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 chains. However, firms must also rely on many...

Research in supply chain management and strategic management suggests that inter-organizational knowledge sharing is a crucial enabler of any supply chain or network. One of the keys to understanding build-to-order supply network complexity is to recognize and assess the conflicts in such a network that results from mixing lean and agile manufacturing objectives in the same network. The theoret...

To be able to cope with the requirements of today’s competitive and demanding digital world of business, companies, especially SMEs, need to be more agile, and be ready to react to the changing requirements of the sector. This requires a better view and a more comprehensive analysis of the whole marketplace which can be achieved through a knowledge oriented collaborative supply chain planning i...

A key challenge in operations management is how to effectively design a supply chain structure that is in alignment with the company’s business model. The supply chain management literature provides a number of techniques and guidelines for developing effective supply chain strategies. Fisher’s (1997) famous article profoundly influenced the literature by suggesting a framework which matches pr...

Organizations that provide products and/or services must be able to execute fast, adaptive supply and (fluctuating) demand practices. From producers consumers, every stakeholder involved throughout the chain network processes, a collaborative relationship promotes sharing information is beneficial all. This long-term then flourishes in return stimulates growth, health, stability of chain. Under...

Purpose The aim of this paper is to review metrics and develop a framework for measuring leagile supply chain. Metrics that are applicable in the lean, agile strategies identified literature then combined into can reflect both lean – strategy. Design/methodology/approach This work based on systematic review. Literature was collected, were extracted, analysed, counted grouped framework. Findings...

In today’s turbulent environment, competitive pressures and market unpredictability have dramatically lashed business profits. Being agile is an essential ability for firms facing such an environment. However, coping with the hostile business environment requires not only the agility from individual firms but also the collaboration from their supply chain partners. Supply chain agility (SCA) th...