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Supply chain managers rely on decision-making support to enhance resilience in the face of disruptions, emphasizing real-time monitoring and recovery actions. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the necessity of digitalization for supply network mapping. Generative AI (Gen-AI) models offer transformative potential across various domains, facilitating proactive crisis management and resilience enhancement in supply chains. Specifically, ChatGPT's natural language capabilities streamline communication and aid in predicting disruptions. This study employs the Fuzzy AHP to investigate Gen-AI's impact on resilience drivers, integrating expert opinions and quantitative analysis. The research aims to identify key drivers influenced by Gen-AI, providing actionable insights for supply chain management strategies. Agility emerges as the most significant factor, followed by flexibility, visibility, information sharing, and collaboration. While collaboration ranks lowest, it remains vital for overall resilience. These findings support existing research, emphasizing the growing significance of agility in supply chains throughout market uncertainties. Gen-AI adoption improves agility by optimizing inventory management and response to disruptions. This research underscores the critical role of integrating Gen-AI to develop customized resilience strategies in supply chain management. By emphasizing agility, flexibility, and stakeholder cooperation, organizations can effectively leverage Gen-AI's predictive capabilities to enhance resilience and responsiveness in dynamic market environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The movement of products, commodities, and information from manufacturers to consumers is part of the supply chain, which is a dynamic and complicated process. Recent technological developments, notably in the area of machine learning (ML), have created new possibilities for raising supply chain productivity. It is possible for devices to study from information and generate predictions or judgements using machine learning (ML), a subset of artificial intelligence (AI), without having to be explicitly programmed. Demand forecasting, inventory management, transportation planning, and supply chain risk management are just a few of the supply chain-related tasks that may be handled by ML algorithms. In addition, ML can be used to optimize transportation routes and schedules, which can help reduce transportation costs and improve delivery times. Overall, by enabling businesses to make better decisions, streamline their operations, and lower risks, ML has the possibility of significantly improving the efficiency of the supply chain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to improve the Supply Chain, satisfy the customer's expectations in terms of quality and deadlines, and improve the internal management of its resources, many manufacturing companies, works perpetually for the implementation of improvement and corrective actions to reduce quality defects and limit customer complaints. To ensure a good quality of the product, it is necessary to act on several parameters such as the diversity of the types of products produced on the same line and this, by elaborating an optimized planning of the production and by ensuring a sequencing of the references which maximizes the efficiency and minimizes quality defects. This paper, therefore, is concerned with the daily planning of production based on a mathematical model that minimizes the difference in product production times in order to maintain optimal speed of the line. As a result of this mathematical model, we get two decision variables: the quantity to be produced by each shift and the order of production per shift per reference, those results will help the planner to avoid shortage on the customer side and the producer to improve the KPIs related to the output quantity and the defaults percentage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to improve the Supply Chain, satisfy the customer's expectations in terms of quality and deadlines, and improve the internal management of its resources, many manufacturing companies, works perpetually for the implementation of improvement and corrective actions to reduce quality defects and limit customer complaints. To ensure a good quality of the product, it is necessary to act on several parameters such as the diversity of the types of products produced on the same line and this, by elaborating an optimized planning of the production and by ensuring a sequencing of the references which maximizes the efficiency and minimizes quality defects. This paper, therefore, is concerned with the daily planning of production based on a mathematical model that minimizes the difference in product production times in order to maintain optimal speed of the line. As a result of this mathematical model, we get two decision variables: the quantity to be produced by each shift and the order of production per shift per reference, those results will help the planner to avoid shortage on the customer side and the producer to improve the KPIs related to the output quantity and the defaults percentage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a need to integrate the information systems and also organizational activities of the supply chain among the supply chain partners for collective and effective coordination. However, so far research in supply chain integration has paid little observation in identifying and developing a migration path to know the present position of integration among the supply chain members. Therefore the objective of the paper is to evolve a framework for supply chain integration. In the proposed research, the informational, organizational and information technology integration is operationalized for the evolution of Supply Chain Integration framework for manufacturing industries. Developed framework for supply chain integration is validated through a