Rethinking Value Chains

Author : Palpacuer, Florence,Smith, Alistair
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781447359180

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Rethinking Value Chains by Palpacuer, Florence,Smith, Alistair Pdf

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Today, production processes have become fragmented with a range of activities divided among firms and workers across borders. These global value chains are being strongly promoted by international organisations, such as the World Bank and the World Trade Organization, but social and political backlash is mounting in a growing variety of forms. This ambitious volume brings together academics and activists from Europe to address the social and environmental imbalances of global production. Thinking creatively about how to reform the current economic system, this book will be essential reading for those interested in building sustainable alternatives at local, regional and global levels.

Author : Lund-Thomsen, Peter
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781839102097

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Rethinking Global Value Chains and Corporate Social Responsibility by Lund-Thomsen, Peter Pdf

This innovative book sets out to rethink corporate social responsibility (CSR) in global value chains.

Author : Palpacuer, Florence,Smith, Alistair
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781447362142

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Rethinking Value Chains by Palpacuer, Florence,Smith, Alistair Pdf

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Today, production processes have become fragmented with a range of activities divided among firms and workers across borders. These global value chains are being strongly promoted by international organisations, such as the World Bank and the World Trade Organization, but social and political backlash is mounting in a growing variety of forms. This ambitious volume brings together academics and activists from Europe to address the social and environmental imbalances of global production. Thinking creatively about how to reform the current economic system, this book will be essential reading for those interested in building sustainable alternatives at local, regional and global levels.

Author : Bram DeSmet
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781398615991

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Rethinking Supply Chain by Bram DeSmet Pdf

Rethinking Supply Chain outlines how organizations can close the gap between the supply chain capabilities they have and the supply chain capabilities they want. The supply chains built pre-covid are no longer suitable in the current volatile business environment. Rethinking Supply Chain explores why and how organizations can upgrade their supply chains to level 5 maturity, enhancing them to be more sustainable, strategy-driven and resilient. It outlines the dangers of using outdated supply chain practices, sharing what goes wrong when organizations run level 5 complexity and variability with a level 1 capability. It shows how organizations can improve their strategic planning, supply chain design, sales and operations planning and business planning processes to respond to new dynamic levels of variability and complexity. It is supported by practical frameworks and roadmaps. This book outlines why supply chain reconfiguration is needed, how to define a business case for change and the steps needed to drive effective transformation. Rethinking Supply Chain also explores how to integrate sustainability into the heart of supply chain design and operations and examines the trade-offs organizations must navigate, depending on whether they wish to be at par, differentiate or dominate on sustainability drivers.

Author : Robert Martichenko,Kevin Von Grabe
Publisher : Lean Enterprise Institute
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781934109199

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Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream by Robert Martichenko,Kevin Von Grabe Pdf

Author : DR BRAM. DESMET
Publisher : Kogan Page
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1398615986

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Rethinking Supply Chain: Build a Strategy-Driven, Sustainable Level 5 Maturity Supply Chain by DR BRAM. DESMET Pdf

Understand how to upgrade your supply chain to perform well in complex and volatile markets with this guide covering the strategic, design, operational and tactical bases of supply chain reconfiguration.

Author : Gary Gereffi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108471947

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Global Value Chains and Development by Gary Gereffi Pdf

Studies conceptual foundations of GVC analysis, twin pillars of 'governance' and 'upgrading', and detailed cases of emerging economies.

