Vertical Flexibility in Supply Chains

Research Note Vertical Flexibility in Supply Chains

Jordan and Graves (1995) initiated a stream of research on supply chain flexibility, which was furthered by Graves and Tomlin (2003), that examined various structures for achieving horizontal flexibility within a single level of a supply chain. In this note, we extend the theory of supply chain flexibility by considering placement of vertical flexibility across multiple stages in a supply chain...

Electronic Companion — “ Vertical Flexibility in Supply Chains ” by Wallace

Dynamic configuration and collaborative scheduling in supply chains based on scalable multi-agent architecture

Due to diversified and frequently changing demands from customers, technological advances and global competition, manufacturers rely on collaboration with their business partners to share costs, risks and expertise. How to take advantage of advancement of technologies to effectively support operations and create competitive advantage is critical for manufacturers to survive. To respond to these...

Identification of Disruptions and Associated Resilience Strategies in Blood Supply Chain Using a New Combined Approach

INTRODUCTION: Supply chains face various disruptions from human-made to natural disasters preventing proper flow of materials and products. This problem is more important in the healthcare supply chains, especially the blood supply chains, in which human lives are at risk. Making the supply chains resilient, recently addressed by managers and researchers, can be a good way to tackle them. This ...

Process Flexibility in Supply Chains

Process flexibility, whereby a production facility can produce multiple products, is a critical design consideration in multiproduct supply chains facing uncertain demand. The challenge is to determine a cost-effective flexibility configuration that is able to meet the demand with high likelihood. In this paper, we present a framework for analyzing the benefits from flexibility in multistage su...