eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
Covid-19 and the food chain? Impacts and future research trends
Abderahman Rejeb
1
Karim Rejeb
2
John G. Keogh
3
Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary
Higher Institute of Computer Science, Ariana, Tunisia
Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK
Background: Throughout history, the world has witnessed natural disasters affecting businesses and societies with varying degrees of disruption. COVID-19 (henceforth C19) constituted a significant system shock and a stark reminder of the fragility and sensitive nature of supply chains. The pandemic has exerted considerable societal and economic pressure and has had an adverse impact on food supply chains in particular. Many food processing operations were forced to alter activities or close temporarily due to outbreaks. Societal lockdowns, travel restrictions, business closures and quarantine have led to structural changes in the productivity of economies and impacted the mental health and financial wellbeing of citizens.
Methods: We present a critical review of the literature to explore the impact of C19 on the food supply chain. We collected data from journal articles retrieved from a leading scientific database (i.e., Scopus), books, chapters, conference proceedings, reports, and a variety of Internet websites. For the literature search, we used the following words; "COVID-19" and "food".
Results and conclusions: The findings of the review suggest that the C19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for food supply chains. We reveal that C19 has raised food insecurity and food safety concerns, increased supply chain and logistics costs and radically changed consumer behavior. On the positive side, the pandemic has improved awareness of food waste and the importance of self-grown foods. We generated nine research propositions to foster future academic research. Our study also highlighted the need to advance this literature and calls for increased attention from the supply chain management and logistics community to further analyse and quantify the impact of C19 on the food chain.
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no1/16_4_1_20.pdf
COVID-19
food supply chain
food insecurity
food safety
consumer behavior
food waste
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
Smart „Plan B” – in face with disruption of supply chains in 2020
Łukasz Marzantowicz
1
Katarzyna Nowicka
1
Mariusz Jedliński
2
SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warszawa, Poland
Maritime University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
Background: Competitive supply chain management is the ability not only to take corrective actions against the risk occurred, but above all prevents such a situation on a daily basis. Risk management is permanent element of management abilities and one of the most important factor impacting on supply chain resilience. Today managers have access to many tools, i.e. digital technologies, supporting the development of contingency plans (Plan B) for risk mitigation. The aim of the paper is to identify supply chain resilience in terms of risk management during the beginning of the COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 pandemic spread in 2020. The most important factors impacting on supply chain flows stability are pointed here together with the assessment of their preparation for these flows disruption.
Methods: The theoretical background is based on the literature review on disruption of supply chain management in general. The In-depth individual interview (IDI) method supported with questionnaire was used to conduct research among managers responsible for supply chain operations within the enterprises from the production, trade and services sectors in Poland. Opinions and a number of views on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on business operations and supply chain management were obtained and analyzed. The survey was conducted in March 2020.
Results: The results obtained show that the first phase of pandemic spread unexpectedly strongly and impacted on disruption in the supply chains. Closed borders, sanitary and administrative restrictions have leaded to transport delays, additionally the lower number of orders was noted causing many disruptions in the further flow of the goods. Surprisingly the disruption happened even when managers synergistically cooperate and share information among partners.
Conclusions: Results of the research pointed out the critical problem with the lack of “Plan B” helping supply chains quickly react on disruptions occurring in the flows. Also managing risk based on the current way of sharing information is insufficient. Features of digital technologies and digitalization are currently one of the most important solution that might help to build smart “Plan B” for risk mitigation and supply chain competitiveness improvement.
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no2/16_4_2_20.pdf
supply chain risk management
COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 impact on supply chain
digital technologies in risk mitigation
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
Corporate maturity desiderata in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic – the digital plane of logistics microfoundations
Przemysław Niewiadomski
1
Uniwersytet of Zielona Góra, Poland
Background: In the light of the economic slowdown and significant strategic uncertainty resulting from the currently prevailing SARS-Cov-2 epidemic crisis, it is reasonable to undertake research to identify key competences that are relevant to the continuity of the supply chain functioning. The logistics processes in their current shape will undergo a significant change. Therefore, based on a widespread discussion that has been recently taking place in the environment of scientists, politicians, local government officials and management practitioners, the question once again arises about the level of preparation of enterprises for functioning in this specific environment. Aiming to fill the existing gap in knowledge, a series of studies was conducted, the main purpose of which was to recognize key competences from the point of view of existence in the conditions triggered by the COVID-19 crisis. Considering the empirical evidence confirming the existence of a strong relationship between company stability and an effective supply chain, the following research direction aggregates logistic microfoundations to the attribute of a "mature" enterprise.
