Supply Chain Integration: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Asgari, Ali; Hamid, Abu Bakar Abdul; Aleebrahim, Nader

doi:10.4172/2162-6359.1000447

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“…In the decades since 2000, supply chain integration (SCI) has come to prominence in the supply chain management (SCM) literature [33,34] and authors have identified SCI as an important element of SCM. Stevens and Johnson [35] observed “supply chain integration is the alignment, linkage and co-ordination of people, processes, information, knowledge, and strategies across the supply chain”.…”

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Supply Chain Partner Communication in a Managed Programme in the UK Water Industry: A Case Study with Social Network Analysis

Wang

Shaw

et al. 2019

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The water industry in every country aims to effectively and efficiently provide water with satisfactory quality in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner. To this end, it is critical to achieve effective communication among the partners in water supply chain networks. In this paper, we focus on one of the UK’s largest water utility companies and its eight main contractors and analyze the factors influencing partner and network communication in a managed programme of their asset supply chain. We employ social network analysis to conduct the cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of partner communication. Factors found to influence the communication network are grouping of projects within the programme, individual’s organisational affiliation, status, tenure, elapsed time through the programme lifecycle, and co-location. Our contributions to practice include demonstrating water programme management factors that influence communication and trust and how social network analysis can better inform them about intra- and interorganisational relationships. Moreover, the methodology introduced in this study may be applied to water management in other parts of the world.

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Supply Chain Partner Communication in a Managed Programme in the UK Water Industry: A Case Study with Social Network Analysis

Wang

Shaw

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“… 1 , 11 , 12 BT has also termed the organization's strength to integrate supply chain channel members’ activities and resources to add value to all SC interactions. 13 , 14 It also facilitates bringing transparency across chains when implemented in sync with other technologies like simulations and prototypes, 15 robotics systems, 16 big data analytics, 17 , 18 cybersecurity 19 and Internet of Things, 20 cloud computing. 21 Through a proper influx of BTs, SMEs in Pakistan can help their supply chain managers understand the system perspective.…”

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Interconnection between the role of blockchain technologies, supply chain integration, and circular economy: A case of small and medium-sized enterprises in Pakistan

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Increased industrialization has led to unprecedented resource depletion on a global scale. The current state of affairs has compelled practitioners and academics to investigate the role of sustainable technologies in greening the operations of businesses. Previous studies have attempted to examine the number of operational aspects for their role in making firms sustainable, yet the utility of blockchain technologies is in its infancy. The role of BT in enhancing integration across supply chains has been in the limelight in the recent past. At the same time, its ability to cause sustainable supply chain performance (SSCP) in sync with the circular economy (CE) and supply chain integration (SCI) has largely remained unexplored. Therefore, this study intends to examine the association between blockchain technologies (BTs) and SSCPs through integration to fill the empirical gaps. The study was pursued to investigate the moderating role of the CE on the relationship between multiple extents of SCI and SSCP. Based on dynamic capability theory (DCT), the study considered BT a dynamic resource. BTs are used to integrate and reenergize the relationships with upstream and downstream channel members in pursuit of sustainable performance outcomes. The study opted for a cross-sectional design, where data was collected through convenience sampling from 475 managers from SMEs operating across Pakistan. PLS-SEM was used to analyze the data and to generate the required empirical outcomes. Study results favored the significant association between BT and SSCP, followed by a significant mediating role of SCI dimensions and moderating role of the CE. The study's findings propagate the utility of BTs adoption for SMEs, which holds the potential for firms to achieve system-wide integration to achieve sustainable outcomes. The given empirical investigation holds valuable insights for practitioners and scholars intending to pursue research on the subject matter.

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“…Regarding the gaps, first, existing literature has thoroughly examined the engagement of downstream actors in supply chains (Asgari et al, 2017; Frohlich & Westbrook, 2001; Zimmerling et al, 2017). However, several authors suggest that the engagement of downstream actors, such as consumers and users, in business‐to‐business (B2B) environments is a more challenging and less explored topic (Lacoste, 2016; Marty, 2022; Reaidy et al, 2021).…”

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Making supply chains more sustainable through customer and consumer engagement: The case of rare metals

Marty,

Christopher,

Ageron

2023

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The dramatic growth in customer connectivity and the Internet of Things has increased the demand for rare metals, but the extraction, refining and production of these materials can be environmentally damaging. Customers and consumers, meanwhile, are increasingly concerned about sustainability and want their voices to be heard. How and by what means, can B2B companies in the IoT and nanotechnology sector, using rare metals, engage downstream actors to address sustainable challenges in the supply chain? To answer this question, we first define the terms related to rare metals and their challenges; we then review the different methods of customer and consumer engagement proposed in the literature. Secondly, through interviews with companies in the Internet of Things sector and with consumers we analyze the downstream actors' engagement in the context of rare metals through integration methods. The results propose a mapping of the different methods that enable engagement for sustainability objectives.

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Supply Chain Integration: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Cited by 10 publications

References 44 publications

Supply Chain Partner Communication in a Managed Programme in the UK Water Industry: A Case Study with Social Network Analysis

Supply Chain Partner Communication in a Managed Programme in the UK Water Industry: A Case Study with Social Network Analysis

Interconnection between the role of blockchain technologies, supply chain integration, and circular economy: A case of small and medium-sized enterprises in Pakistan

Making supply chains more sustainable through customer and consumer engagement: The case of rare metals

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