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In this book, a risk management approach starts off by discussing important issues related to managing supply chain disruption risks from various perspectives during VUCA times. It explores the essence and principles relating to managing these risks and provides the framework and multi-goal model groups for managing such unknown-unknown risks and subsequent disruptions at a global scale.The book explores and presents the latest developments across different emerging topics in supply chain risk and disruption management. These include (i) an overview of supply chain risk, and disruption management tools, techniques, and approaches, (ii) a review on uncertainty modeling for decentralized supply chain systems, (iii) supply chain deep uncertainties and risks - the 'new normal', (iv) emergent technologies for supply chain risk and disruption management, (v) supply chain resilience strategies for times of unprecedented uncertainty, (vi) the role of blockchain in developing supply chain resilience against disruptions, (vii) a qualitative study on supply chain risk management adopting blockchain technology, (viii) assessment of risks and risk management for agriculture supply chain, (ix) resilience of agri-food supply chains: Australian developments after a decade of supply and demand shocks, (x) prioritization of risks in the pharmaceutical supply chains (xi) improving medical supply chain disruption management with the blockchain technology, and (xii) impacts of resilience practices on supply chain sustainability.The book contributes significantly to the growing body of knowledge concerning the theory and practice of managing supply chain risks and disruptions in strategic management, operations and supply chain, and sustainability literature. It presents contemporary, innovative and latest developments in applying smart management tools, techniques and approaches for managing supply chain risk and disruption and future-proofing supply chains to become agile, resilient and sustainable.

The term sustainability has become one of the most significant in the current era. It seems to be ubiquitous amongst academics, politicians, business leaders, media personnel and even the general public. It is no exaggeration to state that it is considered all over the world to be the most pressing issue to be addressed for the long-term future of the planet and its inhabitants. The topic is of course complex, and the issue of sustainability is under much debate as to what it actually is and how it can be achieved, but it is completely certain that the resources of the planet are fixed in quantity and, once used, cannot be reused except through being reused in one form or another. At present, much of the discourse of sustainability has focused upon the environment and in particular upon climate change and the effects that this is having. Thus, the discourse has tended to be about mitigation.Sustainability of course requires all three pillars of the triple bottom line¿economic, environmental and social¿to be addressed. Indeed, it might be considered that the effects upon the social, and how we choose to live our lives, might well be the most profound effect of achieving sustainability. This book therefore focuses upon some of the many aspects of the social and how we can adapt our lives to accommodate the requirements of sustainability. it therefore takes a very different approach to addressing the issues of sustainability, while of course not ignoring the other pillars.This book therefore sets out to examine various aspects of the changes to personal, corporate and institutional behaviour which may have to come about in our search for sustainability. It is tended to address some of the issues and how they are being dealt with in various parts of the world. As always, our concept is to share best practice and thereby enrich both the discourse and our progress towards sustainability. Thus, we focus upon the current situation while also considering the extent to which the focus is changing so much that we need to think about new approaches to our understanding of behaviour and differing effects in practice. The international origins of the contributors to this book make this an original contribution taking some of the best ideas from around the world.This book therefore addresses these issues from a perspective not generally addressed by researchers, or even by politicians and the press. It therefore provides fresh perspectives upon the important issue of our common future. As always, this approach is based on the tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network srrnet.org (a worldwide body of scholars with membership of several thousand), which in its 20-year history has sought to broaden the discourse and to treat all research as inter-related and relevant to business. This tradition has always been to explore the subject widely and to seek relevant solutions, while also sharing best practice. This book is based primarily upon some of the contributions from the network at our recent conference and shows both commonality and diversity in approaches and effects.

