Article
Management
Tsan-Ming Choi, Xiutian Shi
Summary: Under COVID-19, the importance of supply risk management has been highlighted by the increase in supply disruption cases. This paper explores the supply guarantee deposit payment scheme in fashion supply chains and finds that it can achieve win-win channel coordination in the presence of production disruption.
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Sabrina Backs, Hermann Jahnke, Lars Luepke, Mareike Stuecken, Christian Stummer
Summary: In the past, European apparel companies focused on cost minimization, but today some markets prioritize production cycle speed; agent-based simulation can overcome market complexity and study the effects of different supply chain strategies in various market scenarios.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Business
Ghulam Qader, Muhammad Junaid, Qamar Abbas, Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik
Summary: This study investigates the impact of Industry 4.0 on supply chain performance, with the mediating role of supply chain resilience and the moderating role of supply chain visibility. The findings suggest that Industry 4.0 has a significant impact on supply chain performance and that supply chain resilience and visibility play important roles in this relationship.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Business
Tat-Dat Bui, Jiun-Wei Tseng, Thi Phuong Thuy Tran, Hien Minh Ha, Ming K. Lim, Ming-Lang Tseng
Summary: This study investigates the interrelationships among circular supply chain strategy attributes in Industry 4.0 and provides practical implications for the canned food industry. It aims to determine the crucial attributes and their interrelationships using a hybrid method. The results identify important criteria such as cleaner production, resource efficiency, IoT, robotics applications, and industrial symbiosis.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Business
Naemi Schaefer, Lars Petersen, Jacob Hoerisch
Summary: Companies are facing increasing pressure to address unethical and unsustainable behaviors from NGOs. This research explores the relationship between supply chain transparency and NGO pressure. Analysis using data from 270 fashion companies over 5 years reveals that companies with higher transparency are more likely to experience NGO pressure. Additionally, the study finds that depending on factors such as campaign frequency, NGO power, and communication, this pressure can either stimulate transparency or have a negative effect on it.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ETHICS
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Tram Anh Thi Nguyen, Quynh Trang Thi Nguyen, Thuy Chi Tran, Kim Anh Thi Nguyen, Curtis M. Jolly
Summary: COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of supply chains in the global food market. The Vietnamese pangasius industry is expanding rapidly, and export shares are changing in various markets. The industry needs to re-examine its supply chain strategy to remain competitive. By analyzing time series data from 2010-2019, we found that Vietnam's pangasius industry leans towards a responsive supply chain strategy.
Article
Business
Saurabh Agrawal, Dharmendra Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Raj Kumar Singh
Summary: This study proposes a coordinated model for circular supply chains, using a game-theoretic approach to investigate the coordination problem of utilizing residual value through re-commerce companies in the circular economy. Through numerical examples and sensitivity analysis, the study finds that a two-part tariff contract can effectively coordinate the circular supply chain.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Dmitry Ivanov, Alexandre Dolgui, Boris Sokolov
Summary: This paper introduces the business model and characteristics of cloud supply chain, and conceptualizes it as a new research area. Through analysis of practical cases, the study identifies the generalized characteristics of cloud supply chain and discusses future research directions.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nilesh Bhandari, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Luis Rocha-Lona, Anil Kumar, Farheen Naz, Rohit Joshi
Summary: The transition to Sustainable Sourcing (SS) in the fashion industry is crucial in addressing social and environmental problems. This research identifies and ranks the key implementation barriers for global apparel and fashion-luxury sector through a multi-phase methodology. The study reveals the most important barrier dimensions and specific barriers, providing insights for researchers, sourcing professionals, fashion retailers, policymakers, and governing bodies to overcome these obstacles and implement sustainable sourcing practices effectively.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Qi Chen, Qi Xu
Summary: The original design manufacturing (ODM) strategy is popular in the fashion supply chain field. This study investigates the influence of fashion level and advertising effort on goodwill and presents a differential game model involving a fashion brand and a supplier. The introduction of a dynamic wholesale price contract increases design investment, promotion effort, and goodwill towards and demand for the products.
JOURNAL OF COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yingjia Wang, Xiaoyan Xu, Tsan-Ming Choi, Bin Shen
Summary: Fashion knockoffs, although harmful in general, can actually benefit the original-designer-label supply chain and its agents under certain conditions, as shown by our game-theoretical models considering risk attitudes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Operations Research & Management Science
Satyendra Kumar Sharma, Praveen Ranjan Srivastava, Ajay Kumar, Anil Jindal, Shivam Gupta
Summary: This paper aims to investigate and prioritize the factors that contribute to supply chain vulnerability. Through literature review and expert interviews, 26 vulnerability factors are identified, and their relative importance is assessed using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The study concludes that critical part suppliers, supplier location, long supply chain lead times, fixing process owners, and mis-aligned incentives in the supply chain are the most critical factors. Additionally, the research highlights that supply chain practices adopted by firms also increase supply chain vulnerability.
