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PurposeIncreasingly, studies are reporting supply chain analytical capabilities as a key enabler of supply chain agility (SCAG) and supply chain performance (SCP). This study investigates the impact of environmental dynamism and competitive pressures in a supply chain analytics setting, and how intangible supply chain analytical capabilities (ISCAC) moderate the relationship between big data characteristics (BDC's) and SCAG in support of enhanced SCP.Design/methodology/approachThe study draws on the literature on big data, supply chain analytical capabilities, and dynamic capability theory to empirically develop and test a supply chain analytical capabilities model in support of SCAG and SCP. ISCAC was the moderated construct and was tested using two sub-dimensions, supply chain organisational learning and supply chain data driven culture.FindingsThe results show that whilst environmental dynamism has a significant relationship on the three key BDC's, only the volume and velocity dimensions are significant in relation to competitive pressures. Furthermore, only the velocity element of BDC's has a significant positive impact on SCAG. In terms of moderation, the supply chain organisational learning dimension of ISCAC was shown to only moderate the velocity aspect of BDC's on SCAG, whereas for the supply chain data driven culture dimension of ISCAC, only the variety aspect was shown to moderate of BDC on SCAG. SCAG had a significant impact on SCP.Originality/valueThis study adds to the existing knowledge in the supply chain analytical capabilities domain by presenting a nuanced moderation model that includes external factors (environmental dynamism and competitive pressures), their relationships with BDC's and how ISCAC (namely, supply chain organisational learning and supply chain data driven culture) moderates and strengthens aspects of BDC's in support of SCAG and enhanced SCP.

Publisher's acknowledgements -- About the author -- Preface -- Logistics, the supply chain and competitive strategy -- Delivering customer value -- Measuring logistics costs and performance -- Matching supply and demand -- Creating the responsive supply chain -- Strategic lead-time management -- The synchronous supply chain -- Complexity and the supply chain -- Managing the global pipeline -- Service logistics -- Managing risk in the supply chain -- The era of network competition -- Overcoming the barriers to supply chain integration -- The sustainable supply chain -- The supply chain of the future -- Index

It is commonly recognized that logistics has become a major strategic issue for all companies, whether they are part of the primary, secondary or tertiary sector. Faced with the external pressures of globalization and competition, logistics optimizes processes and reduces production and delivery cycles.The use of Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SuSCM) is now increasingly at the center of thought, due to the numerous factors favoring its implementation: requests from various stakeholders, governmental pressures (decrees, laws, regulations, etc.), environmental pressures (pollution)

"Includes detailed modelling-based approaches to mitigate supply chain risk, drawing on the supply chain literature. Presents broad mitigation approaches in practice to highlight concepts,drawing on industry examples and cases." -- Publisher's website

Academia recognizes that although supply chains have an inherent need to be validated for their performance, supply chain performance measurement systems are still inadequate and one of the major barriers to successful supply chain collaboration. In this research, theory of Systems Architecture is used to make the first step towards an innovative supply chain performance measure defined as supply chain interoperability. Interoperability is considered a similarity metric with regard to a set of deterministic and stochastic characters (criteria) describing supply chain participants, a methodology that adapts and expands an interoperability measurement tool initially developed in and for a military context. A process that could be used to develop a set of initial supply chain interoperability characters to be included in the interoperability measurement is demonstrated based on interviews from managers of various functional roles at a single defense company in Greece. The presented measurement methodology can assist in efficiently directing resources to best improve interoperability between and among the various elements of a supply chain.

In order to succeed today you must speak different languages. This doesn't necessarily mean Chinese, German or English. Rather it refers to the need to speak, accounting, finance, marketing and operations. This book is written for the executive who is not a supply chain management professional but who wants to learn more about his or her supply chain. We will do this by diving into some best practices, examples of how other companies have managed their supply chain, and getting an overall briefing on the state of the art in supply chain management today. Questions and topics will be brought up that will help you have an informed discussion with the supply chain management professionals in your company. As prior supply chain and manufacturing executives and now educators, we hope to share with you a mix of our professional and academic experience and knowledge that will provide you a framework for understanding the placement of your supply chain within the global marketplace.

Immer wieder stehen unserer Wirtschaft verschiedene Gefahren entgegen. Auf Grund der Globalisierung trägt jede stabile Länderwirtschaft zur starken Weltwirtschaft bei, von der wiederum jedes dieser Länder profitiert. Das Jahr 2020 war für die Weltwirtschaft eine Art Bewährungsprobe, die leider nicht jeder bestehen konnte. Die Covid-19-Pandemie zwang die Politiker dazu, weltweit harte Maßnahmen einzuführen um die Gesundheit der Menschen zu schützen. Viele Konzerne, aber vor allem mittelständische Unternehmen, erfuhren auf Grund der Maßnahmen wie z.B. der monatelangen Quarantäne, große Schäden. Solche Unternehmen waren auf die Gefahren nicht gut oder gar nicht vorbereitet. Es gilt nun zu analysieren ob und wann eine Organisation stark genug, robust und gleichzeitig flexibel ist, um in Ausnahmesituationen oder im Ausnahmezustand so eine Bewährungsprobe bestehen zu können?