Agility, or the ability to respond quickly and effectively to market demands has become an important competitive tool in the manufacturing industry. Firms deploying global sourcing strategies have to balance the benefits of cost-effectiveness against the limitations of off shore productions. Improving supply chain performance is a key to achieving cost effectiveness, and the improvement largely...

This paper addresses the synchronization of a supply chain with two different production processes through improving the visibility to downstream plans. Dynamic demands and hard competitive situation make it increasingly necessary for companies in the food supply chain to seek for efficiencies and more responsive modes of operation. In this study it is studied how the different supply chain pla...

The thesis study reveals that the position of bottleneck is a significant importance in supply chain process. The modern supply chain is characterized as having diverse products due to mass customization, dynamic production technology and ever changing customer demand. Usually customized supply chain process consists of an assemble to order (ATO) or make-to-order (MTO) type of operation. By con...

The purpose of the study lies in explaining and measuring Supply Chain relationships their effect on supply chain resilience performance retail/service organizations. is also empirically while employing commitment–trust theory. empirical research uses 144 responses, which were collected through use survey methods from retail firms. questionnaire was adapted various published sources. Purposive ...

impact of supply chain drivers on supply chain performance has no far been studied. in this research we want identifying supply chain drivers, classifying them and examining their relationship with iran's supply chain performance. this research has innovation in identifying and classifying drivers and examining relationship between drivers and supply chain performance we used bsc for assessing ...

Lean and agile principles are two most buzzing words around the corporate in the past few decades. The industrial sectors throughout the world are upgrading to these principles to enhance their performance lowering their operating costs. Though, these principles have been proven to be efficient in handling supply chains, a more robust strategy is developed inheriting the salient features of bo...