Supply chain competitiveness: measuring the impact of location factors, uncertainty and manufacturing practices

Spatial distribution of logistics services in Brazil: A potential market analysis

“…Location decisions tend to be strategic because they involve large amounts of money with long‐term horizons for investment maturation. In addition, the locational choice of logistics units determines, in part, the performance of several productive chains and regional and national productivity (Bhatnagar & Sohal, ; Chopra & Meindl, ; Hugos, ). Thus, the determinants of this locational decision must be better understood.…”

Lean Manufacturing in the Developing World

“…However, authors like Gunasekaran et al (2001) notes that companies cannot reach equilibrium between those attributes classification because administrators and researchers have focused on measuring financial performance and others are focused in operative measurements only. Bhatnagar and Sohal (2005) had mentioned that literature has tended to emphasize on quantitative factors, but there is limited research with measures focused in operational competitiveness because some times are qualitative factors. Then, to diagnose a supply chain requires a performance analysis, utilizing assessment techniques include not only quantitative attributes, but also qualitative.…”

A Fuzzy Optimization Model For Supply Chain Production Planning With Total Aspect Of Decision Making

“…In this context, with the objective of obtaining optimal solutions related to the minimization of costs, several authors have studied the modeling of supply chain planning processes through mathematical programming models, for instance. However , the complex nature and dynamics of the relationships among the different actors of supply chains imply an important grade of uncertainty in the planning decisions [6]. Therefore, uncertainty is a main factor that can influence the effectiveness of the configuration and coordination of supply chains .One of the key sources of uncertainty in any production-distribution system is the product demand.…”