Methods: Referring to the outlined objective, using the method of reconstruction and interpretation of the literature on the subject, it was recommended to nominate questions assessing the level of maturity of logistics subsystems (theoretical layer) as a necessary action. At the conceptual (design) level, it was crucial to compile the research tool being the resultant of the related literature exploration (theoretical model) and discussion among deliberately selected experts ("virtual" brainstorming). At the empirical level, this enabled the recognition of competences that determine the survival of enterprises in crisis conditions, and thus allowed the development of recommendations for managers of manufacturing enterprises.
Results: The paper proposes a procedure and a tool to identify key capabilities that determine the survival of enterprises in COVID-19 crisis conditions. The brainstorming research model reflects the areas of digital technology that the manufacturers, in the context of the current pandemic, should absorb (coincidence). Moreover, it was established that the process of economic recovery will take place in cooperation with enterprises absorbing the logistic management model based on digital technologies. To sum up, it should be noted that the maturity of such an enterprise is manifested in the use of descriptions defined in the research, not only in terms of production, but also in the entire supply chain. All these activities need to be harmonized, creating a crisis-proof enterprise. The organization of such an enterprise is characterized by delegating as many tasks as possible to competent employees who, using the knowledge and available digital technologies, add value throughout the entire chain.
Conclusions: The results of the research confirmed the author's belief that on the one hand digital technologies imply the possibility of surviving in the face of the crisis caused by COVID-19 (continuity of the supply chain, remote work without participation, or with limited human participation, etc.), on the other, implemented by enterprises, can be a kind of "protective shield" against the negative effects of a pandemic; from the perspective of the issue taken in the research work, they determine the maturity of the company's logistics subsystems. It seems that relatively small scientific recognition and complexity of problems occurring in business practice justify treating the COVID-19 issue as the subject of research, which is reflected in this publication.
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no3/16_4_3_20.pdf
COVID-19
maturity
logistics subsystems
agricultural machinery sector
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
Supply chain management in franchising literature review: synthesis of conclusions
Nurul Ashykin Abd Aziz
1
Mohd Hizam Hanafiah
2
Mohd Nasrulddin Abd Latif
3
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Kelantan, Malaysia
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Politeknik Mukah Sarawak, Sarawak, Malaysia
Background: Supply chain management is the heart of any business, even for the franchise industry. A competitive supply chain is critical for the success of a franchising business in today’s world. There have been observations and reviews conducted to find out the trends and focuses seen in this area, in the previous studies. The aim of this paper is to set out the analysis on existing past studies on supply chain management in franchising.
Methods: Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematics Review and Meta Analyzes (PRISMA) method, the analysis was performed using article data obtained from the Web of Science (WOS) and Scopus databases from year 2000 to 2020.
Results: Forty-one articles were filtered through the final process, and the analysis was performed to see the patterns of article citation, the settings of previous study (country-based), and the fields of study. This study discovered ten themes on the field of study, namely channel management, supply chain coordination, corporate strategies, network relationship, logistic, production, closed-loop supply chain, distribution channel, industrial management and others.
Conclusions: Several recommendations are made to provide guidance for future researchers to study these areas of supply chain management of franchising business.
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no4/16_4_4_20.pdf
systematic review
supply chain
franchising
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
Inventory management and logistics optimization: A data mining practical approach
Rafael Granillo-Macías
1
Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Hidalgo, México
Background: In the current economic scenarios, characterized by high competitiveness and disruption in supply chains, the latent need to optimize costs and customer service has been promoted, placing inventories as a critical area with high potential to implem
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no5/16_4_5_20.pdf
cluster
Partitioning Around Medoids
facility location
supply chain
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
The assessment of the logistics performance index of cee countries with the new combination of sv and mabac methods
Özcan Işik
1
Yüksel Aydin
1
Şerife Koşarolu
1
Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
Background: The increase in global trade has caused logistics activities to be an important tool in providing strategic competitive advantage on a global scale. The logistics industry, which helps to facilitate the activities related to the movement of goods in the supply chain, is one of the fastest-growing sectors and has important effects on the economic performance of the countries. Measuring and evaluating the logistics performance of countries can enable them to reach their goals of achieving sustainable competitive advantage by revealing the strengths and weaknesses of logistics services in the entire supply chain. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to analyze and rank logistics performance in terms of selected 11 Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs).
Methods: In this study, the SV (Statistical Variance) and the MABAC (Multi-Attributive Border Approximation area Comparison) methods are used to form a decision-making model in evaluating the logistic performance. In logistics performance evaluation, the SV method is used to weight the selected performance criteria, whereas the MABAC method is employed to evaluate and rank the logistics performance of CEECs.
Results: The results obtained from the SV method demonstrates that timeliness and infrastructure are the most and least significant performance criteria, respectively. According to the performance ranking of the countries by the MABAC method, the countries in the top three rankings are the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, respectively.
