... the implementation conditions of such strategies based on perceived uncertainty and strategic purchasing. Design/methodology/approach The authors utilize case study data from 11 international service and manufacturing firms with global supply chains. Each company was profiled based on the level of perceived...

... of uncertainty. There are four main solutions to enter China, determined by the adopted international transport mean and the presence of a local warehouse. The most important risk factors affecting the choice of the logistics solution are change of CBEC regulation, product value, expected service level...

...Sabrina Lechler; Angelo Canzaniello; Bernhard Roßmann; Heiko A. von der Gracht; Evi Hartmann Purpose Particularly in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) business conditions, staff in supply chain management (SCM) look to real-time (RT) data processing to reduce uncertainties. However...

... often identified SCV as one of the most challenging phenomena in our field (e.g. Christopher and Holweg, 2017 ; Wieland et al., 2016), few clear definitions exist. An overview of different understandings of volatility in SCs is provided in Table I . Uncertainty Nominal group technique...

... cost implications of volatility in their supply chains. Uncertainty Risk Flexibility Volatility Supply chain design Practitioners and scholars alike readily subscribe to the notion that volatility in the business environment has dramatically increased, and global events over the past...

... uncertainty of the demand rate and shipment lead time. While shipment planning is tactical or operational in nature, increasing storage capacity often requires top management’s authority. The purpose of this paper is to present a new method to integrate both operational and strategic decision parameters...

... as part of business strategy enables managers to manage uncertainty better. Interestingly, increased information does not decrease the perception of uncertainty, but creates more uncertainty. As logistics is the function often involved with both information and relationship management within the supply...

... literature review. Proposes that in order to identify the most effective strategies in a specific chain scenario one should focus on the identification and management of the sources of uncertainties in the supply chain’s decision‐making processes. The application of the research method in three food supply...