Purpose -This paper aims to enhance the responsiveness of enterprises with regard to delivery schedules in a supply chain. Based on the observations in industry, it seems that companies often re-negotiate their due-dates. These phenomena have begun to appear only recently, as a result of the advancements of information technology and flexibility in the supply chain. However, these due-date re-negotiation processes are haphazard and ad hoc in nature, and a formal process is needed to respond to market fluctuations more quickly. In this paper, a re-negotiable order processing method is developed that can change the already-assigned due-dates or allow partial shipments to increase the flexibility of firm response to a rush order from a prior customer (PC). Design/methodology/approach -A due-date re-negotiation process is defined and a formal system for handling customer orders is proposed. The new data and business process integration model are proposed for the due-date re-negotiation process based on RosettaNet's Partner Interface Processes. Web services and ubiquitous computing technologies are used in the proposed system architecture to allow for responsive sales order management. Findings -The paper shows that assigned due-dates can also be re-negotiated by enhancing the connectivity and visibility of the supply chain with co-operative customers. In the early stage of the product life cycle or high-regional demand variation environments, it is better to re-negotiate due-dates than to meet scheduled due-dates. Practical implications -In some instances, meeting the due-date requested by a customer relates to the success or failure of a particular sales order. The proposed re-negotiation method could help the sales offices of the MF to respond to PC requests quickly and flexibly. Rush orders from PC might be acceptable based on the slack gained through the re-negotiation of co-operative customers' assigned orders. Originality/value -There has been a considerable volume of studies on the due-date assignment, order releasing, and scheduling problems. However, these previous studies considered due-dates as exogenous parameters or fixed endogenous variables. In this paper, the assigned due-dates for pre-contracted co-operative customers are considered as re-negotiable variables. On the other hand, most studies on ubiquitous computing technologies, especially those relate to radio frequency identification (RFID), have focused mostly on asset management and processing time reduction. This paper suggests other benefits of increased visibility and traceability of RFID technology in enhancing responsiveness and flexibility in the sales order management system.
International audienceThis study attempts to enhance the responsiveness of enterprises by adjusting the delivery dates taking into account of the production and delivery schedules in a supply chain. To enhance responsiveness, we suggest a due-date assignment method and re-negotiation process for a sales order processing system. The due-date assignment method is designed with the concept of categorized customers' priorities and the re-negotiation process is designed with the concept of the partial delivery and due-date delay allowances. Usually, the due-dates have been considered as customer-assigned exogenous parameters or fixed endogenous variables set by manufacturers. However, those are customary in some industries, e.g. semi-conductor manufacturing, that customers often request changes for their delivery dates after placing an order if something unexpected happens. From these observations, we also propose a new architecture of responsive sales order processing system based on Web Services and Ubiquitous Computing technologies for reliable real-time information
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