Author : Silvia Rita Sedita,Silvia Blasi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030619237

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Rethinking Clusters by Silvia Rita Sedita,Silvia Blasi Pdf

This volume discusses how different geographical spaces can enhance or hinder the capacity of a variety of organizational settings to achieve economic value creation in the pursuit of sustainable regional development. In order to provide the most comprehensive picture of new sources of value creation for sustainable transitions, the book collects contributions that tackle this issue from a variety of perspectives, and adopts a systemic approach where macro, meso and micro-levels of analysis are intertwined in three sections. This multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach comes from scholars operating in the fields of planning, economic geography, social entrepreneurship and organizational management. The first section of the book adopts a macro-level approach linking sustainability to the regional development theme, and addresses how organizations work between different social interests to produce outcomes not previously realized. The second section of the book focuses on the spatial dimensions of sustainable development, with particular clusters, industrial districts and regions considered as relevant units of analysis (meso-level analysis). The third section of the book is dedicated to a micro-level approach, illustrating how to drive social entrepreneurship activities, which are based upon sustainable business models centered in the creation of a shared value. The book is geared towards scholars working on sustainable development issues intersecting the disciplines of regional studies, economic geography and management, and will appeal to geographers and researchers in economic development, business innovation, and sustainability transitions.

Author : Valentina De Marchi,Eleonora Di Maria,Gary Gereffi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351723992

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Local Clusters in Global Value Chains by Valentina De Marchi,Eleonora Di Maria,Gary Gereffi Pdf

The international fragmentation of economic activities – from research and design to production and marketing – described through the lens of the global value chain (GVC) approach impacts the structure and performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) agglomerated in economic clusters. The consolidation of GVCs ruled by global lead firms and the recession of 2008-09 exacerbated the pressures on cluster actors that based their competitive advantage on local systems, spurring an increasing heterogeneity, both across and within clusters, that is still overlooked in the literature. Drawing on detailed studies of different industries and countries, Local Clusters in Global Value Chains shows the co-evolutionary trajectories of clusters and GVCs, and the role of firms and their strategies in organizing manufacturing and innovation activities in the context of ongoing technological shifts. The book explores the tension between place-based variables and global drivers of change, and the possibility for territories containing such clusters to prosper in the new global scenario. By adopting insights from the GVC framework and management studies, the book discusses how the internationalization strategies of firms create opportunities as well as constraints for adaptive upgrading in clusters. This book is of interest to both researchers and policy-makers who are interested in the dynamic sources of competitive advantage in the global economy.

Author : Kai Peters,Richard R. Smith,Howard Thomas
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787548756

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Rethinking the Business Models of Business Schools by Kai Peters,Richard R. Smith,Howard Thomas Pdf

Business schools around the world have grown and prospered in the last few decades, but what does the future hold for business schools? This book explores the potential future disruption of the business school tradition by considering funding, value chains, strategic groups, value orientation, innovation and business models.

Author : Bram DeSmet
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780749482589

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Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics by Bram DeSmet Pdf

Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics is a step-by-step guide to balancing the triangle of service, cost and cash which is the essence of supply chain management. Supply chains have become increasingly strategy-driven, and this Supply Chain Triangle approach puts the supply chain at the heart of the strategy discussion instead of seeing it as a result. Supply Chain Strategy and Financial Metrics fully reflects the 'inventory' or 'working capital' angle and examines the optimisation of the supply chain and Return on Capital Employed. Including case studies of Barco, Casio and a selection of food retail companies, this book covers building a strategy-driven KPI dashboard, target setting and financial benchmarking. Regular examples and diagrams illustrate how different types of strategies lead to different trade-offs in the Supply Chain Triangle. This ground-breaking text links supply chain, strategy and finance through financial metrics, therefore creating value for the shareholder. Online supporting resources include worksheets covering basic financial concepts such as cash flow and working capital, with example data sets and guidelines/exercises to make it interactive.

Author : Kirsty Newsome,Philip Taylor,Jennifer Bair,Al Rainnie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137410368

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Putting Labour in its Place by Kirsty Newsome,Philip Taylor,Jennifer Bair,Al Rainnie Pdf

Part of the Comparative Work and Employment Relations series, Putting Labour in its Place is an edited collection, containing cutting-edge research and theoretical innovation on global value chains, the nature of work and labour process theory. It addresses the different processes around the world that each add value to the goods or services being produced; whilst also analysing the idea of labour itself and the exploitation surrounding it. Key benefits: - Written by leading international academics. - A landmark text combining the growing interest in global value chains with labour process theory. - Provides up-to-date critical analysis of global developments.

