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Exploring the social mechanisms for variation reduction for direct store delivery (DSD) and vendor managed inventory performance: An integrated network governance and coordination theory perspective Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Hannah J. Stolze; Michael J. Brusco; Jeffery S. Smith
As business systems become more complex with retailers and manufacturers both competing in a dynamic environment, the reduction of operational variation has become crucial for both demand and inventory management. This is why many firms have undertaken lean or six-sigma programs as a means for understanding and addressing this variance. Much of this variation can be mitigated through the integration
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Integrating Sourcing and Financing Strategies in Multi-Tier Supply Chain Management Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Seung Ho Yoo; Thomas Y. Choi; DaeSoo Kim
This study investigates the financial leveraging effect of a final assembler’s sourcing strategies in a multi-tier supply chain—a three-tier supply chain consisting of a large final assembler (FA), a first-tier supplier (S1), and a second-tier supplier (S2). From the perspective of FA, we consider two sourcing and four financing strategies. The two sourcing strategies entail delegating component procurement
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Antecedents of Social Sustainability Noncompliance in the Indian Apparel Sector Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 V.G. Venkatesh; Abraham Zhang; Eric Deakins; Mani Venkatesh
Consumers expect global apparel suppliers to adhere to strict social sustainability standards following several deadly noncompliance incidents. This study provides a unique contribution to social sustainability governance by utilizing a causal-effect analysis to classify noncompliance antecedents into causal and effect groups and analyze the interactions. Combining a structured Delphi technique, involving
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The Role of Cross-Shareholding in the Green Supply Chain: Green Contribution, Power Structure and Coordination Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Qiu Xia; Bangdong Zhi; Xiaojun Wang
Although cross-shareholding has increasingly been adopted in the industry to improve strategic synergy between companies, its role in the green supply chain is seldom investigated. By employing a Stackelberg game model, this paper investigates how the mechanism of cross-shareholding affects operational behaviour in a green supply chain. Specifically, we examine how cross-shareholding affects pricing
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Electric Vehicle Battery Secondary Use Under Government Subsidy: a Closed-loop Supply Chain Perspective Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Xiaoyu Gu; Li Zhou; Hongfu Huang; Xiutian Shi; Petros Ieromonachou
Electric vehicle batteries should normally be removed from electric vehicles when their power capacity fall to 70% ∼ 80% of new batteries. However, removed batteries can still be secondary used for other purposes, such as energy storage, before remanufacturing. To promote electric vehicle battery secondary use, this research studies a two-period battery secondary use closed-loop supply chain model
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Production Decisions based on Absolute vs. Relative Risk Aversion and Their Extensions Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Robert W. Grubbström
In this paper we compare the two basic risk preference measures suggested independently by John W. Pratt (1964) and Kenneth J. Arrow (1965) as to their impact on simple production decisions with uncertain economic outcomes. We develop a further related concept by introducing a risk aversion leverage measuring the dependence of absolute risk aversion on wealth. We also discover a remarkable approximate
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The Lead Time Updating Trap: Analyzing Human Behavior in Capacitated Supply Chains Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Haeussler Stefan; Stefan Matthias; Schneckenreiter Manuel; Onay Anita
We analyze the lead time syndrome (LTS), which describes a positive feedback loop between lead time updating and increasing order quantities. While previous studies have focused on theoretical analysis and anecdotal evidence, we examine the impact of human decision making with the help of controlled laboratory studies using a novel experimental design of a simple two tier supply chain. We show that
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Dynamic analysis of pricing model in a book supply chain Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Fengxia Mai; Jianxiong Zhang; Xiaojie Sun
Based on two formats of books − paper book and electronic book, book publishers often sell their products to online consumers through e-tailers by adopting reselling mode and agency selling mode simultaneously. This paper develops a dynamic pricing game model on basis of a long-term gradient adjustment mechanism for a book supply chain that consists of a publisher and an e-tailer, and focuses on the
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Unveiling the relationship between drivers and capabilities for reduced time-to-market in start-ups: A multi-method approach Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Renata de Oliveira Mota; Moacir Godinho Filho; Lauro Osiro; Gilberto Miller Devós Ganga; Glauco Henrique de Sousa Mendes
Reduced time-to-market (TTM) is mandatory in new product development, especially in uncertain environments. The capabilities for reducing TTM are well known in the literature. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study aims to present the mutual influence between these capabilities and drivers for reducing TTM. Moreover, this subject is insufficiently understood regarding start-ups, the focus
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Erratum to ”Trade-in and save: A two-period closed-loop supplychain game with price and technology dependent returns” [Int. J. Prod. Econ. 183 B 2017 514-527] Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Talat Genc; Pietro De Giovanni
In this erratum, we correct a typo in the values set for the parameters θ and μ, which appear in our paper “Trade-in and save: A two-period closed-loop supply chain game with price and technology dependent returns” (Genc and De Giovanni, 2017).