Conclusions: The fact that the ranking of the proposed hybrid model is the same as the original logistics performance index (LPI) ranking of the selected countries suggests that the proposed model is consistent.
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no6/16_4_6_20.pdf
SV
MABAC
Logistics Performance
CEECs
Multi Criteria Decision Making.
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
Logistics maturity of the polish service sector - research results
Karolina Werner-Lewandowska
1
Poznan Universtity of Technology, Poznań, Poland
Background: The aim of the article is to demonstrate new methods for investigation of logistics maturity in service enterprises. The research assumes that logistic processes are implemented in service enterprises, which implies the possibility of developing a logistics maturity model for service enterprises in a theoretical aspect and the postulate that in economic practice there are different levels of logistics maturity of service enterprises and it is possible to identify them.
The originality of the presented research results from two aspects. The first aspect is of a methodical nature and concerns the logistics model used - LMM4SI, which is a proprietary tool that allows to assess the logistics maturity of a service enterprise. The second aspect is of a cognitive nature and is the scope and object of research, which are underrepresented in the literature. Some research concerns the development of a logistics maturity model and its application in the fashion industry. In Poland, similar studies are not being carried out, which a research gap is partially eliminated by the presented research. The results of the presented research concerned logistic maturity, defined as the organizational level of the enterprise, indicating the degree of use of logistics engineering in the areas of service enterprise operation.
Methods: The research methods used in the presented research are surveys that allowed to obtain primary data from 2,000 Polish service enterprises, mathematical analysis to determine the level of logistics maturity, and statistical analysis to make conclusions about the logistics maturity of the Polish service sector.
Results: As a result of conducted research an original logistics maturity model for the service industry (called LMM4SI) and the evaluation procedure carried out with its use. Realizing the cognitive aim of the article, the results of research on the logistics maturity of Polish service providers were presented.
Conclusions: The research results showed that service enterprises do not achieve high levels of logistics maturity. It was found that the developed methods allow for an effective assessment of the logistic maturity of enterprises.
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no7/16_4_7_20.pdf
logistics maturity
service sector
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
Exclusionary constraints in transport – results of quantitative research
Marcin Anholcer
1
Arkadiusz Kawa
2
Poznań University of Economics and Business, Poznań, Poland
Łukasiewicz Research Network, Institute of Logistics and Warehousing, Poznań, Poland
Background: Among all the processes in the supply chain, transport is one of the most complex and most expensive. While planning the transportation process, one needs to consider various factors, among others the exclusionary constraints imposed on selected suppliers, products or mean of transport. Although several papers ca
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no8/16_4_8_20.pdf
transportation
exclusionary constraints
quantitative research
logistics
eng
Poznan School of Logistics
Logforum
1734459X
2020-12-30
16
4
article
The concept of building a digital transformation model for enterprises from the SME sector
Łukasz Szopa
1
Piotr Cyplik
1
Poznan University of Technology, Poznań, Poland
Background: The ecosystem of digital solutions and technologies that is a part of digital economy, present in most small and medium-sized enterprises, can be considered underdeveloped and outdated, which has a direct negative impact on the effectiveness of the implementation of activities at the operational level. An important element of building a competitive advantage of small and medium-sized enterprises may be the implementation of a model for their digital transformation as an element of a wider concept of digital supply chains.
Methods: The article uses the method of "case study" and questionnaire research to develop a model of digital transformation of enterprises from the SME sector. It is worth pointing out that small and medium-sized enterprises are the most numerous group of institutional participants in the modern market economy. The work uses the concept of the Digitization Index and quality tools, which include, inter alia, Ishikawa diagram and SWOT analysis. The research environment was a manufacturing company from the furniture industry, also acting as the main coordinator between all the links with which it cooperates within the supply chain
Results: The article describes the phenomena of digital transformation, which is the main driving force of the digital economy and digitization, which is an indispensable element of transforming business models in accordance with its principles. The final effect of digital transformation of supply chains, which is the creation of new business models based on the properties of digital solutions, called digital supply chains, was also characterized. As a result of the considerations, a concept for building a digital transformation model for enterprises in the SME sector was proposed.
Conclusions: The model of digital transformation of enterprises in the SME sector should include both the assessment of the current level of digitization of the enterprise as well as the proposal of its digital transformation. Increasing the degree of digitization of the enterprise surveyed as part of the case study will allow, in the long run, to achieve an increase in the effectiveness of the tasks performed, mainly in terms of reducing the time of their execution and improving the efficiency of information flow between all participants in the supply chain.
http://www.logforum.net/vol16/issue4/no9/16_4_9_20.pdf
digital transformation model
digital index
SME sector