Supply chain modelling – a co‐ordination approach

Abstract

One of the typical issues in supply chain management (SCM) implementation is how to capture the complexities of supply chains. This paper reviews the existing supply chain modelling methods, and identifies the limitations of current methods. Based on these, a novel co‐ordinated supply chain modelling approach is proposed to capture the complexity of supply chains from the views of scenario, interdependency, process and information. The proposed method is comprehensive, inclusive and aims to capture the complexities of a supply chain, align supply chain processes, and provide the basis for supply chain integration.

Leveraging information sharing to configure supply chains

“…Since it is only based on a business process model this methodology is quite flexible in its applicability, process modeling being a well-accepted practice in supply chains (Supply-Chain Council 2003;Li et al 2002). In addition, this methodology also allows flexibility in adjusting the parameterized information flow table in Step 2 to make it fit with various supply chain scenarios.…”

Entropy as an assessment tool of supply chain information sharing

“…• Prevents demand amplifications, delays, and overhead (Mason-Jones and Towill, 1999b). • Increases the level of visibility and sharing required to coordinate the process flow (Warneryd, 1994;Benjamin and Wigand, 1995;Hobbs, 1996;Cachon and Fisher, 2000;Gavirneni, 2002;Li et al, 2002;Tarn et al, 2002;Ghiassi and Spera, 2003;Huang et al, 2003;Smaros et al, 2003), that in turns, presents an alternative to total ownership (when capacity, in the form of manufacturing resources, is owned so there is direct control of the process flow) as the mean to control the supply chain (Yang and Burns, 2003).…”

Structural elements of coordination mechanisms in collaborative planning processes and their assessment through maturity models: Application to a ceramic tile company

“…Coordination means identification and classification of existing interdependencies [2]. Different coordination processes manage different types of interdependencies.…”