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Factors influencing firm propensity for ISO 9001 withdrawal: Evidence on decertification tendency and antecedents Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Luís M.F.R. Ferreira; Carlos J.F. Cândido
There are approximately 1,000,000 ISO 9001 certified companies worldwide. Every year, one third of these companies must decide whether to renew, or not, their certificate. The number of companies that abandon or lose the certificate has been growing and reached an average of 60,000 per year. Considering that there is currently no theory or model to explain this propensity of firms to decertify (18%)
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Capacity optimization of an innovating firm Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Verena Hagspiel; Peter M. Kort; Cláudia Nunes; Rita Pimentel; Kristian Støre
This article considers an incumbent's product innovation decision within an uncertain framework, where the firm decides whether to continue selling the established product. The model being dynamic allows to analyze the trade-off between an early innovation where the new product only slightly improves the existing one, or innovating late with a much better new product. We find that the effect of uncertainty
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Platform competition with partial multi-homing: When both same-side and cross-side network effects exist Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Jiaping Xie; Weijun Zhu; Lihong Wei; Ling Liang
In platform competition, users get on board because of network effects, and they shape a distinct platform service supply chain (PSSC) structure contingent upon the participation decision of both sides, which can be: both sides single-homing (SH–SH), buyers single-homing and sellers partially multi-homing (SH–MH), buyers partially multi-homing and sellers single-homing (MH–SH), and both sides partially
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Exploring the relations between supply chain performance and organizational culture: A fuzzy grey group decision model Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Lucas Gabriel Zanon; Francesco Marcelloni; Mateus Cecílio Gerolamo; Luiz Cesar Ribeiro Carpinetti
Assessing the relationship between supply chain performance and organizational culture can help to predict scenarios and improve decision-making. However, this relationship is rarely explored due to the complexity of quantitatively addressing its natural subjectivity. Although soft computing techniques would have the potential to overcome this limitation, they have been rarely applied to this context
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The moderating effect of absorptive capacity on transnational knowledge spillover and the innovation quality of high-tech industries in host countries: Evidence from the Chinese manufacturing industry Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Yunlong Duan; Shuling Liu; Hao Cheng; Tachia Chin; Xuan Luo
A considerable literature has grown up around the theme of the impact of knowledge spillover on the firm's innovation performance. Nevertheless, few literatures draw on any research into the impact of transnational knowledge spillover on innovation quality, especially from conscious and unconscious perspectives. What's more, it has been proven that absorptive capacity plays a crucial role on innovation
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Supply Chain Coordination with Competing Suppliers under Price-Sensitive Stochastic Demand Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-09 Feng Wang; Ali Diabat; Lunwen Wu
In this paper, we investigate a supply chain where two competing suppliers sell substitutable products through a common retailer who faces price-dependent stochastic demand. The retailer jointly decides the order quantity and the retail price for each product. Unlike most existing research assuming customer homogeneity, we divide the customers into two types: i) the price-sensitive type and ii) the
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Procurement in humanitarian organizations: Body of knowledge and practitioner's challenges Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Mohammad Moshtari; Nezih Altay; Jussi Heikkilä; Paulo Gonçalves
The procurement of products and services is a critical and challenging process for humanitarian organizations (HOs), accounting for approximately 65% of the costs of relief operations. Despite its importance, procurement in humanitarian operations remains under examined. This study reviews 51 scholarly articles related to procurement in the context of humanitarian operations and analyzes them from
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Competition between Manufacturers and Sharing Economy Platforms: An Owner Base and Sharing Utility Perspective Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2021-01-05 Fei Ye; Debing Ni; Kevin W. Li
We develop a two-period, five-stage game model with sharing utility to analyze how a manufacturer competes with a sharing economy platform that facilitates sharing of the manufacturer’s product from both a long-run and a short-run perspective. We use the subgame perfect Nash equilibrium to reveal how the manufacturer chooses its long-run (period-1) price to foster an owner base (a collection of the
