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What the 2024 Nobel Prize Means for SCM Research

SCM Research

For example, SCM research could explore the role of outsourcing to regions with extractive institutions in reinforcing exploitative labor practices, the extent to which outsourcing can be interpreted as neocolonialism, or the role of inclusive practices in supply chains (e.g.,

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The Governance of Global Value Chains

SCM Research

Gereffi, Humphrey and Sturgeon (2005) take a transaction-based political economy perspective to explain The Governance of Global Value Chains. I was somewhat surprised that the article, although having been cited more than 2,700 times, has been quite ignored by SCM researchers. The Governance of Global Value Chains. Gereffi, G.,

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The End of SCM in China?

SCM Research

Previous studies about SCM in China have highlighted that uncertainty in the supply chain can be reduced by process flexibility, information sharing, and process integration. However, a new study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, titled The end of the China cycle?

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The Relational View in SCM Research

SCM Research

The four sources of interorganizational competitive advantage identified by the authors are: (1) relation-specific assets, (2) knowledge-sharing routines, (3) complementary resources/capabilities, and (4) effective governance. The relational view has later been extended by Lavie (2006).

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Improve cross-government data sharing and analyze resilience. Source: Supply Chain Insights ASCM defines resilience in the SCM Supply Chain Dictionary as the ability of a supply chain to anticipate, create plans to avoid or mitigate, and to recover from disruptions to supply chain functionality.

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Adelante SCM and PINC Launch the First Annual State of Yard Management Report

PINC

Therefore, compared with transportation and warehousing costs, it is easy to see why investing in digitizing yard management operations has not been a priority for CEOs, CFOs, and even supply chain executives,” said Adrian Gonzalez, President of Adelante SCM and lead researcher.

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ESG in Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

ESG stands for environmental, social, and governance, and is a framework that evaluates a company’s performance and ethical behavior. It’s a set of practices that organizations use to limit negative impacts or increase positive impacts on the environment, society, and governance bodies.