Robustness- and Complexity-oriented Characterization of Supply Networks’ Structures

Circular Economy for the Management of Operations

“…As mentioned earlier, in the current competitive global business environment, customers expect fast deliveries. Therefore, higher lead times mean lower quality of service, which is one of the challenges the case the company is facing, and that is similar to those discussed in the literature (Fattahi et al, 2018;Monostori, 2016;Stevens and Johnson, 2016).…”

Mitigation of the ripple effect in supply chains: Balancing the aspects of robustness, complexity and efficiency

“…In the cyber-physical era [5], the complexity of supply chains may increase in parallel with the opportunity to realize more robust systems [6]. However, the question arises, what level of complexity is required to achieve a certain degree of robustness while, naturally, keeping the efficiency aspects in mind as well [7]. In other words, how to balance the aspects of robustness, complexity and efficiency.…”

Determinants of profitability in the Indian logistics industry

“…From a structural point of view, supply chain complexity can be defined in terms of the size of the network, its elements and the linkages between them. Elements (e.g., factories, warehouses and points of delivery) of the chains/networks can be represented by the vertices/nodes of the graph, while the connection of two elements (e.g., a supplier-buyer relationship) by its edges (Monostori, 2016).…”