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The relationship between sustainability, resilience, and digitalization in supply chain: A literature review
No full textThe Moderating Role of Digital Technologies in the Relationship between Resilience and Social Sustainability in the Fashion Supply Chain
No full textSupply chain configurations: a model to evaluate performance in customised productions
No full textThis paper describes an approach used to evaluate the performance of different supply chain configurations in
customised contexts. Based on historical data collected from the supply chain of a shoe producer, different configurations
are evaluated based on a discrete-event simulation by highlighting the performance of the supply chain (in terms of supply
chain order lead-time and inventory volume) when the production switched from standard production (characterised
by batches of large quantities of the same product) to customised production (characterised by a small of series batches
with high product variability). The simulation approach relies on experimentation through executable configurations,
which enables the creation of different scenarios, and is then applied to the case of an actual firm in the footwear
industry. The managerial implications of these findings are discussed
To what extent digital tools moderate in the relationship between resilience and environmental sustainability in fashion supply chain
No full textThe effect of resilience practices on environmental sustainability and the moderating role of digital tools in the fashion supply chain
No full textExplorative Multiple-Case Research on the Scrap-Based Steel Slag Value Chain: Opportunities for Circular Economy
No full textThis paper analyses the scrap-based steel slag from the electric arc furnace and secondary metallurgy and proposes a framework for valorising its value chain. Toward this aim, the role of slag features, technological advancements for the treatment of slag, applications, legislation, and their value chain in the circular economy and industrial symbiosis opportunities are discussed within the proposed framework. By interviewing a group of Italian steelmakers, accounting for around 30% of Italian scrap-based steel volume, we analyse various value chain key factors, namely, technology, legislation, production volume, and economic aspects. Consequently, we assess the as-is situation of the sector and elaborate on the challenges and expectations for the future in terms of collaboration frameworks. The results show how vertical (by internal treatment) and horizontal integrations (by collaborating with other potential industries) support decisions on material flow and facilitate circularity in sharing this kind of material. The most influential enabler in a vertical integration is the economic aspect, while in the horizontal integration the enablers are the market and technology. We also address the importance of raw-material self-sufficiency through analysing closed-loop supply chains and collaborative supply-chain networks
Empowering supply chains with Industry 4.0 technologies to face megatrends
Full text linkThis paper investigates how current megatrends (i.e., aging population, growing urbanization, shifts in consumer demands, geopolitical shifts, depletion of natural resources, climate change) are changing the supply chain landscape and the role of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technologies to support alignment with these changes. Building on contingency theory, the study employs focus-group interviews with various experts to generate new insights into fitting supply chain capabilities and enabling technologies. Data collected in the focus groups helped us to identify five supply chain capabilities as prevalent and mostly fitting the external contingencies, i.e., customer-driven, urban-centered, resource-efficient, fast reactive, and human-centered supply chain. Moreover, this study highlights and compares the potential of I4.0 technologies and their applications in supporting specific supply chain capabilities. The findings of this study can inform supply chain managers in the definition of capabilities to be enhanced at the supply chain level and contribute toward understanding the extent of I4.0 technologies in empowering supply chains to face turbulent and changing conditions
Supply chain capabilities for customisation: a case study
No full textDespite the growing interest in supply chain management (SCM), there is little literature on knowledge and competences needed to properly configure and manage a supply chain. There are some interesting methodologies to map the knowledge and the techniques used in the supply chain of a sector and transfer them in another sector. This is particularly important when cross-fertilisation of practices can support sectors facing global competition as the footwear industry. New business opportunities can in fact be exploited addressing the needs of specific target groups searching for customised fashion and healthy shoes. Based on literature review and case study analysis of twelve companies within the fashion and orthopaedic footwear supply networks, this work compares the relevant processes and the distinctive capabilities necessary in managing supply networks to implement customisation, identifying and highlighting the interchangeable best practices that could serve as a new common knowledge base to be shared by the two sector
Proposing a Tool for Supply Chain Configuration: An Application to Customised Production
Full text linkThe full implementation of collaborative production networks is crucial for companies willing to respond to consumer demand strongly focused on product customisation. This chapter proposes an approach to evaluate the performance of different Supply Chain (SC) configurations in a customised production context. The model is based on discrete-event simulation and is applied to the case of supply chain in the fashion sector to support the comparison between mass and customised production. A prototype web-based interface is also developed and proposed to facilitate the use of the model not only for experts in simulation but for any user in the SC management field
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