Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
A. Alnaqbi, J. Trochu, F. Dweiri, A. Chaabane
Summary: In this study, we propose a stochastic model for tactical planning of the Crude Oil Supply Chain (COSC) considering cost and demand uncertainties. The model takes into account a multi-echelon supply chain with multi-products and a multi-period planning horizon, as well as inventory and backorder penalties. We use a Sample Average Approximation (SAA) procedure with Multiple Replications Procedure (MRP) to solve the stochastic model and demonstrate its application in supply chain planning. We provide numerical results that illustrate the impact of cost uncertainty on planning decisions and synergy gains, and evaluate the value of modeling uncertainty compared to deterministic planning.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Anurodhsingh Khanuja, Rajesh Kumar Jain
Summary: This study aims to explore the relationship between supply chain integration, flexibility, and performance. The findings indicate that external integration significantly contributes to realizing flexibility and performance, while sourcing and logistics flexibility also play a role in improving supply chain performance. The study also suggests that integration influences supply chain performance when the firm has strong partnerships with downstream partners and enough capability for logistics flexibility.
JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Economics
Frank Donkor, Thanos Papadopoulos, Virginia Spiegler
Summary: The research investigates the relationship between supply chain integration (SCI) and supply chain sustainability (SCS), as well as how customer satisfaction and external uncertainty impact this relationship. The findings suggest that by increasing levels of customer satisfaction, pharmaceutical companies can improve their supply chain sustainability performance.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART E-LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Frank Donkor, Thanos Papadopoulos, Virginia Spiegler
Summary: This study proposes a framework that examines the relationship between supply chain integration (SCI) and supply chain sustainability (SCS). Through qualitative data analysis and interviews with managers and executives, the study identifies the internal and external contextual factors that influence this relationship. The contribution of the study lies in providing a deeper understanding of the factors affecting supply chain sustainability and proposing a framework for both developed and developing country contexts.
PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Nicos Koussis, Florina Silaghi
Summary: In this study, the capacity choice and utilization of a manufacturer selling products through a retailer under a revenue sharing contract are modeled. The optimal revenue sharing contract is derived and the retailer and supplier are evaluated in a multiperiod setting under uncertainty. The results show that retailers charge higher revenue sharing ratios when suppliers operate in volatile upstream markets, when the product is a necessity rather than a luxury good and when minimum delivered quantities can be imposed. On the other hand, suppliers can obtain a higher revenue share in industries with high fixed costs and for contracts of shorter horizon, due to hold-up problems for retailers and the need for more incentives to suppliers not to abandon operations.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mostafa Abbasi, Mir Saman Pishvaee, Shayan Mohseni
Summary: Microalgae have gained attention as alternative feedstock for biofuel production due to advantages such as fast growth rate and high lipid content. However, supply chain management issues are a key barrier to commercialization, and research efforts focus on delivering solutions. This comprehensive review examines problems and solutions in the context of microalgae-to-biofuel supply chain, aiming to develop a reliable supply chain for real-world applications.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Business
Ahmad Azwan Ahmad Shukor, Md. Shah Newaz, Muhammad Khalilur Rahman, Azni Zarina Taha
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental uncertainty and organizational ambidexterity on supply chain integration, agility, and flexibility in manufacturing firms. The results show strong relationships between environmental uncertainty, organizational ambidexterity, and supply chain integration, leading to improved supply chain agility and organizational flexibility.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING MARKETS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hotlan Siagian, Zeplin Jiwa Husada Tarigan, Ferry Jie
Summary: The study investigates the impact of supply chain integration on business performance in Indonesian manufacturing companies, finding that supply chain integration significantly affects innovation system, supply chain flexibility, and supply chain resilience. Innovation systems and supply chain flexibility enhance supply chain resilience by dealing with sudden changes.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Alessandro Di Pretoro, Stephane Negny, Ludovic Montastruc
Summary: Supply chain optimization is an important research area that requires both optimization and flexibility. This study proposes a comprehensive procedure for flexible supply chain design by improving flexibility assessment methods and using the Traveling Deliveryman Problem as a case study.
COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Management
Yinan Qi, Xiaorui Wang, Min Zhang, Qiang Wang
Summary: This study finds that the integration between an e-commerce platform and suppliers has a positive impact on supply chain resilience, while procurement automation has a negative impact. Furthermore, product flexibility positively moderates the effects of information sharing, joint planning, and logistics cooperation.
JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nan Chen, Jianfeng Cai, Yanran Ma, Wenting Han
Summary: This study reviews the literature in the field of green supply chain management (GSCM) under uncertainty published from 2011 to 2020, analyzing and classifying 198 articles. It focuses on bibliometric analysis, identifying uncertainty factors, research directions, and management methods in the domain, while also proposing research agendas for the future.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WORLD ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Management
Arsalan Zahid Piprani, Noor Ismawati Jaafar, Suhana Mohezar Ali, Muhammad Shujaat Mubarik, Muhammad Shahbaz
Summary: This study examines the role of multi-dimensional supply chain flexibility in improving supply chain resilience under high supply chain risk environment. The findings indicate that multi-dimensional supply chain flexibility significantly contributes to improving supply chain resilience. The study also shows the moderating effects of customer-oriented and external risks and the weak moderating effects of supplier-oriented risks on supply chain resilience. These findings provide empirical support for the importance of multi-dimensional supply chain flexibility in bolstering supply chain resilience under high supply chain risk environment.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Management
Gunjan Malhotra
Summary: This paper analyzes the impact of circular economy practices on sustainable supply chain performance by examining the relationship between circular economy practices and supply chain capabilities, integration, and flexibility using the S-O-R model. The study provides empirical evidence of how circular economy practices in manufacturing firms can improve supply chain managers' experiences and enhance environmental well-being. This research contributes to the gap in the literature on circular economy practices and sustainable supply chain management.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sara Khorsandi Karimi, Seyed Gholamreza Jalali Naini, Seyed Jafar Sadjadi
Summary: The study presents a bi-objective mathematical model with supply chain flexibility dimensions to promote sustainable development. By incorporating four different flexibility dimensions, such as transportation budget, trained labor team, number of active plants, and outsourcing painting process, the research seeks to find a trade-off between costs and environmental pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Xinghao Yan
Summary: This study examines the role of order quantity in supply chains in the presence of demand and/or supply uncertainty. It is found that order quantity serves as a tool for the buyer to manage potential supply shortage or surplus caused by uncertainties. The decision makers utilize order quantity differently to hedge against various uncertainties. The analysis also reveals the impact of order quantity on coordinating contract design and identifies the challenges in designing quantity-based coordinating contracts under supply uncertainty.
COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Management
Mohammad Fattahi, Esmaeil Keyvanshokooh, Devika Kannan, Kannan Govindan
Summary: This study focuses on resource planning strategies, including the allocation and sharing of integrated healthcare resources and patients' transfer, to enhance the responsiveness of health systems during epidemics and pandemics. The research utilizes a multi-stage stochastic program to optimize various planning strategies for limited healthcare resources, and employs simulation and data-driven rolling horizon procedure to facilitate real-time decision-making. The results demonstrate that these strategies can significantly improve patient access to care during pandemics, and their significance varies in different situations.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Kannan Govindan, Arash Khalili Nasr, Mohammad Saeed Heidary, Saeede Nosrati-Abargooee, Hassan Mina
Summary: This paper introduces for the first time the barriers to implementing blockchain technology-based platforms in the healthcare sector from a balanced scorecard perspective, and prioritizes these barriers using a structural approach based on the weighted influence non-linear gauge system. The proposed approach is evaluated through ranking the barriers to BT adoption in the healthcare industry in Iran, and results indicate that financial issues, security issues, lack of expertise and knowledge, and uncertain government policies are the most important barriers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Imran Ali, Kannan Govindan
Summary: This study explores the different impact of operational risks on firms that adopt Industry 4.0 technologies compared to those that do not. Using a sample of Australian agri-food supply chains, the findings reveal that the negative effect of operational risks is not significant for firms that adopt Industry 4.0 technologies.
PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Navid Salmanzadeh-Meydani, S. M. T. Fatemi Ghomi, Seyedhamidreza Shahabi Haghighi, Kannan Govindan
Summary: This paper presents a method for evaluating the sustainability performance of an organization using PCA, NT, and statistical analysis. The results show that the factors related to the outcomes are of great importance for organizational performance, and there has been a decline in sustainability performance in recent years.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhuowen Chen, Abdullah Yildizbasi, Joseph Sarkis
Summary: This perspective paper emphasizes the significance of safety in the context of a circular economy and calls for research on various safety issues that can arise in different circular economy activities.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Devika Kannan, Rahul Solanki, Jyoti Dhingra Darbari, Kannan Govindan, P. C. Jha
Summary: Due to the surge in electronic waste, ecological sustainability has become a top priority, leading electronic firms to adopt reverse logistics and invest in advanced technologies for sustainable recovery practices and carbon emissions reduction. This study proposes a multi-objective mixed integer programming model for a RL network design, considering multiple products, recovery facilities, processing technologies, and vehicle types. The model aims to minimize network cost and environmental impact, and incorporates green technologies for maximum return yield potential.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Atif Saleem Butt, Imran Ali, Kannan Govindan
Summary: Contemporary business models require re-imagining the production and distribution of goods and services to incorporate social, economic, and environmental goals. This study examines the role of reverse logistics in the circular economy through multiple case studies and interviews with reverse logistics specialists in the UAE. The findings highlight the various contributions of reverse logistics, such as enabling circular product design, consolidating product volume to reduce waste, increasing product return rate and promoting recycling through innovative tools, and utilizing technological advances to trace products and reduce waste. The paper provides valuable insights for practitioners in building a circular economy and aligns with multiple United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Chen Zhang, Dongyi Zou, Maciej Mazur, John P. T. Mo, Guangxian Li, Songlin Ding
Summary: Titanium alloys are widely used in various industries for their excellent corrosion resistance and outstanding mechanical properties. However, they are difficult to machine due to their low thermal conductivity and high chemical reactivity. Additively manufactured titanium alloys present additional challenges in machining, such as increased anisotropy and strength. This paper reviews the machining characteristics of additively manufactured titanium alloys, focusing on the effects of anisotropy, porosity, and post-processing treatment, and presents a future outlook for machining these alloys.
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Amy J. C. Trappey, Ching-Hung Lee, John P. T. Mo
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Business
Kannan Govindan, Arshia Kaul, Jyoti Dhingra Darbari, P. C. Jha
Summary: Sustainable collaboration between manufacturer and supplier is crucial for increasing business efficiency. A theoretical framework is proposed in this study to analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) for developing sustainable collaboration. A novel three-phase supplier evaluation-selection model is also proposed to assess incumbent suppliers based on KPIs. The study evaluates suppliers based on KPIs with consideration of desirability and potentiality metrics, and considers selection strategies of retention, development, and switching. Research and managerial implications are drawn from the validation of the framework.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Sheng Wu, Zhen-Song Chen, Witold Pedrycz, Kannan Govindan, Kwai-Sang Chin
Summary: Probability weighting function (PWF) is the psychological probability of a decision-maker for objective probability, reflecting and predicting risk preferences in behavioral decision-making. The combination of parametric and nonparametric approaches to approximate PWF is rarely explored. This study introduces the Newton interpolation, a well-established mathematical approximation, to task-specifically match PWF. The nonparametric PWF model based on Newton interpolation exhibits an inverse S-shaped pattern and aligns with empirical analyses of decision-makers' risk preferences.
TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Melissa Demartini, Marco Ferrari, Kannan Govindan, Flavio Tonelli
Summary: Greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution contribute to climate change and harm the planet and people. European countries are transitioning to electric cars to reduce emissions by 2050, but face challenges in redesigning supply chains, scarcity of raw materials, and impacts on employment and infrastructure. This study uses a model to evaluate the effects of the electric and net zero economy transitions on automotive supply chains and stakeholders, considering circular economy principles and various operations for different vehicle types. The results show that the transition requires circular economy implementation, which can generate business opportunities and reduce material consumption, but also has implications for job loss. It is crucial for companies and policy makers to use these findings to mitigate negative effects on employment and support workers with new skills and relocation in the supply chain.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yun Arifatul Fatimah, Devika Kannan, Kannan Govindan, Zainal Arifin Hasibuan
Summary: This paper proposes a feature-based circular economy e-business model for improving ESG and sustainability performance. It suggests the use of indicators related to technical aspects of the circular economy process to reduce operating costs, resource pressure, environmental impact, and maximize social and economic impacts.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Business
Anshu Gupta, Nomita Pachar, Akansha Jain, Kannan Govindan, P. C. Jha
Summary: Sustainability is key for retail businesses, who must integrate operational efficiency with environmental and social concerns for long-term customer value. This research proposes resource reallocation models based on data envelopment analysis (DEA) to improve aggregated efficiency with sustainability in mind. The models integrate centralized and decentralized reallocation decisions based on input-output characteristics, and explore different scenarios depending on management objectives. The application of these models is demonstrated through a case study of a supermarket retail chain.
JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Management
Lei Fang, Yanlin Li, Kannan Govindan
Summary: This study examines the choices of two competing automakers in recycling spent power batteries. The fixed cost of battery treatment and government subsidies affect the selection of reverse channel structure. It is suggested that a one-time fixed cost subsidy could encourage the use of co-recyclers in the presence of high fixed cost.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2024)