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Mohammed Abu Jahed, Mohammed Quaddus, Nallan C. Suresh, Mohammad Asif Salam, Eijaz Ahmed Khan
Summary: This study investigates the impact of supply chain management (SCM) practices on competitive advantage (CA) in the fast fashion apparel (FFA) industry. The study finds that SCM practices enhance CA indirectly, through the mediation of supply chain agility (SCA) and partnership quality (PQ).
JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chih-Hung Hsu, An-Yuan Chang, Ting-Yi Zhang, Wei-Da Lin, Wan-Ling Liu
Summary: The complexity of supply chains makes them vulnerable to risks, particularly in the fashion industry where issues like sustainability and risk need more investigation and integrated research. Developing a risk mitigation method to enhance the resilience of sustainable supply chains is crucial. By reallocating resources, carrying out real-time risk monitoring, sharing responsibility, and establishing an incentive system, resilience can be strengthened to mitigate key risks and improve agility and adaptability.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Zahed Ghaderi, Hanieh Shakori, Fatemeh Bagheri, Colin Michael Hall, Raouf Ahmad Rather, Zahra Moaven
Summary: This study examines the impact of internal and external measures of green supply chain management on environmental cost reduction in hotels, as well as the mediating role of agility and resilience of a green supply chain in improving supply chain performance. The results demonstrate that both internal and external measures of green supply chain management have a positive and significant effect on reducing environmental costs in hotels. The reduction in environmental costs directly contributes to the agility, resilience, and overall performance of the green supply chain. The findings highlight the importance of addressing environmental measures in the hotel industry to enhance supply chain performance.
CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hakan Karaosman, Gustavo Morales-Alonso, Alessandro Brun
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Matteo Mario Savino, Alessandro Brun, Chen Xiang
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2017)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Alessandro Brun, Hakan Karaosman, Teodosio Barresi
Article
Business, Finance
Alessandro Brun, Federica Ciccullo
Summary: This paper discusses a case of sustainability-oriented innovation in the leather industry and finds that focal companies should promote sustainability along the supply chain through positive and collaborative relationships.
STRATEGIC CHANGE-BRIEFINGS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE
(2022)
Article
Business
Elisa Arrigo, Alessandro Brun
Summary: Despite the growing significance of menswear in retail sales, it has been a neglected topic in academic literature. This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the formal menswear market by developing a tailor-made classification model to identify retailers' clusters and critical success factors (CSFs). The research conducted in Italy identified four clusters of retailers and seven customer profiles, analyzing their characteristics and relationships. The study contributes to understanding the traditional Italian heritage market and presenting a taxonomy of its players for the first time.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Economics
Bin Shen, Stefan Minner, Hau-Ling Chan, Alessandro Brun
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
(2020)
Article
Business
Hakan Karaosman, Patsy Perry, Alessandro Brun, Gustavo Morales-Alonso
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2020)
Review
Management
Bertha Viviana Ruales Guzman, Alessandro Brun, Oscar Fernando Castellanos Dominguez
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
(2019)
Article
Business
Alessandro Brun, Hakan Karaosman
BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Management
Alessandro Brun, Matteo Mario Savino
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITY & RELIABILITY MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Proceedings Paper
Business
Alessandro Brun, Cecilia Castelli, Hakan Karaosman
BUSINESS MODELS AND ICT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FASHION SUPPLY CHAIN
(2017)
Article
Business
Alessandro Brun, Cecilia Castelli, Hakan Karaosman
JOURNAL OF FASHION MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
(2017)
Article
Management
Hakan Karaosman, Gustavo Morales Alonso, Mercedes Grijalvo, Alessandro Brun
DIRECCION Y ORGANIZACION
(2015)
Article
Management
Davide Luzzini, Annachiara Longoni, Antonella Moretto, Federico Caniato, Alessandro Brun
JOURNAL OF PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
(2014)
Article
Business
Alessandro Brun, Antonella Moretto
JOURNAL OF FASHION MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
(2014)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Hiroshi Matsuhisa, Nobuo Matsubayashi
Summary: This study investigates the formation of an alliance between competing manufacturers and a monopolistic platform retailer, and analyzes the impact of the degree of differentiation among manufacturers on the formation of the alliance and the profitability of the retailer.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Lingxuan Kong, Ge Zheng, Alexandra Brintrup
Summary: Supply Chain Financing is used to optimize cash flows in supply networks, but recent scandals have shown inefficiencies in risk evaluation. This paper proposes a Federated Learning framework to address order-level risk evaluation.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Jing Gu, Xinyu Shi, Junyao Wang, Xun Xu
