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Blockchain technology: implications for operations and supply chain management
PurposeThis paper aims to encourage the study of blockchain technology from an operations and supply chain management (OSCM) perspective, identifying potential areas of application, and to provide an agenda for future research.Design/methodology ...
R. Cole, M. Stevenson, J. Aitken
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LOGISTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
The terms logistics and supply chain management are sometimes used interchangeably. Some say there is no difference between the two terms, that supply chain management is the “new” logistics.To compound this, what is considered supply chain management in the United States is more commonly known as logistics management in Europe, according to the blog ...
Esmerova, Emanuela, Atanasoski, Drashko
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Sustainable freight transport in South Africa:Domestic intermodal solutions
Due to the rapid deregulation of freight transport in South Africa two decades ago, and low historical investment in rail (with resultant poor service delivery), an integrated alternative to road and rail competition was never developed.
Jan H. Havenga+3 more
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Pandemics and Supply Chain Management Research: Toward a Theoretical Toolbox*
The COVID‐19 pandemic paralyzed the world and revealed the critical importance of supply chain management—perhaps more so than any other event in modern history—in navigating crises.
C. Craighead+2 more
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Objective: The objective was to analyse the integration of and collaboration between strategic sourcing and supplier development at Eskom, South Africa’s primary electricity supplier, and to determine how strategic sourcing can be a catalyst for supplier
Mzoxolo E. Mbiko+2 more
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Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management: Real-time Data Processing and Concurrency
In the contemporary business landscape, effective supply chain management (SCM) is paramount for organizations seeking to thrive amidst evolving market dynamics and heightened customer expectations.
Suwarna Shukla, Prabhneet Singh
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Ontwikkelingen in supply chain management [PDF]
Het doel van dit artikel is om ontwikkelingen in supply chain management (SCM) te bespreken. SCM gaat over de inrichting en besturing van ketens van voortbrengingsprocessen. Aan bod komen: economische afwegingen rond leverbetrouwbaarheid, stroomlijnen van Europese interne supply chains, betere coördinatie van operationele activiteiten tussen ...
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Investigating stock-outs in Johannesburg’s warehouse retail liquor sector
Purpose: The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate how management practices and processes contribute to stock-outs in the warehouse retail liquor sector in Johannesburg.
Amit Govind, Rose Luke, Noleen Pisa
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Supply chain management and hypercompetition
Firms nowadays face significant challenges in their operating environments, which have been characterised in two different ways. From a strategic management perspective these environments are in a state of hypercompetition while from a logistics or supply chain perspective these environments require market responsiveness predicated upon agile supply ...
Kotzab, Herbert+3 more
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