Extending social responsibility to small and medium-sized suppliers in supply chains: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis

Buying firms’ sales and reputation will be greatly damaged by any non-responsible behaviors on the part of suppliers, especially when those suppliers, like small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), have restricted resources and capabilities. To eradicate these risks, a growing number of buying firms have introduced socially responsible supplier development (SRSD). SRSD, including monitoring and evaluating suppliers, can provide them with incentives and assistance. Based on configuration theory and contingency theory, fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is adopted in this study to examine how SRSD practices adopted by buying firms, supply chain partnership, and market turbulence affect the corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of their SME suppliers. We find that, as core factors, supplier monitoring, supplier assistance, and supply chain partnership can work together with peripheral conditions to achieve superior CSR performance. In addition, even at different levels of market turbulence, superior CSR performance can be realized through different causal configurations.     

Offshoring and backshoring of surface finishing from the perspective of the Nordic countries

Backshoring of production to Western Europe has become an increasingly important trend after decades of offshoring. The subject is introduced by a general discussion followed by a specific analysis of the Nordic surface finishing industry. The main finding is that production quality is the main driver for backshoring of surface finishing.     

探讨加强质量监督管理提高电网安全水平

电网的安全水平主要取决于其使用产品的质量是否过关。如果产品的质量较好，则能建造出优质的电网，电网的安全水平便会随之提高。因此，应加强对产品质量的监督管理，从而提高电网的安全水平。我们可建立质量监督管理系统，及时抽检出质量不过关的产品，从而消除电网运行过程中潜在的安全隐患。     

我国沥青市场主要供应商及竞争格局分析

全面介绍了我国沥青市场主要供应商情况,针对国内国际两种资源进行了深入的对比分析,回顾了我国沥青市场竞争格局的演变过程,对我国沥青市场未来竞争格局的发展进行了展望。     

Outsourcing practices in automotive supply networks: an exploratory study of full service vehicle suppliers

Most automotive companies outsource the design, manufacturing and assembly of some complete cars to independent suppliers or full service vehicle companies (FSVs). FSVs represent a relatively unexplored form of outsourcing which combines joint efforts in developing a modular product with the externalisation of specific niche manufacturing processes. On the basis of comparative cases and of qualitative information collected within three FSVs and three OEMs, this study aims to investigate the associated advantages and risks for FSVs, commonalities/differences from the practices of outsourcing to component/module specialists that can be found in other industries and why and for what kind of products FSVs can be appropriate in automotive supply networks. The study contributes to the debate on outsourcing in the automotive industry by providing an original interpretation on why FSVs have recently seen a shakeout with some growing whilst others have faltered.     

A cash-constrained stochastic inventory model with consumer loans and supplier credits: the case of nanostores in emerging markets

We consider a small traditional retailer that is managing its inventory under strict cash constraints, mainly because typically informal loans are offered to customers. These stores are widely present in emerging markets, and we refer to them as nanostores (also called ‘mom-and-pop stores’). As the suppliers require immediate payments for goods delivered, a nanostore can only replenish products to the level for which it has on-hand cash available. To improve delivery efficiency, a supplier might offer a nanostore credit for its replenishments. However, currently, suppliers are often reluctant to do so as these nanostores quickly go bankrupt or disappear, hence defaulting on all outstanding credits. The objective of this paper is to determine when it is beneficial to offer supplier credits. We propose a multi-period, stochastic inventory model, and numerically compare scenarios with and without supplier credits. Our study shows that even in the presence of this risk, suppliers often have good incentives to provide these credits, even if interest is not incurred. For this to hold, the operations of the retailer should be (a little) profitable in the first place, for which we provide analytical conditions.     

关键要素评审法在微车冲焊零件开发中的应用

通过研究和比较常规汽车产品开发流程,以冲焊件开发制造品质控制的实践经验为主,提出了关键要素评审法,介绍了关键要素选取原则以及评审实施要点,阐述了关键要素评审法的运用,举例说明了应用效果,总结了经验教训,并提出了今后改进的方向。     

基于供应商关系系数的航天型号供应商过程激励模型

航天型号供应商是一个庞大的网络体系,涉及到国民经济所有的生产部门和技术领域,对如此庞大复杂的供应商系统进行激励是航天型号管理的主要问题之一.在深入研究航天型号供应商激励难点与重点的基础上,本文提炼了航天型号复杂性、长期性与必要性的供应商激励特征.根据项目组与供应商的关系强度提出了航天型号供应商关系系数的概念及其数学模型,构建了基于供应商关系系数的航天型号供应商过程激励模型,并详细阐述了该激励模型的供应商管理功能.     

采用双供方时涂装工艺的设计要点

通过汽车涂装材料双供方对工艺的影响分析，制订涂装工艺的设计要求，以达到充分发挥不同型号材料的施工特性，同时满足涂装后产品质量要求的目的。