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A coordination mechanism for supplier selection and order quantity allocation with price-sensitive demand and finite production rates Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-25 José A. Ventura; Kevin A. Bunn; Bárbara B. Venegas; Lisha Duan
We study a supplier selection and order quantity allocation problem in a two-stage supply chain, which is composed of a set of potential suppliers and a single buyer/retailer trading one product. The demand at the buyer's stage is price-sensitive and suppliers have finite production rates. Within this framework, the optimization of the supply chain is evaluated by considering the performance of both
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Bridging hospital quality leadership to patient care quality Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Subhajit Chakraborty; Hale Kaynak; José A. Pagán
Understanding what drives quality in the delivery of healthcare services is critical to improve the patient care experience. In a hospital, the integration of technology platforms and effective teamwork promote quality care, but this outcome requires that hospital leadership prioritizes technology integration and commits resources to sustain effective healthcare delivery teams. Some of these concepts
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The combined impact of stochastic and correlated activity durations and design uncertainty on project plans Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Michal Kaut; Hajnalka Vaagen; Stein W. Wallace
Most model based studies on project uncertainty investigate a single source of uncertainty, with a dominant focus on stochastic activity durations. However, another major uncertainty facing engineering projects is that of changes in design troughout the project delivery. This may come from uncertainty in the market, technology, or regulations, leading to changes in design and implementation paths,
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Mapping quality linkages based on tacit knowledge Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Thomas B. Ladinig; Gyula Vastag
A structured conceptualization method, concept mapping, is applied to visualize the conceptual domain of explicit and tacit quality linkages in a complex, causally ambiguous production system of a premium automotive OEM. Experts, intimately familiar with all facets of the conceptual domain, defined sources of quality problems and rated their impact on product quality. These inputs, formative measures
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Joint planning for battery swap and supercharging networks with priority service queues Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Jie Zhang; Lihui Bai; Tongdan Jin
Existing network planning models for electric vehicle (EV) services usually treat the battery swap and the on-board supercharging as two independent processes. This study makes an early attempt to design an EV charging network where battery swap and supercharging are jointly coordinated. The swap and supercharge processes are characterized by Erlang B and Erlang C priority queues, respectively. A strategic
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Conventional or additive manufacturing for spare parts management: An extensive comparison for Poisson demand Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Fabio Sgarbossa; Mirco Peron; Francesco Lolli; Elia Balugani
Due to the main peculiarities of spare parts, i.e. intermittent demands, long procurement lead times and high downtime costs when the parts are not available on time, it is often difficult to find the optimal inventory level. Recently, Additive Manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a promising technique to improve spare parts inventory management thanks to a ‘print on demand’ approach. So far, however
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Cyber physical system-enabled on-demand logistics trading Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Xiang T.R. Kong; Kai Kang; Ray Y. Zhong; Hao Luo; Su Xiu Xu
On-demand logistics platform has been developed rapidly to respond increasingly customized demands. Many platform-based enterprises are facing difficulties in operating that resulting in inefficient resource allocation, high costs and top-down centralized decision-making process so that unsustainable on-demand delivery is an existing challenge. Such a platform service supply chain is highly influenced
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Operations performance considering demand coverage scenarios for individual products and products families in supply chains Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Omar I. Alhawari; Gürsel A. Süer; M. Khurrum S. Bhutta
In supply chains, businesses compete to meet customer requirements by leveraging their competitive operational capabilities. In this paper, the manufacturer in its supply chain, faces uncertain market demand environment. Based on the products, operations and demand information, the manufacturer makes decisions to design its manufacturing system that saves time and effort in the production process.