Die mit Produktionsnetzwerken einhergehende Euphorie ist zumindest etwas zu dämpfen, weil die Bildung derer nicht immer von Erfolg gekrönt ist. Ein Scheitern führt jedoch nicht zwangsläufig zu einer Auflösung, da das Produktionsnetzwerk durch eine Erweiterung gegebenenfalls auf den richtigen Weg gebracht werden kann. In das bestehende Netzwerk sollte ein neues Unternehmen allerdings nur dann aufgenommen werden, wenn dieses auch einen Nutzen stiftet. Folglich bedarf es einer subjektiven Bewertung der geplanten Integration in Form einer Entscheidungswertermittlung aus Sicht des Netzwerks. Alexander Schmettau entwickelt allgemeine Bewertungskonzepte für Produktionsnetzwerkerweiterungen in Abhängigkeit von der vorliegenden Machtverteilung im Netzwerk. Zudem formuliert er für die einzelnen Bewertungskonzepte lineare Optimierungsmodelle, welche die Effekte der Partnerintegration aufzeigen. Dabei wird zwischen der horizontalen Integration und der vertikalen Integration in Form einer Vorwärts- und einer Rückwärtsintegration sowie einer vertikalen Streckung als Ausprägungen der Produktionsnetzwerkerweiterung unterschieden. Aus den spezifischen Optimierungsmodellen werden unter Rückgriff auf die Dualitätstheorie unternehmensspezifische komplexe Bewertungsformeln abgeleitet und interpretiert.

This book contributes to blockchain applications in food supply chain management from both theoretical and practical perspectives. By using the case study research method, it empirically investigates why and how food companies implement blockchain technology. Moreover, it proposes a conceptual framework based on the case findings and extant literature.The book provides empirical evidence to verify academic findings such as critical success factors and barriers. Furthermore, it identifies the implementation process to answer the ¿how¿ question. Uniquely, it applies the innovation process model and the practice-based view (PBV) to studies on food supply chains and blockchain. Thus, building on the original model and theory, it enriches the theory on blockchain implementation, making it a valuable asset for all researchers and practitioners interested in blockchain adoption and food supply chain management.

From the author of the modern business classic The Smartest Guys in the Room comes a damning indictment of late-stage capitalism-and the leaders that were brutally unprepared for a global pandemic.In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that governments across the world could not adequately protect their citizens. Millions of people suffered and died in just two years, while administrations around the globe blundered; prize-winning economists overlooked devastating trade-offs from the collapse of trade; and elites escaped to isolated retreats, unaffected by - and worse, even profiting from - the worst healthcare crisis to hit humanity in decades.In this page-turning economic, political and financial history, veteran journalists Bethany McClean and Joseph Nocera analyse the American response to the pandemic as a case study, to offer fresh and provocative answers. With laser-sharp reporting and deep sourcing, they investigate what really happened when governments ran out of PPE due to snarled supply chains; and the shock to the financial system when the world's biggest economies stumbled. They zero in on the effectiveness of wildly polarised approaches across states, and they trace why thousands died in hollowed-out hospital systems and nursing homes run by private equity firms, all in the name of "maximising shareholder value".The Big Fail is an expansive, gripping narrative account on what the pandemic did to one economy, and how it forced us to question the fundamental principles of our society

Wenn wir unseren Lebensstandard und Lebensraum erhalten wollen, müssen wir radikal umdenken und unsere Wirtschaft neu gestalten. Gefragt ist eine zirkuläre, umwelt-zentrierte Wirtschaft. Nur wenn es gelingt, bei unserem Handeln auf den Gesamtkomplex Leben Rücksicht zu nehmen, werden wir unseren Planeten erhalten können ¿ und damit unseren Wohlstand und unsere Lebensqualität langfristig sichern.Das Buch beschreibt sehr anschaulich, was Circular Economy für Unternehmen und die gesamte Wirtschaft bedeutet. Zahlreiche Beispiele und strategische Umsetzungsideen bieten einen Einblick in die erfolgreiche Realisierung.

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit dem Total Revenue Management (TRM), einem aufkommenden Konzept im Revenue Management, das die bestehenden Prinzipien und Instrumente des Revenue Managements in alle Gewinnbereiche einbezieht. Es ist ein professioneller Leitfaden für denoptimalen und innovativen Einsatz von TRM, um Wettbewerbsvorteile zu erzielen. Der Leser erhält einen umfassenden Einblick in die Strategien, Instrumente und Prinzipien des TRM, einschließlich bestehender und neu entstehender Ertragsströme entlang der Wertschöpfungskette. Der Autor bietet eine transparente und ganzheitliche Erklärung von Preisstrategien, Segmentierungsmethoden und Vertriebsprinzipien, die die Umsetzung von TRM in Unternehmen ermöglichen.