pilot study to help the organizations to know the present level and provides a migration path to move to the next level of supply chain integration. Present work builds on to the authors who have set forth study in the domain of supply chain integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a need to integrate the information systems and also organizational activities of the supply chain among the supply chain partners for collective and effective coordination. However, so far research in supply chain integration has paid little observation in identifying and developing a migration path to know the present position of integration among the supply chain members. Therefore the objective of the paper is to evolve a framework for supply chain integration. In the proposed research, the informational, organizational and information technology integration is operationalized for the evolution of Supply Chain Integration framework for manufacturing industries. Developed framework for supply chain integration is validated through a pilot study to help the organizations to know the present level and provides a migration path to move to the next level of supply chain integration. Present work builds on to the authors who have set forth study in the domain of supply chain integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a need to integrate the information systems and also organizational activities of the supply chain among the supply chain partners for collective and effective coordination. However, so far research in supply chain integration has paid little observation in identifying and developing a migration path to know the present position of integration among the supply chain members. Therefore the objective of the paper is to evolve a framework for supply chain integration. In the proposed research, the informational, organizational and information technology integration is operationalized for the evolution of Supply Chain Integration framework for manufacturing industries. Developed framework for supply chain integration is validated through a pilot study to help the organizations to know the present level and provides a migration path to move to the next level of supply chain integration. Present work builds on to the authors who have set forth study in the domain of supply chain integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is a need to integrate the information systems and also organizational activities of the supply chain among the supply chain partners for collective and effective coordination. However, so far research in supply chain integration has paid little observation in identifying and developing a migration path to know the present position of integration among the supply chain members. Therefore the objective of the paper is to evolve a framework for supply chain integration. In the proposed research, the informational, organizational and information technology integration is operationalized for the evolution of Supply Chain Integration framework for manufacturing industries. Developed framework for supply chain integration is validated through a pilot study to help the organizations to know the present level and provides a migration path to move to the next level of supply chain integration. Present work builds on to the authors who have set forth study in the domain of supply chain integration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the case study of Ayamas Food Cooperation Sdn. Bhd. (AFC), focusing on the company strategy for its supply chain management (SCM). The data was gathered from the company's official website and related documents retrieved early in the year (2018). The overall information of the strategy was identified from these main segments of SCM: supplier, manufacturer and distribution up to retailer / customer. The types of food product were clearly categorized and many of them were highly demanded as fast-moving items. The SCM strategy across these segments is crucial and therefore communication system is emphasized not only for efficiency purposes, but also responding to the reactive demand. It is identified that there is a clear competitive advantage (CA) strategy for AFC. Although AFC is performing well as indicated by the manufacturing volume, this paper identifies a gap in terms of logistics and distribution. This paper also presents some proposal for improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the case study of Ayamas Food Cooperation Sdn. Bhd. (AFC), focusing on the company strategy for its supply chain management (SCM). The data was gathered from the company's official website and related documents retrieved early in the year (2018). The overall information of the strategy was identified from these main segments of SCM: supplier, manufacturer and distribution up to retailer / customer. The types of food product were clearly categorized and many of them were highly demanded as fast-moving items. The SCM strategy across these segments is crucial and therefore communication system is emphasized not only for efficiency purposes, but also responding to the reactive demand. It is identified that there is a clear competitive advantage (CA) strategy for AFC. Although AFC is performing well as indicated by the manufacturing volume, this paper identifies a gap in terms of logistics and distribution. This paper also presents some proposal for improvement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In today's global market, managing the entire supply chain becomes a key factor for measuring the successful business performance and the performance evaluation remains one of the biggest challenges for today's companies. The main purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between Supply Chain Management and business performance in Tehran Stock Exchange Market. To assess this, a model with 6 latent variables has been presented, which each of the variables is measured by some other indicators. To measure the indicators of the model, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed among 94 experts. The model was examined using PLS Path Modeling Technique. According to the results, there is a significant relationship between Supply Chain Management and business performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Operational communication and coordination between companies are most important in economic value networks. However, there are huge shortages concerning the integration of heterogeneous cross-company systems. Relevant supply chain management (SCM) issues, such as fast and flexible reaction of all companies concerned to the value creation process of a certain product, are not sufficiently facilitated. Thus, the ontological modeling could improve significantly the cross-company coordination proficiency through a semantic harmonization that enables faster and faultless information flows. However, ontologies are not yet applied broadly in SCM. Thus, we first describe the state of the art regarding ontology-use in SCM and characterize actual business needs. Then, we propose a layer-based ontology framework for SCM, including basic modeling principles for each relevant layer. Further, possible obstacles that might inhibit a smooth integration of related information services are discussed. Finally, we draw conclusions regarding the consequences for information and business services and related architectural design. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Since last 20 years eBusiness has enriched a very important trading form of the enterprises. And now, it arises into all kind of industries. Though, due to massive technical complexity and missing generally accepted e-Business standards, e-Collaboration is still limited to a portal technology on presentation level. Consequently, the purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors that affect the development of collaborative eBusiness in the enterprises. We start with an exploration of the current state and the relations between eBusiness and cBusiness. Then, we detail the features of business collaborations by enterprises. We continue with a discussion of chances and challenges of the collaborative business in contemporary vibrant and fast rising markets, the businesses are acting in. We examine also a successful collaboration planning issues. Afterwards, we inspect extensively different factors affecting the development of collaborating businesses. And, we conclude with an outlook of future collaboration tendencies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Developments in supply chain management have dramatically increased within the past few years to cover a wide range of cross-disciplinary topics that have utilized a number of heuristic analyses and quantitative modeling tools. With significant developments in both technologies and business marketing environments, a service system is required that can work optimally even under complex, globalised supply chain environments. In order to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) run global businesses dynamically and economically, this research proposes a novel robust enterprise supply chain services framework (RESCSF) that considers risk and financial management in corporations' governance. Following this, a new robust supply chain services system (RSCSS) is set up by combining six-core management services modules and robust optimization modeling. The six-core management services modules include risk management to deal with uncertainties, together with the five management service modules of knowledge management, data management, task management, information management, and communication management [26, 27]. Arobust optimization modeling approach is applied to the supply chain services system to combine the function of optimally running the whole supply chain process while managing uncertainties. With integration of the six-core management services modules and robust optimization modeling, this new RSCSS will assist in supporting optimal and stable operations in the supply chains of a wide range of enterprises. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In the retail industry, vendor integration in the supply chain is strategic to gain competitive market advantage. Supply chain integration has technological, organizational, planning, operational, and processes management aspects, and requires the integration of collaboration and cooperation processes of retailers and vendors to reduce the effects of information distortion in the logistics chain (bullwhip effect). B2B Integration Portals are key collaborative tools for information exchange and business processes, especially for logistics, business and financial processes. We propose to model B2B Portals as intermediaries among choreography model parties, which are finally implemented using ESB-type applications. The approach is illustrated by analyzing a Chilean retail vendor integrated logistics, which is modeled using choreography and conversation models and the new BPMN 2.0 choreography diagrams. An empirical validation approach is also suggested and ongoing in real projects. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Over the past decade, firms have adopted supply chain management as a critical element of their corporate strategies. Collaboration is a recent trend in SCM that focuses on joint planning, coordination, and process integration between suppliers, customers, and other partners in a supply chain. The aim of this paper is to investigate collaborative supply chain practices in Bangladeshi companies. Then it was compared with the developed countries industries. After establishing an effective collaborative system the realized benefit of collaborative supply chain management has been depicted. In this paper we have proposed a collaborative model for the effective design and execution of supply chain collaboration from CPFR. To investigate Bangladeshi industries collaborative practice a questionnaire was designed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]