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Pricing and replenishment decisions for seasonal and nonseasonal products in a shared supply chain Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 Zhongmiao Sun; Qi Xu; Jinrong Liu
This paper examines pricing and replenishment decisions for seasonal and nonseasonal products in a three-echelon shared supply chain. We adopt a time-varying demand function and propose two models (off-season and peak season) for seasonal products, three models for nonseasonal products based on the relative dominance of nonplatform members in the case of the complete information game, and a static
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An agent-based approach to quantify the uncertainty in Product-Service System contract decisions: A case study in the machine tool industry Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-25 Maryam Farsi; John Ahmet Erkoyuncu
Product-service system (PSS) business models appraise the relationship between different stakeholders and focus on a partnership based on profit. Existing literature discusses servitization and the associated cost-benefit analysis (CBA) models mostly from the perspective of original equipment manufacturers. Additionally, CBA is typically conducted using top-down approaches and standard activity-based
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Does relationship control hinder relationship commitment? The role of supplier performance measurement systems in construction infrastructure projects Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-29 Andrea S. Patrucco; Antonella Moretto; Louise Knight
Though supplier performance measurement systems (SPMS) provide a key tool for buyers to govern supplier relationships and performance, they can have a detrimental impact on trust and commitment, when perceived as just a means of control. SPMS are particularly valuable in sectors characterized by high complexity and variability of supplier performance, such construction. In projects with public sector
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Industry 4.0 and the human factor – A systems framework and analysis methodology for successful development Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 W. Patrick Neumann; Sven Winkelhaus; Eric H. Grosse; Christoph H. Glock
The fourth industrial revolution we currently witness changes the role of humans in operations systems. Although automation and assistance technologies are becoming more prevalent in production and logistics, there is consensus that humans will remain an essential part of operations systems. Nevertheless, human factors are still underrepresented in this research stream resulting in an important research
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A bilevel approach for the collaborative transportation planning problem Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Maria João Santos; Eduardo Curcio; Pedro Amorim; Margarida Carvalho; Alexandra Marques
The integration of the outbound and the inbound logistics of a company leads to a large transportation network, allowing to detect backhauling opportunities to increase the efficiency of the transportation. In collaborative networks, backhauling is used to find profitable services in the return trip to the depot and to reduce empty running of vehicles. This work investigates the vertical collaboration
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Initial coin offerings for blockchain based product provenance authentication platforms Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-29 Tsan-Ming Choi; Xu Ouyang
Blockchain is a distributed technology that supports financial operations and also helps establish a secure and trustworthy system for product provenance authentication. In the real world, blockchain based product provenance authentication (BPPA) platforms are developed to help certify products such as diamond. In this paper, we theoretically examine the initial coin offerings (ICO) project of such
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Integration of third-party platforms: does it really hurt them? Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Xiaoyang Zhou; Kexin Chen; Haoyu Wen; Jun Lin; Kai Zhang; Xin Tian; Shouyang Wang; Benjamin Lev
The fourth-party platform provides an alternative consumption channel that greatly saves transaction costs. As a new e-commerce phenomenon that appears more in the service industry, it integrates the original third-party platforms and is about to gain considerable development. This paper investigates whether it is favorable for a third-party platform to join the fourth-party platform. The best choice
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Optimal operations of a closed-loop supply chain under a dual regulation Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-03 Zhi Liu; Kevin W. Li; Juan Tang; Bengang Gong; Jun Huang
Implementations of a deposit-refund policy for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) have engendered significant economic and environmental benefits. This deposit-refund policy typically charges disposal fees (deposits) for producing new products and offers subsidies (refunds) for recycling used products. However, as the collected disposal fees are insufficient to cover disbursed recycling
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The design of resilient food supply chain networks prone to epidemic disruptions Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-11 Seyed Mohammad Gholami-Zanjani; Walid Klibi; Mohammad Saeed Jabalameli; Mir Saman Pishvaee
