Book description
The papers in this volume introduce powerful new innovations in global supply chain networks. The best papers from the 2014 annual conference of the European regional subdivision of the Decision Sciences Institute (EDSI), they analyze the latest global trends associated with:
Sustainability and corporate social responsibility
Applications in modeling and decision techniques
Social network analysis for better decision-making
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Relationship management
ERP/Enterprise Business Intelligence
Globalized manufacturing
Performance and revenue management
Risk management
Business innovation management
Supply chain operations management, and more
The papers collected here will be valuable to wide audiences of faculty, researchers, and students in diverse programs covering supply chain and/or operations management, and for others interested in the frontiers of decision science.
Table of contents
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- About EDSI
- About the Editors
- Introduction: Exploring Innovations in Global Supply Chain Networks
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Part 1: Supply Chain Strategy
- 1. Supply Chain Innovation: Lessons from Humanitarian Supply Chains
- 2. Global Supply Chain Capabilities: A Framework Proposal
- 3. An Empirical Study of Volume and Storage Flexibility in a Global Supply Chain
- 4. When More Is Not Better: Complementarities, Costs, and Contingencies in Stakeholder Management
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5. Changing Strategies in Global Wind Energy Shipping, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management
- Abstract
- The Emerging Global Market of Wind Energy
- Comparative Case Studies Basis: Global Interviews and Site Visits
- The Wind Market Compared to Other Industries
- The Global Wind Energy Market
- Shipping, Logistics, and SCM as a Supporting Industry to the Wind Market
- Supply Chain Models Onshore
- Supply Chain Models for Offshore Wind in Europe
- Offshore Wind Supply Chains in China Contrasted to Europe
- High-Level Perspectives on the Offshore Wind Supply Chains of South Korea
- Emerging Patterns of Winning Strategies and Business Models
- Continued Research and Invitation for Other Researchers
- Acknowledgments
- References
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Part 2: Global Distribution of Production and Sourcing
- 6. Manufacturing Back- and Near-Reshoring: A Comparison of European and North American Evidence
- 7. Getting the Most from Offshoring: Home Base Capability Upgrading and Erosion
- 8. The Nature of the Relationship Between Continuous Improvement Techniques and Business Performance in the Portuguese Manufacturing Environment
- 9. Sourcing Innovation: A Systematic Literature Review
- 10. How to Design an Appropriate Supply Network Structure to Reduce the Cost of Energy in the Danish Offshore Wind Power Industry
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Part 3: Supply Chain Integration
- 11. Supply Chain Integration in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Projects: An Explorative Study in the Offshore Wind Power Industry
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12. Integrating Domains in Supply Chains: Development of Requirements for Interdisciplinary Decision Support Based on an Integrative Framework of Production, Logistics, and Traffic
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Theoretical Framework
- Methodology
- Description and Analysis of the Integrative Framework of Production, Logistics, and Traffic
- Types of Interrelations in the Integrative Framework of Production, Logistics, and Traffic
- Final Results: How to Support Interdisciplinary Decision Making
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgements
- References
- 13. China’s E-commerce: Winning Factors and E-loyalty
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Part 4: Sustainability
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14. Anthropocene Age Wicked Challenges: Yin, Yang, and Sustainable Enterprise Excellence
- Abstract
- Wicked Challenges in the Anthropocene Age
- Innovation as an Anthropocene Yang
- SEER2: Waging Warfare with Wicked Challenges
- Assessment of SEER2 Performance and Impact
- Supply Chain Status in the Anthropocene Age: Why It Is Important to SEER2
- A Neo-Technical Age, Not a Neolithic One: Analytics and Intelligence
- Conclusion
- References
- 15. Sustainability MCDM Model Comparisons
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14. Anthropocene Age Wicked Challenges: Yin, Yang, and Sustainable Enterprise Excellence
- Index
Product information
- Title: Research in the Decision Sciences for Innovations in Global Supply Chain Networks: Best Papers from the 2014 Annual Conference
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2015
- Publisher(s): Pearson
- ISBN: 9780134051116
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