Supply Chain Reengineering: A Supplier's Perspective

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A model of a decision support system based on case‐based reasoning for third‐party logistics evaluation

“…In response to companies' demand for supply chains' integrated network operation, third-party logistics (3PL) has emerged as a new management field and operation mode (He, 2000). The significance of an alliance between enterprises and 3PL depends on the following factors: (1) utilizing the resources and capability of 3PL to acquire the scale benefits of logistics operation by reducing the enterprises' own logistics cost and transaction charge; (2) making use of 3PL's professional capability and agility to improve the overall operating efficiency and level of customer service in the supply chain; (3) reducing or avoiding the investment of enterprises' logistics establishment to give more resources to improving the enterprises' core competencies; (4) developing a credit base through the supplier alliance to cultivate a symbiotic relationship by increasing the overall competition advantage of each firm (e.g see Coleman et al, 1995;Charles & Stephen, 1996). 3PL is the 'hinge' of the logistic activities between firms, the marketplace and customers.…”

Information systems in fast cycle development: identifying user needs in integrated automotive component development

“…This transformation has occurred in many areas such as product development, cycle time, inventory management, supplier involvement, participation of supplier guest engineers, amongst others (Freyssenet et al, 1998). Research has been extensive in product development (Clark and Fujimoto, 1991;Calabrese, 1997;Miller, 1995) and the involvement of suppliers in product development (Coleman et al, 1995;Dyer, 1996;Lamming, 1993;Leonard et al, 1994). The operational aspect of product development has been described by Nellore et al (1998) as a flow of specifications from the overall vehicle level to the sub-system level and finally to the component level where suppliers proactively participate in the development of the sub-system and component level specifications.…”