Summary: The asymmetric market power between a firm and its partners negatively affects the firm's financial performance. Building relationships with suppliers or customers that have matched market power is the best approach. The strength of the buyer-supplier relationship amplifies the negative impact of asymmetric market power, while the level of relationship embeddedness reduces its negative effect. Moreover, firm-specific institutional, industry, and regional economic heterogeneities also influence the financial impact of asymmetric market power.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yu Du, Jun-qing Li
Summary: This study investigates the group scheduling of a distributed flexible job shop problem using the concrete precast process. The proposed solution utilizes three coordinated double deep Q-networks (DQN) as a learn-to-improve reinforcement learning approach. The algorithm shows superiority in minimizing costs and energy consumption.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Xiaoyu Yan, Weihua Liu, Ou Tang, Jiahe Hou
Summary: This study analyzes the market amplification effect and the impact of entrant's overconfidence on a two-sided platform. The results show that overconfident entrants can lead to price increases and benefit both the existing firms and themselves to a certain extent.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Illya Kaynov, Marijn van Knippenberg, Vlado Menkovski, Albert van Breemen, Willem van Jaarsveld
Summary: The One-Warehouse Multi-Retailer (OWMR) system is a typical distribution and inventory system. Previous research has focused on heuristic reordering and allocation strategies, which are time-consuming and problem-specific. This paper proposes a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) algorithm for OWMR problems, which infers a multi-discrete action distribution and improves performance with a random rationing policy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Yimeng Sun, Ruozhen Qiu, Minghe Sun
Summary: This study considers a multi-period inventory management problem for a retailer offering limited-time discounts and having a joint service-level requirement under demand uncertainty. It proposes a double-layer iterative approach to solve the problem and maximize total profit while balancing the service level using a posteriori method and an affinely adjustable robust chance-constrained model.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Anas Neumann, Adnene Hajji, Monia Rekik, Robert Pellerin
Summary: This paper presents a new mathematical formulation for planning and scheduling activities of Engineer-To-Order (ETO) projects, along with a new ETO strategy to reduce the impacts of design uncertainty. The study proposes a hybrid Layered Genetic Algorithm combined with an adaptive Lamarckian learning process (LLGA) and compares it with the branch-and-cut procedure of CPLEX. The results show good performance of the proposed mathematical model for small and medium-sized instances.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Thilini Ranasinghe, Chanaka D. Senanayake, Eric H. Grosse
Summary: Production systems are undergoing transformative changes, necessitating adaptability from human workers. This study developed an analytical model to account for stochastic processing times and learning heterogeneity, revealing insights into system performance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Sunil Tiwari, Pankaj Sharma, Ashish Kumar Jha
Summary: Black Swan events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Suez Canal blockage have a significant impact on firms' technology adoption decisions, especially in terms of disruptions and digitalization in the supply chains. This study investigates the influence of institutional forces and environmental contingencies on supply chain digitalization from an institutional and contingency theory perspective. The findings emphasize the importance of organizational readiness and people readiness, including top management involvement and employee training, in facilitating digitalization.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Fabio Neves-Moreira, Pedro Amorim
Summary: Omnichannel retailers are using stores as distribution centers to provide faster online order fulfillment services. However, in-store picking operations can impact the offline customer experience. To address this, we propose a Dynamic In-store Picker Routing Problem (diPRP) that minimizes customer encounters while fulfilling online orders. Our solution approach combines mathematical programming and reinforcement learning to find efficient picking policies that reduce customer encounters.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Richard Kraude, Ram Narasimhan
Summary: In this study, the relationship between Vertical Integration (VI) and Environmental Performance (EP) is examined, revealing that highly integrated firms produce less waste but engage in fewer environmental initiatives. These findings are crucial for understanding the impact of stakeholder exposure on organizational behavior.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
Review
Engineering, Industrial
Korina Katsaliaki, Sameer Kumar, Vasilis Loulos
Summary: This research conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) and content analysis on Supply Chain Coopetition (SCC) through the PRISMA framework. It examines the theory of coopetition and organizational relationships in intra-firm and inter-firm supply chains, focusing on collaboration between rival manufacturers. The study identifies structures and mechanisms of coopetition, such as buyer-supplier coopetition, supply networks coopetition, and production and distribution/logistics coopetition. It provides a holistic approach to SCC management practices and serves as a guide for future research.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2024)
