Supply chain management: Issues in the New Era of Collaboration and Competition20081William Yu Chung Wang, Michael S. H. Heng and Patrick Y. K. Chau. Supply chain management: Issues in the New Era of Collaboration and Competition. London: IDEA Group Publishing428 pp., ISBN: 1‐59904‐232‐0 $79.95 (Paper back)

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramakrishnan Ramanathan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
New Era ◽  
Management Issues

Carnival Corporation: The Challenges of Cutting Costs While Maintaining Quality and Customer Satisfaction

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Dick Verbeek
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Cruise Line ◽  
Management Issues

This case study has been developed to facilitate discussion about current supply chain management issues and potential solutions. The scenario presented in this case is very representative of the pressures experienced by supply chain managers. Namely, the need to reduce costs while maintaining quality and customer service. This case presents some unusual challenges and constraints that are unique to the cruise line industry. These constraints can provide an opportunity to explore new supply chain paradigms.

Supply Chain Management Evidence from Tourism Industry in Greece

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 683 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian KOT ◽  
Katarzyna KOZICKA
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Performance Trends ◽  
Crete Island ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Common ◽  
Tourism Enterprises ◽  
Management Issues

The article aims is presentation of Supply Chain Management issues introduced in tourism enterprises. The tourist product constitutes a mixture of services and resources offered and controlled by several businesses, organizations and authorities, implementation of SCM with the common responsibility allow for development of actions along with a cooperative atmosphere among all tourist partners. The paper consists of investigating the tourism development with SCM introduction and the study results on SCM introduction in chosen Greek enterprises located in Crete Island. Based on the obtained preliminary results, the performance trends of the tourist chain elements have been elaborated in order to increase their efficiency.

Implementing Supply Chain Management in the New Era

2009 ◽  
pp. 34-51
Author(s):  
William Y.C. Wang ◽  
Michael S.H. Heng ◽  
Patrick Y.K. Chau
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Performance Control ◽  
Distribution Management ◽  
New Era ◽  
Scor Model ◽  
Business Customers

Combining with the collaborations between business customers and suppliers, traditional purchasing and logistics functions have evolved into a broader concept of materials and distribution management, namely, supply chain management (SCM) (Tan, 2001). This chapter reviews the literature of SCM from several paths that can be the basis of a proposed framework for SCM within academic and managerial contexts. In addition, it includes the approaches of supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model, which was developed by the Supply Chain Council and is recognised as a diagnostic tool for SCM worldwide. This chapter also summarises the literature of performance control and risk issues in SCM and the SCOR Model and discusses a proposed framework for the future research.

Assessing Audit and Business Risks at Toy Central Corporation

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine E. Earley ◽  
Fred Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
General Knowledge ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Toy Industry ◽  
Management Issues

This case requires you to evaluate business risks and accounting issues facing a toy manufacturer, and determine how these matters will translate into assertion-specific audit risks. When performing your analyses, you will need to draw on your general knowledge of toys and possibly research some of the issues facing the toy industry. Through these analyses, you should begin to see a need for auditors to consider broad management issues relating to supply chain management and marketing, as well as more traditional matters pertaining to accounting and auditing.

Implementing Supply Chain Management in the New Era

2011 ◽  
pp. 298-314
Author(s):  
William Y.C. Wang ◽  
Michael S.H. Heng ◽  
Patrick Y.K. Chau
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Performance Control ◽  
Distribution Management ◽  
New Era ◽  
Scor Model ◽  
Business Customers

Combining with the collaborations between business customers and suppliers, traditional purchasing and logistics functions have evolved into a broader concept of materials and distribution management, namely, supply chain management (SCM) (Tan, 2001). This chapter reviews the literature of SCM from several paths that can be the basis of a proposed framework for SCM within academic and managerial contexts. In addition, it includes the approaches of supply chain operations reference (SCOR) model, which was developed by the Supply Chain Council and is recognised as a diagnostic tool for SCM worldwide. This chapter also summarises the literature of performance control and risk issues in SCM and the SCOR Model and discusses a proposed framework for the future research.

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