Food supply chains are nowadays perturbed by an increased supply and demand uncertainty, and more and more suffering from unexpected disruptions. In the specific context of food supply chains (FSC) for perishable products, these could be linked to natural hazards, industrial accidents or epidemics and their impact could lead to huge economic losses. The case of epidemic events has been little studied
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Effective purchasing reallocation to suppliers: Insights from productivity dynamics and real options theory Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Abdollah Noorizadeh; Timo Kuosmanen; Antti Peltokorpi
Continuous supplier selection, evaluation and reselection are among buying firms’ key processes to improve their overall performance. This paper aims at increasing knowledge on effective and dynamic supplier evaluation and management by answering the following research question: Do performance decomposition technique and real option theory represent appropriate mechanisms to understand structural change
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Towards a purchasing portfolio model for defence procurement – A Delphi study of Swedish defence authorities Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-26 Thomas Ekström; Per Hilletofth; Per Skoglund
This study explains the constructs of a purchasing portfolio model (PPM) that defence authorities can use in practice in defence procurement and designs a segmentation model. We identify open PPM design and application questions in the literature and conduct a Delphi study with twenty experts from Swedish defence authorities to design a segmentation model that is fit-for-purpose. The paper addresses
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Managing an expiring product under a market that is heterogeneous in the sensitivity to the retailer's reputation Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 Avi Herbon
Reputation plays an important role in assuring product quality in markets where consumers can only imperfectly judge the quality before consumption. For the retailer, reputation is a valuable asset, as consumers are more likely to trust a company that has a sound reputation. The existing literature on inventory management rarely considers demand as being affected by reputation. In this study, we develop
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Incremental and radical product innovation capabilities in a quality management context: Exploring the moderating effects of control mechanisms Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-21 Ana B. Escrig-Tena; Mercedes Segarra-Ciprés; Beatriz García-Juan
This paper addresses calls for understanding of the contextual conditions under which Quality Management (QM) may be effective in supporting radical and incremental innovation in a technologically dynamic sector. Particularly, formal and informal control mechanisms can play a role in such a knowledge intensive sector, where the degree of formalisation may be a constraint to explorative behaviours.
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Quality information acquisition and disclosure with green manufacturing in a closed-loop supply chain Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Xianpei Hong; Xinlu Cao; Yeming Gong; Wanying Chen
Green manufacturers are faced with decision problems whether to acquire the quality information from third-party assessment agencies and to disclose the quality information to other supply chain members. While the existing research of closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) has not considered the voluntary and mandatory information disclosure, this study considers the quality information disclosure strategies
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Optimal position of supply chain delivery window with risk-averse suppliers: A CVaR optimization approach Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 Liangyan Tao; Sifeng Liu; Naiming Xie; Saad Ahmed Javed
The study introduces the concept of risk-averse optimal position of the delivery window (RA-OPDW) into a cost-based delivery performance model. The penalty costs for early and late deliveries have attracted much attention in the background of supply delivery performance. However, minimizing the expected penalty has a critical disadvantage that it ignores the risk-averse attitude of decision-makers
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Large-scale automotive battery cell manufacturing: Analyzing strategic and operational effects on manufacturing costs Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-11 Fabian Duffner; Lukas Mauler; Marc Wentker; Jens Leker; Martin Winter
Cost-efficient battery cell manufacturing is a topic of intense discussion in both industry and academia, as battery costs are crucial for the market success of electrical vehicles (EVs). Based on forecasted EV growth rates, battery cell manufacturers are investing billions of dollars in new battery cell plants. Whether these billion-dollar investments are economically viable depends on the materialization
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The constraints of theory: What is the impact of the Theory of Constraints on operations strategy? Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Diego Augusto de Jesus Pacheco; José Antonio Valle Antunes Junior; Celso Augusto de Matos
