There is a growing attention towards the application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFId) technology in the Fashion & Apparel supply chain. This paper describes a Lateral Trans-shipment replenishment policy enabled by item-level RFId tagging. In fact, in order to adopt a Lateral Transshipment policy, a firm should have an accurate visibility of both the inventory level in its warehouses and...

Nowadays, in turbulent and violate global markets, agility has been considered as a fundamental characteristic of a supply chain needed for survival. To achieve the competitive edge, companies must align with suppliers and customers to streamline operations, as well as agility beyond individual companies. Consequently Agile Supply Chain (ASC) is considered as a dominant competitive advantage.  ...

Nowadays, with respect to knowledge growth about enterprise sustainability, sustainable supplier selection is considered a vital factor in sustainable supply chain management. On the other hand, usually in real problems, the data are imprecise. One method that is helpful for the evaluation and selection of the sustainable supplier and has the ability to use a variety of data types is data envel...

Flexible and dynamic supply chain network design problem has been studied by many researchers during past years. Since integration of short-term and long-term decisions in strategic planning leads to more reliable plans, in this paper a multi-objective model for a sustainable closed-loop supply chain network design problem is proposed. The planning horizon of this model contains multiple strate...

Supply chain traceability is a dominant concern for many industries, regulators, and policymakers. In the textile apparel social, environmental, sustainability issues are frequent causes concern, highlighting need effective solutions. Blockchain technology has characteristics that make it attractive supply applications. However, literature lacks discussion of empirical cases. We discuss current...

Simulation is a very useful tool for predicting supply chain performance. Because there are no standard simulation elements that accurately represent the activities in a supply chain, there exist a variety of approaches for developing supply chain simulation models. This paper is an attempt to improve this situation by describing a novel supply chain simulation framework that follows the Supply...

Composition of models is considered essential in developing heterogeneous complex systems and in particular simulation models capable of expressing a system’s structure and behavior. This paper describes model composability concepts and approaches in terms of modeling formalisms. These composability approaches along with some of the key capabilities and challenges they pose are presented in the...

Abstract Nanoscience and nanotechnology are new frontiers for this century. Nanotechnology translates into the ability to manipulate material on a nanoscale. As in other sectors, recent developments field of nanoscience offer opportunities innovation food. Nanofoods considered foods grown, produced, processed or packaged using nanotechnological tools that incorporate nanomaterials improve nutri...

This research aims to study the Green Supply Chain Management Practices (GSCMPs) adopted and challenges encountered in achieving a closed-loop supply chain apparel manufacturing companies Sri Lanka. By adopting deductive approach quantitative survey method using self-administered questionnaire, collects data from 102 Strategic Business Units of located Western North provinces Descriptive statis...