... This study resorts to an extensive literature review and consultations with experts in the field of supply chain management (SCM), information technology and academia to identify, categorize and prioritize the major challenges using VlseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) and Combined...

... in strategic supply chain decisions. Supply chain managers should keep in mind acceptable cost/benefit tradeoffs in their firms' mitigation efforts associated with major contingency risks. This research advocates the allocation of scarce resources to adopt the supply chain strategies of avoidance, speculative...

... of all three concepts – Industrie 4.0, quality management and supply chain management. Design/methodology/approach A thorough review of historical developments and existing integration trends among Industrie 4.0, quality and supply chain approaches along with future research directions outlined...

... with a summary of the performance measurement method. Arvind Upadhyay can be contacted at: arvind.upadhyay@uis.no Bayesian network Logistic Performance measurement system Variables Supply chain management Airline catering sector COVID-19 In the pandemic era, supply chains (SCs) have...

...@nith.ac.in 06 09 2020 14 12 2020 14 12 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Supply chain management Supply chain network Perfect order fulfillment ISM MICMAC analysis Various failures of supply chains (SCs...

...Binh An Thi Duong; Huy Quang Truong; Maria Sameiro; Paulo Sampaio; Ana Cristina Fernandes; Estela Vilhena; Loan Thi Cam Bui; Hiroshi Yadohisa Purpose A single supply chain management (SCM) practice will have a certain impact on organizational performance (OP). However, since it is placed...

...Huy Quang Truong; Maria Sameiro; Ana Cristina Fernandes; Paulo Sampaio; Binh An Thi Duong; Hiep Hoang Duong; Estela Vilhenac Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical evidence about the relationship between practices of supply chain management (SCM) and operational performance...

...Ana Cristina Fernandes; Paulo Sampaio; Maria Sameiro; Huy Quang Truong Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical basis for integration of quality management (QM) and supply chain management (SCM). For that purpose, some common practices of both approaches are identified...

...” (Santiago et al., 2008, p. 99). Integration Supply chain management Quality Education Challenges Practice Empirical evidence Hurdles Assuring the quality of teaching and learning activities is paramount for institutions involved in education, in an increasingly competitive...

.... Originality/value – The integration of quality and supply chain management still remains limited in the literature. Therefore, it is necessary to have a more focussed approach in assessing QM issues within the internal and external supply chain contexts. This study concentrates on the practices which...

... and, if a nonconforming item is found in the inspected sample, the entire lot is rejected. An example is given with real world data and the results are discussed as they relate to supply chain management and quality. Elizabeth A. Cudney can be contacted at: cudney@mst.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016...

...) as key factors for a successful supply chain management. It is important to outline that there are also many researchers that are not convinced about the positive influence of ISO 9000 (Aarts and Vos, 2001 ; Wayhan et al., 2002 ; Lima et al., 2000 ; Singels et al., 2001...

... performance outcomes. Design/methodology/approach A review of the literature in quality management, supply chain management and strategic management is conducted to develop key practices associated with quality management in a supply chain environment. Findings The findings suggest that quality...

...Colm Fearon; Jian Yang; Heather McLaughlin; Geert M. Duysters Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss and reflect upon some of the major (quality) issues concerning supply chain management (SCM) for Chinese companies. Design/methodology/approach The authors draw upon the literature...

... changes to an organization. This can be done by taking into consideration the key strategies of supply chain management, Six‐Sigma, and RFID playing a big role in the success of the organization. Originality/value For each methodology considered, strategies are examined and a framework based upon...

..., dependency, flexibility is built upon quality capability. Hongyi Sun can be contacted at: mehsun@cityu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Supply chain management Suppliers Customers Quality management Integration Supply chain integration Upstream integration with suppliers...

... approach to deal with the common problem of supplier selection. In doing so, it provides an approach that may be generalized to solve many types of decision problems confronting operations and supply chain managers. Originality/value This paper presents a management approach to the very important area...

...Jiju Antony; Arawati Agus; Mohd Shukri Hajinoor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of the extent to which lean production permeates manufacturing companies in Malaysia by drawing on supply chain management (SCM) managers' or production managers' perception...

... practical when the objective of the network formation is to face shrinking market due to the development of alternative product, strong competitors and similar other reasons. Supply chain management Suppliers Partnership Manufacturing industries Quality The significant challenge in today's...

... Supply chain management Considering the nature of the research on Six Sigma, it would be difficult to group the literature under any specific disciplines. As a result, various online journal databases shown were selected and searched to provide a comprehensive bibliography on Six Sigma...