Although previous studies have advanced understanding of the effects of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) in different areas in Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM), a relevant knowledge gap still remains concerning how the TOC elements impact the main competitive dimensions of operations strategy, and how they can be applied to influence the strategic priorities of the firm. In order to fill
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A performance-based warranty for products subject to competing hard and soft failures Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-11-03 Xiaolin Wang; Bin Liu; Xiujie Zhao
This article studies a performance-based warranty for products subject to competing hard and soft failures. The two failure modes are competing in the sense that either one, on a “whichever-comes-first” basis, can cause the product to fail. A performance-based warranty not only covers the repair or replacement of any defect, but also guarantees the minimum performance level throughout the warranty
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Can supply chain risk management practices mitigate the disruption impacts on supply chains’ resilience and robustness? Evidence from an empirical survey in a COVID-19 outbreak era Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-10-31 Jamal El Baz; Salomée Ruel
This study investigates the role of supply chain risk management (SCRM) in mitigating the effects of disruptions impacts on supply chain resilience and robustness in the context of COVID-19 outbreak. Using structural equation modeling on a survey data from 470 French firms, the results confirm the basic tenets of resource-based view and organizational information processing theories regarding the combination
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Information and pricing effects in two-tier public service systems Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-08-22 Zhe George Zhang; Xiaoling Yin
Public services such as healthcare may be offered by both free and toll service providers. Such a system, called a two-tier service system, is usually subject to congestion and often modeled as two parallel queues. Customers can choose one of three options: joining the free system, joining the toll system, or balking based on the congestion level in each service system and the toll price. This study
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Green vehicle routing problem: A state-of-the-art review Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-08-27 Mohammad Asghari; S. Mohammad J. Mirzapour Al-e-hashem
As energy overuse and generated pollution have a potential threat to our environmental and ecological conditions, many researchers have taken the initiative way to join the green campaign to prevent more damage to the environment. This paper investigates the main contributions related to the green vehicle routing problem (Green-VRP) and presents a classification scheme based on its variants considered
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A data-driven dynamic repositioning model in bicycle-sharing systems Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-08-29 Jie Zhang; Meng Meng; Yiik Diew Wong; Petros Ieromonachou; David Z.W. Wang
The new generation of bicycle-sharing is an O2O (online-to-offline) platform service that enables the users to access the bicycle with a smartphone App. This paper proposes a dynamic repositioning model with predicted demand, where the repositioning time interval is fixed. A data-driven Neural Network (NN) approach is introduced to forecast the bicycle-sharing demand. The repositioning objective function
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The Markov model for base-stock control of an inventory system with Poisson demand, non-crossing lead times and lost sales Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-08-28 Søren Glud Johansen
We study base-stock control of a continuous review single-item inventory system with Poisson demand and lost sales. The item is supplied by an exogenous and sequential system with stochastic lead times (LTs) specified by their mean and standard deviation (SD). Define R as the square of mean/SD and define r as the smallest integer which is at least R. When R
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Identifying pathways to a high-performing lean automation implementation: An empirical study in the manufacturing industry Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-09-02 Guilherme Luz Tortorella; Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy; Matthias Thurer
This paper examines pathways to implement a high-performing Lean Automation (LA). We asked 61 manufacturers from Brazil and India that are undergoing a lean implementation together with the adoption of disruptive digital technologies from Industry 4.0 (I4.0) to indicate their implementation sequence. We then used multivariate data techniques to analyze the collected data. Our findings suggested three
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How to govern the big data discriminatory pricing behavior in the platform service supply chain?An examination with a three-party evolutionary game model Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-08-31 Weihua Liu; Shangsong Long; Dong Xie; Yanjie Liang; Jinkun Wang
In recent years, the big data discriminatory pricing (BDDP) behavior of the service platform has recurrently appeared in the platform service supply chain, which is considered as a scandal that is irresponsible to the consumers. Therefore, how to effectively govern the service platform has become an important research topic. Based on this background, this study considers the strategies of the service
