potential to achieve large productivity gains by making the transition from primary producer to secondary industry.

In the technology-driven industries like automotive industry, the success of the companies depends on their ability to provide new and continuous innovations to the market. In this regard, technological capabilities lead to a competitive advantage. The purpose of this study is to identify the effective factors in the technology assessment based on the dynamic capabilities of small and medium au...

 Abstract:The purpose of this paper is to present a new model of non-radial data envelopment analysis that is able to evaluate the systems one of these complete networks is supply chain of cement industry. In this paper, using a non-radial model in data envelopment analysis, a model with a network structure that can assess the sustainable supply chain of strategic industries is evaluated....