The scope of this thesis is modelling and solving large-scale planning problems in the supply chain within the forest industry. Five research papers are included, the first three of which focus on the modelling, and the last two on the solution methods. All problems included are tactical multi-commodity problems expressed as mixed integer programming (MIP) [...]
Logistics Collaboration in Supply Chains: A Survey of Swedish Manufacturing Companies
As a consequence of increased globalisation, the competition among companies is growing and new ways have to be found to succeed in the new business climate. The purpose of this thesis is to describe logistics collaboration in supply chains. During the past two decades, a new trend towards integration and collaboration in supply chains has [...]
Supply Chain Evolution and key elements of progress
Supply chains evolve in accordance with changes in the market and their ambitions. The evolution of supply chain is correlated to different elements of progress in the business context referred to as performance measurement, innovation and clockspeed. These correlations are the starting point of moving the chain towards the higher goals and therefore are of [...]
Supply chain optimization in the forest industry
The scope of this thesis is modelling and solving large-scale planning problems in the supply chain within the forest industry. Five research papers are included, the first three of which focus on the modelling, and the last two on the solution methods. All problems included are tactical multi-commodity problems expressed as mixed integer programming (MIP) [...]
Evaluating Supply Chains – The Development of a Model to Evaluate Multinational Supply Chains
The purpose of this dissertation was to develop a general model for evaluating multinational supply chains. This model could provide guidelines for process-based manufacturing companies when comparing or choosing between different supply chains in order to make long-term investment decisions.Therefore, the authors looked through various measurement, comparison and evaluation theories. The data gained during interviews [...]
INTEGRATED PRODUCTION-DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULING IN SUPPLY CHAINS
We consider scheduling issues in different configurations of supply chains. The primary focus is to integrate production and distribution activities in the supply chain in order to optimize the tradeoff between total cost and service performance. The cost may be based on actual expenses such as the expense incurred during the distribution phase, and service [...]
Effect of Transaction Cost and Coordination Mechanisms on the Length of the Supply Chain
A drastic reduction in the cost of transmitting information has tremendously increased the °ow and availability of information. Greater availability of information increases the rm’s ability to manage its supply chain and, therefore, increases its operational performance. However, current literature is ambiguous about whether increased information °ows leads to either a reduction or increase in [...]
Supply Chain Strategy and the Benefits of Information Exchange
This dissertation investigates the use of information exchange in industrial supply chain relationships. Specific information exchange characteristics are analyzed to determine their contribution to firm performance from the perspective of both the technology champion firm and the trading partner firm. Longitudinal analyses are conducted using data gathered from an electronically mediated industrial exchange network. This [...]