In a world where most international trade is carried by sea, each port can be seen as a unique chokepoint competing to attract ever more traffic and economic activities. However, ports can also be seen as parts of a wider system, which can be defined as a system of two or more ports located in proximity within a given area. Their fate and governance is jointly influenced when belonging to the same region, country, or transnational space. Investments, shocks, innovations, and delays occurring in one port often affect other ports within a certain spatial range and time lapse. Further understanding of such co-developments in port systems is necessary to go beyond local specificities, through a multidisciplinary and multi-level contribution.Port Systems in Global Competition is an answer to the strong and urgent need for reviewing the relevant theories, concepts, methods, and sources that can be mobilized for the analysis of port systems. With contributions from reputable scholars coming from no less than 11 countries in Europe, Asia, and North America, this book delves into the analysis of port systems from diverse disciplinary angles (geography, regional science, economics, management, engineering, and mathematics/computer sciences), covering innovative empirical approaches to various port systems in the world. The theoretical and empirical knowledge can support and enhance decision-making in relation with the development of ports, supply chains, and transport networks in general.This book is an ideal companion to academics and upper-level students interested in the analysis of transport and economic systems in general, as well as the effective ways to answer complex issues in transportation and socio-economic development. It will be a valuable resource for those researching or studying transportation and supply chains, maritime and port economics, as well as regional development and human geography.

The main theme of this book is the social dimension of the circular economy (CE). This book¿s objective is to provide a foundation for the discussion of social aspects of CE that also allows the integration of CE with the UN SDGs. The circular economy is increasingly becoming the consensual pathway for a transition towards sustainable production and consumption that balances the economic and ecological pillars of sustainable development. However, researchers have noted that the social dimension of sustainable development is noticeable missing or, at best, weakly developed in CE ideas and frameworks (Sehnem et al., 2019). The main argument of this book is that CE research and practice needs to embrace its social impacts, not only in terms of understanding and avoiding negative social impacts but also in terms of exploring the potential that CE models have for addressing social challenges.

This book reports on recent research and developments at the interface between the areas of production, logistics and traffic. Gathering the proceedings of the 6th ICPLT, held on March 22-23, 2023, at TU Dortmund University, in Germany, this volume gives a special emphasis to theories, trends and technologies for planning and operating freight transport systems in a sustainable and resilient way. The twenty-two contributions included in this book cover algorithms, models, and experimental methods to addresses challenges and knowledge gaps relating to traffic flows and logistic processes. They also report on advanced technologies, human factors research and strategies that should help better understand the interdependencies and conflicts of interest in the field of production, logistics and traffic, and to develop feasible solutions. All in all, this book provides a timely snapshot of research and developments concerning freight and public transport, cargo bikes, maritimeand rail transport, electrical and hydrogen vehicles, simulation and optimization in production and logistics, production and supply chain management, sustainable logistics, and intralogistics and automation. It offers extensive information to researchers, engineers and other professionals, and public authorities that are active in all the above- mentioned fields.

This book provides a concerted supply chain perspective for dealing with pandemics on the scale of COVID-19. Specifically, this book describes a new approach, supply chain immunity, to illustrate what is needed to fix our economy and healthcare systems. The authors of this book are experts in supply chain management, health care supply chains, major systems acquisition, and contingency sourcing methods. Based on first-hand experiences working during COVID in the depths of the nation¿s supply chain failures, the authors develop important themes for private and public sector supply chain managers to consider in rebuilding a more immune supply chain. The book is targeted at policy makers, academics, practitioners, and students of disaster response, public policy, healthcare, and supply chain management who are interested in learning contemporary lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. From the perspective of those who lived through the chaos, the authors furtherexplore the application of novel concepts in joint planning, market intelligence, and governance related to a national pandemic or other global contingency.

In diesem Buch werden Anforderungen an das Projektmanagement in der Automobilindustrie anschaulich analysiert, Erfolgsfaktoren identifiziert sowie Methoden fur Definition, Planung, Steuerung und Abschluss einzelner, mehrerer und unternehmensubergreifender Projekte anhand konkreter Beispiele dargestellt. Mehr als 260 Abbildungen und Tabellen helfen dem Leser, die Zusammenhange und Methoden schneller zu erfassen und umzusetzen.