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Sustainable product development processes in fashion: Supply chains structures and classifications Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-08-30 Yi-Ning Fung; Hau-Ling Chan; Tsan-Ming Choi; Rong Liu
Product development is a critical part of all business operations. In fashion apparel, product development is a complicated process. In recent years, with the advance of technologies and the growing public awareness of environmental protection, product development processes (PDPs) in supply chains, including fashion supply chains, need to be environmentally sustainable. In this paper, we first identify
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Strategic technology commercialization in the supply chain under network effects Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-08-23 Wei Wang; Gaoyan Lyu; Wei Cui; Yongjian Li
We explore the optimal technology commercialization strategy of an inside innovator in the downstream of a two-tier supply chain when network effects exist via a game-theoretical framework. This setting incorporates in a unified model the two strategic incentives for the innovator to license to potential competitors for free, i.e., expanding the network size and driving down the wholesale price, thus
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Short-term prediction of passenger volume for urban rail systems: A deep learning approach based on smart-card data Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-09-09 Xin Yang; Qiuchi Xue; Meiling Ding; Jianjun Wu; Ziyou Gao
Short-term prediction of passenger volume is a complex but critical task to urban rail companies, which desire prediction methods with high accuracy, time efficiency and good practicality. Good prediction results of the outbound passenger volume at urban rail stations are important to the organization of passenger flow, and helpful to the arrangement of shuttles, especially in large transit junctions
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Engaging in or escaping co-creation? An analytical model Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-09-06 Maud Van den Broeke; Nicholas Paparoidamis
Customer co-creation, the practice of involving the customer in a firm’s new product development, has received increasing attention. We develop a unique analytical model to study co-creation and examine the conditions under which co-creation is economically beneficial for both the customer and the firm. In our model, the customer and the firm determine (simultaneously or sequentially) their innovation
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Retailer-run resale market and supply chain coordination Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 Chang Hwan Lee; Byong-Duk Rhee
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Buyer-led environmental supplier development: Can suppliers really help it? Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 Soroosh Sam Saghiri; Vahid Mirzabeiki
The importance of supplier development programs to enhance supply chain environmental capabilities has often been posited. However, the literature is limited in identifying and explaining the factors that may influence or mediate the effectiveness of such programs. This paper examines the role of environmental supplier development programs led by the buying organization on supplier environmental practices
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Small and medium manufacturing enterprises and Asia's sustainable economic development Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 Nelson Oly Ndubisi; Xin (Amy) Zhai; Kee-hung Lai
In this piece, we consider the role of small and medium manufacturing enterprises in Asia's sustainable development. Asia has undeniably made huge leaps in its economic growth in the past three decades, however, this growth is not without a cost, especially to societal and environmental wellbeing. More recently, there are signs of increasing realization of this problem and some initiatives to ameliorate
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The relationship between supply environment, supply chain integration and operational performance: The role of business process in curbing opportunistic behaviour. Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-10-24 Wai Peng Wong; Chandra Mohan Sinnandavar; Keng-Lin Soh
The opportunistic behavior of parties in the supply chain leads to resource wastages. Information asymmetry and the opportunistic behavior of transacting parties in supply chains squanders the intended benefits of supply chain integration (SCI). Literature suggests that reducing information asymmetry between transacting organizations will curb their opportunistic behavior. This study investigates the
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Integrated self-driving travel scheme planning Int. J. Prod. Econ. (IF 5.134) Pub Date : 2020-10-21 Jiaoman Du; Jiandong Zhou; Xiang Li; Lei Li; Ao Guo
Travel scheme planning is a crucial operational-level decision to be made in travel supply chain management. We investigate an integrated self-driving travel scheme planning (ISTSP) problem to optimize routing, hotel selection, and time scheduling under several streams of personalized considerations: best site-viewing time windows, rest requirements, and preference for site visiting sequences. The