Realities of supply chain collaboration

Secure Supply-Chain Collaboration

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Supply Chain Collaboration

The International Journal of Logistics Management Realities of supply chain collaboration

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the gap between the interests in supply chain collaboration (SCC) and the relatively few recorded cases of successful applications – this is the reality of SCC. Design/methodology/approach – The research represents the viewpoints of the authors based on their collective field experiences and literature reviews. Findings – Three realities of SCC are ident...

Structural Supply Chain Collaboration Among Grocery Manufacturers

Both academicians and practitioners have extensively explored the important topic of supply chain collaboration. Most research, however, has focused on unilateral coordination via pricing signals or tactical opportunities such as Vendor Managed Inventory or Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR). Our research fills a gap in the current literature by quantifying the opportu...

Supply Chain Collaboration Under Information Asymmetry

Firms manufacturing highly innovative and complex products often rely on the expertise of their suppliers who provide critical components that enable core functionality of products. During the product design stage there is often considerable uncertainty about component production cost, and it is of interest to both the manufacturer and the supplier to enter into a collaborative relationship in ...