Das vorgelegte Buch betrachtet systematisch und nachvollziehbar die Einführung eines elektronischen Katalogmanagements im Einkauf. Ziel und treibender Faktor zur Einführung elektronischer Kataloge ist die störungsfreie, digitale Umsetzung sowie die Freisetzung von Ressourcen im Einkauf. Erfahren Sie, wie schnell freie Kapazitäten im Einkauf durch die Entlastung mittels Katalogbestellung entstehen. Daher generiert der elektronische Katalog im Einkauf gleich drei potenzielle Kosteneinsparungen:- Prozesskostensenkung durch elektronische Katalogbeschaffung im Einkauf und - Nutzung der frei gewordenen Zeit des Einkäufers für Verbesserung bspw. der Einkaufspreise durch mehr Anfragen, globaler ausschreiben oder besser verhandeln sowie - Verbesserung der Einkaufspreise für die ausgewählten Warengruppen. Der Ausblick auf eine mehrfache Kosteneinsparung, begründet in einer vergleichsweise einfachen und schnellen Einführung elektronischer Kataloge durch die Einkaufsabteilung waren Motivation und Ansporn für den Autor, an einem Buch zu Katalogmanagement im industriellen Einkauf zu arbeiten. Die damit verbundenen qualitativen Vorteile, welche sich aus der Nutzung elektronischer Kataloge ergeben, begründen sich wie nachfolgend beschrieben: - Automatisierte Leistungserbringung und intuitive Bedienung- Hohe Qualität und Fehlerfreiheit der Leistung - Optimale Durchlaufzeit/Umsetzungszeit - Geringe Zeit der Implementierung und im üblichen IT-Standard- Technisch mögliche 7 Tage / 24 Stunden Einsatzbereitschaft - Vollständig digitaler Bestell- und Abrechnungsprozess- Reduktion der Lohnkosten und Lohnnebenkosten durch Entfall von Tätigkeiten oder Personalreduktion und keine oder kaum mehr vorhandene operative Mitarbeiterbeteiligung im Einkauf. - Realisierung mit geringem finanziellem Einsatz - Maximale Effizienz/Nutzen und kein Raumbedarf Nach der Durcharbeit des vorliegenden Buches kann der Leser die Potenziale im Einkauf erkennen, aufzeigen und mit der Einführung eines elektronischen Katalogs erschließen.

IT’s OUR Customer er et must-have opslagsværk til dit forandringsprojekt!Det er en praktisk guide til at få succes med forandringsrejsen i en international kontekst.Uanset om du implementerer kundeprogrammer med CRM, eller gennemgår en større digital transformation i en privat eller offentlig virksomhed, er der behov for et stærkt lederskab, en fælles forståelse for forandringsrejsen og en stor team-indsats for at lykkes med at forankre nye tiltag. Du får ekspertviden, anbefalinger og støtte fra et framework til at prioritere din indsats, til din (og virksomhedens) fordel og i sidste ende fremtidig succes for kunder, medlemmer eller borgere.Britt Damkjær, ekspert i CRM og Customer Excellence, trækker på 20 års erfaring med globale CRM- og kundeprogrammer implementeret i internationale virksomheder og deler sin viden om, hvad der virker, og hvad der ikke gør, og supplerer det med viden fra hjerneforskere og eksklusive udtalelser fra virksomheder i div. brancher der har været igennem et forandringsforløb.IT’s OUR Customer - the Insider's guide to mastering the change journey with a collective mindset er på engelsk (408 sider, Hard cover i farver & illustrationer)

This book offers effective and competitive food supply chains that are the consequence of technological innovation, collaboration, small agri-food business cases, entrepreneurial opportunities, cold chain technology management, disruptive technologies, and performance assessment through empirical analysis, case studies, and multimethod research in the food industry. The book comprehensively covers different interfaces of the food supply chain including procurement, processing, distribution, consumer, i.e., farm to fork. It provides solutions to various challenges such as globalization, food recalls, technological innovations, and consumer trust. This book will be of interest to researchers in the areas of the food supply chain, operations management, industrial engineering as well as professionals in the agri-food and allied industry.

