Comparison of the outsourcing decision-making procedures;
Focusing on outsourcing logistic activities
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2010
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Today the traditional problem of decision making, make or buy, is discussed as source selection, sourcing, or outsourcing, and is of the issues that modern organizations widely face it. Commercial and industrial managers should choose the candidate activities of the organization/ supply chain for outsourcing by a decision making process in a systematic structure to enjoy from the benefits of outsourcing. An important issue in outsourcing that should be considered is that how an organization decides which activities to outsource and which done by its own? Significant academic researches in the use of outsourcing in producing activities are available, but unfortunately few studies in the field of outsourcing services have been made. This paper introduced applied aspects of techniques and approaches of outsourcing decision making, advantages, disadvantages and fields of application of each of them. Also, focusing on logistics outsourcing, criteria that should considered in the model of decision-making for outsourcing logistic activities are discussed. This paper can provide a decent practical and scientific context for managers.
Supply Chain Management
Imam Hussein University
2008-9198
12
v.
29
no.
2010
38
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https://scmj.ihu.ac.ir/article_205280_12e9e058259524e778d45e7ad8f299f8.pdf
Using e-procurement in logistic organizations
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2010
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Internet has provided many opportunities to improve supply chain activities, especially in the area of procurement. One of these emerging fields is electronic procurement. Supply and procurement processes carried out by using the Internet are called e-procurement. It is possible to integrate procurement activities throughout the supply chain by using the solutions presented in electronic procurement. Electronic procurement using Internet technology has mechanized purchasing and supply activities in organizations. Considering that many organizations attempt to reduce costs of their staff and management. And are willing to manage their cash flow in a more favorable way, electronic procurement systems can be presented as an efficient and effective tool in this field. Procurement is preparation and purchasing needed items and can include instances like supplier selection, recording and evaluating the needs and requests to buy, confirm orders, processing purchase orders, attempts to put order to run, the coordination of prices paid items, loading and receiving items. Electronic procurement is doing affairs above, through the Internet. Electronic procurement systems are fully automated and web-based and are controlled and guided through internet. These systems fully integrate procurement of goods and services between the supplier and buyer. Providing timely and useful information to increase the effectiveness of buying decisions is of the other advantages of this system. In this paper in addition to expressing to the role, status and benefits in the deployment of e-procurement in logistical organizations, the e-procurement system implementation process and the implementation requirements and considerations are also expressed.
Supply Chain Management
Imam Hussein University
2008-9198
12
v.
29
no.
2010
55
67
https://scmj.ihu.ac.ir/article_205281_db776c980ddef2db90168015a61d08d0.pdf
Arcs of integration: an international study of
supply chain strategies
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2010
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Though there is a wide acceptance of the strategic importance of integrating operations with suppliers and customers in supply chains, many questions remain unanswered about how best to characterize supply chain strategies. Is it more important to link with suppliers, customers, or both? Similarly, we know little about the connections between supplier and customer integration and improved operations performance. This paper investigated supplier and customer integration strategies in a global sample of 322 manufacturers. Scales were developed for measuring supply chain integration and five different strategies were identified in the sample. Each of these strategies is characterized by a different “arc of integration”, representing the direction (towards suppliers and/or customers) and degree of integration activity. Therewas consistent evidence that the widest degree of arc of integration with both suppliers and customers had the strongest association with performance improvement. The implications for our findings on future research and practice in the new millennium are considered.
Supply Chain Management
Imam Hussein University
2008-9198
12
v.
29
no.
2010
76
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https://scmj.ihu.ac.ir/article_205282_970ba834e1b072d354428a85a5aa2573.pdf