Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/209215 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Editor:] Kersten, Wolfgang [Editor:] Blecker, Thorsten [Editor:] Ringle, Christian M. [Title:] Next Generation Supply Chains: Trends and Opportunities. Proceedings of the Hamburg International Conference of Logistics (HICL), Vol. 18 [ISBN:] 978-3-7375-0339-6 [Publisher:] epubli GmbH [Place:] Berlin [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 361-377
Publisher: 
epubli GmbH, Berlin
Abstract: 
Globalization and new technologies led to the global and lean supply chains that we see today. But cost-efficiency alone does not create customer value. Goods and services have to be available at the time of demand. Shorter product-live-cycles demand volatility and external disruptions force supply chains to be flexible, adaptive as well as customer-oriented. A literature review identifies different concepts to achieve these abilities. These are: agility, robustness, resilience, continuity management, and anti-fragility. All five concepts try to handle uncertainties but pursue different approaches. At the beginning of the 21th century the idea of an agile supply chain was promoted. The goal is to flexibly react to changes. In contrast resilience aims to overcome problems. Flexibility is also part of robustness. A robust supply chain is supposed to efficiently manage fluctuation within the network. Compared to that, continuity management tries to handle threats. Parts of these threats are demand or production fluctuations put also major disruptions. To create competitive advantages out of these uncertainties is the idea of an anti-fragile supply chain. This paper compares recent concepts for the management and design of future supply chains. It also provides a conceptual framework how the different approaches interact to create synergies. An outlook for future research is also given.
Subjects: 
supply chain
uncertainty
handling concepts
framework
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Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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