Das Buch beschreibt Logistikmanagement als strategische Fuhrungsfunktion, wobei der Fokus auf einer ganzheitlichen Betrachtung und Optimierung logistischer Prozesse liegt. Im Vordergrund stehen dabei Logistikstrategien, Konzepte und Methoden zur Verbesserung logistischer Prozesse, Strategien fur die Instandhaltungs- und Ersatzteillogistik sowie Aspekte der Entsorgungslogistik. Zahlreiche Beispiele, Abbildungen und Tabellen verdeutlichen die praxisrelevanten strategischen Methoden, die durch Kosten-, Leistungs- und Zeitvorteile in Entwicklung, Beschaffung, Produktion, Vertrieb und Entsorgung einen nachhaltigen Wettbewerbsvorteil fur Unternehmen schaffen. Die zweite Auflage wurde um Megatrends in der Logistik, die Qualitatssicherung logistischer Prozesse, das Supply-Chain-Risikomanagement und die Integration von Ersatzteillogistik und Instandhaltung erweitert. Des Weiteren erfolgte eine Aktualisierung des Supply-Chain-Operations-Reference-Modells. Dies ist der zweite Band einer vierbandigen Reihe, die sich mit strategischen und operativen Managementaufgaben der Querschnittsfunktion Logistik beschaftigt.

This book offers a systematic literature review and a set of empirical studies on supply chain integration. Supply chain management is recognized as an essential means for firms to achieve competitive advantages, in which supply chain integration is regarded as the core for operational excellence: shorter lead time, lower inventory, faster delivery, and higher product and service quality. Using data from an international survey of manufacturing firms, an interrelated set of studies that investigate supply chain integration from different perspectives at multiple levels are conducted. Intra-organizational factors such as products, production systems, and socio-technical systems are examined to understand their effects on supply chain integration, indicating that firms need to implement different types of supply chain integration for specific competitive priorities. Then, the outcomes of supply chain integration, including its impact on risk management and sustainability management, are investigated from an inter-organizational perspective. The firm is embedded in a manufacturing network, a global supply chain, or both, and it can use supply chain integration as a strategic action for risks. Sustainability has been a vital issue for manufacturers, and supply chain integration can enhance its success. This book makes significant contributions to the relevant literature on supply chain integration and offers insights to supply chain managers in manufacturing industries.

This book deals with the electronic procurement of transportation services. It provides an overview of the fundamentals for the procurement of transportation services, including the relevant objectives, involved parties, and processes. A focus is set on Electronic Transportation Marketplaces (ETMs) which offer main functionalities for the procurement of transportation services on the spot and contract market as well as additional functionalities to improve further processes (e.g., time-slot management). Even though such marketplaces are important from an economic and ecological perspective, previous research provides only little knowledge about the status quo of their use, the determinants of marketplace use and the link between this use and business value. To close these research gaps, Philipp Sylla builds a comprehensive conceptual research framework and conducts an empirical analysis based on a web survey of shippers in Germany. The empirical results build the foundation for the development of an evaluation concept that provides practical support for shippers in the assessment of marketplace use and the evaluation of potential business value impacts.

This book is a collection of best selected research papers from the ¿Digital Technologies in Logistics and Infrastructure¿ conference (ICDT-2021). The topics of the presented papers are related to various aspects, problems, and solutions in maritime, transport, warehouse logistics, digital transformation, and information technologies in logistics, as well as digital transformation of infrastructure industries from theoretical and practical points of view. The authors of the conference are representatives of major companies, researchers, and scientists from Russia, Hungary, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, the Netherlands, and Finland. The conference proceedings are of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of logistics and infrastructure in various sectors of digitalization.

Globalization, digitization, global supply chains and the Corona pandemic have led companies to take a closer look at value chains. Shifting services to partially competing supplier networks is giving rise to new guiding principles, strategies and processes. The focus in the future has therefore long since shifted from leveraging internal cost advantages to information exchange, stable supply chains and the exploitation of global cross-company potential.This book uses innovative, digital and strategic examples to show how successful supplier management must function and act.

