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  • A Decision Making Framework for Reverse Logistics Network Design 
    Tan, Albert; Chanchaichujit, Janya (2016-10-05)
    The main objective of this research is to answer the following research question “How should a company design their reverse logistics network in a more efficient or responsive way?” In this research, a conceptual ...
  • Eliciting and representing a supply chain strategy 
    Perez-Franco, Roberto (2016-09-09)
    Purpose. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: first, to propose a framework that can be used to represent a supply chain strategy for a business unit in a clear and actionable manner; second, to propose a method that can ...
  • Estimating Demand for Substitutable Products when Inventory Records are Unreliable 
    Steeneck, Daniel; Eng-Larsson, Fredrik; Jauffred, Francisco (2016-10-21)
    We present a procedure for estimating demand for substitutable products when the inventory record is unreliable and only validated infrequently and irregularly. The procedure uses a structural model of demand and inventory ...
  • Financing the SME Value Chains 
    Asad, Ata; Manish, Shukla; Mahender, Singh (2017-02-14)
    This research work is built upon case studies from Malaysia and India and surveys conducted on the supply and demand of SME finance in Malaysia. Addressing SMEs’ needs for finance, it is assessed that formal financial ...
  • A Framework for Implementing Blockchain Technologies to Improve Supply Chain Performance 
    Debabrata, Ghosh; Albert, Tan (2018-01-19)
    The objective of this paper is to describe the contemporary issues that supply chains face using the information sharing dimension and analyze blockchain technology’s capabilities to address these issues. We discuss select ...
  • Internet of Things and Supply Chains: A Framework for Identifying Opportunities for Improvement and Its Application 
    Phadnis, Shardul (2017-05-26)
    Management and technology experts believe that the internet of things (IoT) has the potential to radically transform today’s supply chains. Several practice-focused publications describe various ways in which IoT capabilities ...
  • A proposed set of criteria for supply chain strategy evaluation 
    Perez-Franco, Roberto (2016-09-09)
    This note explores the applicability of evaluation criteria to the problem of evaluating the supply chain strategy of an organization. A discussion of supply chain strategy evaluation is relevant today, as the validity of ...
  • Rethinking supply chain strategy as a conceptual system 
    Perez-Franco, Roberto; Phadnis, Shardul; Caplice, Chris; Sheffi, Yossi (2016-03-07)
    Changes to the strategy, context or environment of a business unit may necessitate a revision of its supply chain strategy. However, rethinking a supply chain strategy is not an easy problem, and has no clear answer in the ...
  • Rethinking your supply chain strategy: a brief guide 
    Perez-Franco, Roberto (2016-04-10)
    Rethinking a supply chain strategy is not a trivial problem. Supply chains tend to be rather complex entities, and the act of thinking strategically about them, what we call supply chain 'strategizing', reflects this ...
  • Revenue Mangement in Last-Mile Delivery: State-of-the-Art and Future Research Directions 
    Snoeck, Andre; Merchan, Daniel; Winkenbach, Matthias (2018-03-13)
    This paper explores future avenues of research for revenue management in last-mile delivery. First, we review earlier efforts in this field, which have focused primarily on the problem of attended home deliveries (AHD) of ...
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