Author : García-Alcaraz, Jorge Luis,Jamil, George Leal,Avelar-Sosa, Liliana,Briones Peñalver, Antonio Juan
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781799802044

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Handbook of Research on Industrial Applications for Improved Supply Chain Performance by García-Alcaraz, Jorge Luis,Jamil, George Leal,Avelar-Sosa, Liliana,Briones Peñalver, Antonio Juan Pdf

In the industrial world, companies are always seeking competitive advantages to sustain themselves in the globalized market. A supply chain is one of these improvements that managers implement in order to stay ahead of the competition. However, certain methods of supply chains add risks such as the addition of costs, possible accidents, and economic losses. Because of this, companies are looking for techniques in which to progress their supply chain execution. The Handbook of Research on Industrial Applications for Improved Supply Chain Performance is a pivotal reference source that identifies techniques, tools, and methodologies that can improve supply chain performance and enable businesses to generate a competitive advantage in the globalized market. While highlighting topics such as material flow, route optimization, and green distribution, this publication is ideally designed for managers, executives, logistics engineers, production managers, warehouse operations managers, board directors, consultants, analysts, inventory control managers, researchers, academicians, industrial and managerial professionals, practitioners, and students looking to improve costs and quality of supply chains.

Author : Rahul S Mor,Anupama Panghal,Vikas Kumar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811637919

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Challenges and Opportunities of Circular Economy in Agri-Food Sector by Rahul S Mor,Anupama Panghal,Vikas Kumar Pdf

Global population by 2050 is predicted to be over 9 billion and accordingly, the production systems will demolish about 140 billion tons per year of minerals, ores, fossil fuels and biomass, i.e., thrice of the current need, and the food production itself has to be doubled. Optimized resource usage, lifecycle management, and reduced carbon emission have become a priority for agri-food businesses today, and circular economy (CE) helps for a sustainable and flexible way to grow without exhausting primary materials, and it thinks beyond recycling and resource usage. The word CE best relates to the resource and efficiency management, 6Rs, closed-loop production systems, zero waste and lifecycle engineering, reduced overconsumption of resources and waste generation, enriched system redesign and business model innovation, thereby leading to sustainable development goals. In this light, the book calls for theoretical and empirically sound contributions that are focused on the different aspects of the circular economy, 6R’s, sustainable production and consumption, closed-loop systems, etc. in the agri-food sector.

Author : Thales S. Teixeira,Greg Piechota
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781524763084

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Unlocking the Customer Value Chain by Thales S. Teixeira,Greg Piechota Pdf

Based on eight years of research visiting dozens of startups, tech companies and incumbents, Harvard Business School professor Thales Teixeira shows how and why consumer industries are disrupted, and what established companies can do about it—while highlighting the specific strategies potential startups use to gain a competitive edge. There is a pattern to digital disruption in an industry, whether the disruptor is Uber, Airbnb, Dollar Shave Club, Pillpack or one of countless other startups that have stolen large portions of market share from industry leaders, often in a matter of a few years. As Teixeira makes clear, the nature of competition has fundamentally changed. Using innovative new business models, startups are stealing customers by breaking the links in how consumers discover, buy and use products and services. By decoupling the customer value chain, these startups, instead of taking on the Unilevers and Nikes, BMW’s and Sephoras of the world head on, peel away a piece of the consumer purchasing process. Birchbox offered women a new way to sample beauty products from a variety of companies from the convenience of their homes, without having to visit a store. Turo doesn't compete with GM. Instead, it offers people the benefit of driving without having to own a car themselves. Illustrated with vivid, indepth and exclusive accounts of both startups, and reigning incumbents like Best Buy and Comcast, as they struggle to respond, Unlocking the Customer Value Chain is an essential guide to demystifying how digital disruption takes place – and what companies can do to defend themselves.