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The importance of network goals for strategic chain management
No full textNowadays food products are increasingly produced in supply chain networks that involve numerous firms. Due to their pyramidal-hierarchical structure, such networks possess a focal company that coordinates the network. The managerial task of the focal company is to work out collective strategy that addresses cooperation and coordination problems at the firm, dyadic and network levels. These strategies must take into account that at each level specific goals must be achieved. Though the focal company is a strategy setting unit that sets network goals, other network actors may perceive these goals as firm-level goals of the focal company. Therefore, conflicts may occur in supply chain networks.Supply chain networks, focal company, network goals, Agribusiness,
The chain rule for -differentiation
No full textLet be a perfect, compact subset of the complex plane, and let
denote the (complex) algebra of continuously
complex-differentiable functions on . Then is a normed algebra
of functions but, in some cases, fails to be a Banach function algebra. Bland
and the second author investigated the completion of the algebra ,
for certain sets and collections of paths in , by
considering -differentiable functions on .
In this paper, we investigate composition, the chain rule, and the quotient
rule for this notion of differentiability. We give an example where the chain
rule fails, and give a number of sufficient conditions for the chain rule to
hold. Where the chain rule holds, we observe that the Fa\'a di Bruno formula
for higher derivatives is valid, and this allows us to give some results on
homomorphisms between certain algebras of -differentiable
functions.Comment: 12 pages, submitte
Il lessico del Supply Chain Management
No full textCUEIM (F. POLESE – L. PROIETTI), Il lessico del Supply Chain Management, in Professione Alenia, n. 2, 2007
Volume senza attribuzione ai singoli AutoriCUEIM (POLESE F. - L. Proietti), The lexicon of Supply Chain Management Profession in Alenia, n. 2, 2007 Volume without attribution to author
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Corporate responsibility, supply chain partnership and performance: An empirical examination
No full textThis is the post-print version of the final paper published in International Journal of Production Economics. The published article is available from the link below. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. Copyright @ 2012 Elsevier B.V.Unlike corporate and business levels, there is little research examining corporate responsibility (CR) at the functional level of the firm including supply chain strategy. The results of a firm-level survey show that CR internal awareness, and monitoring CR performance are positively related to the supply chain partnership approach, however sharing CR best practices is negatively associated. Furthermore, the impact of CR on firm performance is mediated by the functional behaviour of supply chain partnership formation. Our study provides support for including CR awareness building and monitoring in the development of partnerships but cautions against imposing CR best practices on suppliers
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Knowledge acquisition in supply chain partnerships: the role of power
No full textKnowledge is recognised as an important source of competitive advantage and hence there has been increasing academic and practitioner interest in understanding and isolating the factors that contribute to effective knowledge transfer between supply chain actors. The literature identifies power as a salient contributor to the effective operation of a supply chain partnership. However, there is a paucity of empirical research examining how power among actors influences knowledge acquisition and in turn the performance of supply chain partners. The aim of this research is to address this gap by examining the relationship between power, knowledge acquisition and supply chain performance among the supply chain partners of a focal Chinese steel manufacturer. A structured survey was used to collect the necessary data. Two conceptually independent variables – ‘availability of alternatives’ and ‘restraint in the use of power’ – were used to assess actual and realised power, respectively. Controlling for contingencies, we found that the flow of knowledge increased when supply chain actors had limited alternatives and when the more powerful actor exercised restraint in the use of power. Moreover, we found a positive relationship between knowledge acquisition and supply chain performance. This paper enriches the literature by empirically extending our understanding of how power affects knowledge acquisition and performance
The chain rule for F-differentiation
No full textLet X be a perfect, compact subset of the complex plane, and let D (1)(X) denote the (complex) algebra of continuously complex-differentiable functions on X. Then D(1)(X) is a normed algebra of functions but, in some cases, fails to be a Banach function algebra. Bland and the second author investigated the completion of the algebra D(1)(X), for certain sets X and collections F of paths in X, by considering F-differentiable functions on X.
In this paper, we investigate composition, the chain rule, and the quotient rule for this notion of differentiability. We give an example where the chain rule fails, and give a number of sufficient conditions for the chain rule to hold. Where the chain rule holds, we observe that the Fa a di Bruno formula for higher derivatives is valid, and this allows us to give some results on homomorphisms between certain algebras of F-differentiable functions
The chain rule for F-differentiation
No full textLet X be a perfect, compact subset of the complex
plane, and let D(1)(X) denote the (complex) algebra of continuously
complex-differentiable functions on X. Then D(1)(X) is a normed
algebra of functions but, in some cases, fails to be a Banach function algebra. Bland and the second author ([3]) investigated the
completion of the algebra D(1)(X), for certain sets X and collections F of paths in X, by considering F-differentiable functions on
X.
In this paper, we investigate composition, the chain rule, and
the quotient rule for this notion of differentiability. We give an
example where the chain rule fails, and give a number of sufficient
conditions for the chain rule to hold. Where the chain rule holds,
we observe that the Fa´a di Bruno formula for higher derivatives is
valid, and this allows us to give some results on homomorphisms
between certain algebras of F-differentiable functions
Collaborative supply chain modelling and performance measurement
No full textThis thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University, 11/12/2002.For many years, supply chain research focused on operational aspects and therefore mainly on the optimisation of parts of the production and distribution processes. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in supply chain management and collaboration between supply chain partners. However, there is no model that takes into consideration all aspects required to adequately represent and measure the performance of a collaborative supply chain. This thesis proposes a model of a collaborative supply chain, consisting of six constituents, all of which are required in order to provide a complete picture of such a collaborative supply chain. In conjunction with that, a collaborative supply chain performance indicator is developed. It is based on three types of measures to allow the adequate measurement of collaborative supply chain performance. The proposed model of a collaborative supply chain and the collaborative supply chain performance indicator are implemented as a computer simulation. This is done in the form of a decision support environment, whose purpose is to show how changes in any of the six constituents affect collaborative supply chain performance. The decision support environment is configured and populated with information and data obtained in a case study. Verification and validation testing in three different scenarios demonstrate that the decision support environment adequately fulfils it purpose
Examining sustainability performance in supply chain: The case of the Greek dairy sector
No full textThis paper evaluates the sustainability performance of the Greek dairy chain and the performance of its individual members by using key indicators in relation to efficiency, flexibility, responsiveness and product quality. We assessed the importance of these indicators based on the relevant perceptions of key members of this chain. A structured questionnaire was developed where nineteen sustainability-related issues were examined. Two hundred and fifty three members of the Greek dairy supply chain responded including breeders, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and catering companies. Our findings illustrate the immediate need for improvement in many key sustainability performance indicators. They also show the critical role of large dairy manufacturers who are the “sustainability performance champions” in this chain and are the driving force for the implementation of many sustainability initiatives
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