Aus dem Verständnis des unternehmerischen Strebens nach Gewinnmaximierung durch beste Einkaufspreise und Einkaufskonditionen, dem Schaffen von Preisstabilität durch Vertragsmanagement und eines sicheren, effizienten und kostenoptimalen Einkaufsprozess für das Unternehmen, wird der Wertbeitrag des Einkaufs auf das Unternehmensergebnis, in der Steuerung der Materialpreise deutlich. Mit einem durchschnittlichen Anteil von 50 % Wareneinsatz hat der Einkauf enorme Möglichkeiten zur betrieblichen Gewinnbeeinflussung. Das Arbeiten an der Reduktion der Materialkosten oder Senkung der Preise ist eine unternehmensweite Aufgabe. In Beispielrechnungen wird der signifikante Einfluss des Einkaufswerts auf das operative Ergebnis eines Unternehmens überzeugend und transparent. So führt eine Senkung der Materialpreise in Höhe von 4 % zu einer vergleichbaren Forderung an den Vertrieb, den Umsatz um 22 % zu steigern, was dem fünffachen Hebel entspricht. Oder die Senkung der Materialkosten um 2 % zu einer Verbesserung des operativen Ergebnisses von 22 %, was dem elffachen Hebel entspricht.Dies führt zu der Formulierung der Arbeitshypothese, dass Handlungswege zum reduzierten Wareneinsatz und Preise aus dem Einkauf heraus, detailliert ausgearbeitet werden. Methodisch wird der Problemlösungszyklus vorgestellt und in den Schritten Bestimmung der Ist-Situation, Zielformulierung, Analyse des Problems, Synthese von Lösungen, Bewertung und Entscheidung ausgeführt. Zur Durchführung der Analysen werden zwanzig Analysemethoden geordnet nach deren Ansätzen in Datenprüfung, Struktur der Daten und Schwachstelle vorgestellt. Aufbauend auf den Analysen muss die Synthese der Lösungen gelingen, um das Urproblem zu lösen. In fünf eigenen Kapiteln gelingt die Erweiterung des Lösungsraums in eine Vielzahl an bereits in der Literatur bekannten und beschriebenen Verfahren. Um die Übersichtlichkeit an diesem umfassenden Lösungsaufriss zu gewährleisten, erfolgt eine Gliederung in die produktbezogenen Lösungen, in lieferantenbeeinflussenden Lösungen, in die weltweite Beschaffung als Lösung, die Digitalisierung als Lösung, die Organisation des Einkaufs als Lösung und die Qualifizierung der Einkäufer als Lösung. Mittels der neuen Erkenntnisse aus dem erweiterten Lösungsraum lassen sich neue, bisher ungenutzte Potenziale für das Unternehmen, der Kosten und für den wertgestaltenden Einkauf erschließen.Die Dinge wirklich tun, stellt einen wesentlichen finalen Schritt zur Kostenverbesserung dar.

A timely guide to rethinking and reinventing supply chains with breakthrough thinking to benefits your organization, the economy, and the worldAs global business and geopolitical conditions have changed radically, it is imperative that supply chain strategies and operations transform to thrive in a volatile environment. Leaders at corporations, public agencies, national security, and public health recognize the importance of resilience, agility and flexibility. Breakthrough Supply Chains provides a comprehensive view of end-to-end supply chains and dispels the common myths about them. It provides "breakthrough thinking" principles that address critical topics for enterprise and public policy:How supply chains have enabled profitable and beneficial growth in the evolving worldThe evolution of "the new customers" and what they demandThe critical success factors for managing demand and supply in a complex and risky worldInformation, data, governance, analytics and measurements that guide strategic choicesResilience, risk, and supply assuranceSustainability and the environmentWhether you are an organizational manager, government agency leader, or member of the interested public, Breakthrough Supply Chains reinvents the supply chain with far-reaching effects. This is your go-to guide.

Dieses Buch beschreibt die wichtigsten Primärfunktionen Beschaffung, Produktion und Marketing. Darüber hinaus werden die Sekundärfunktionen Qualität, Logistik, IT, Personal, Finanzen und Nachhaltigkeit ausführlich erläutert. Es führt die bislang getrennt voneinander agierenden betriebswirtschaftlichen Bereiche der Wertschöpfungskette zusammen. Nur die Integration dieser Funktionen führt zu langfristigen Wettbewerbsvorteilen. Zahlreiche Beispiele und Handlungsempfehlungen am Ende jedes Kapitels ergänzen die umfassende Darstellung und ermöglichen eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung in der Unternehmenspraxis.