A modular framework for integrating circularity in supply chains

Managing building supply chains is significantly challenging due to its temporary nature, design to order, fragmentation and overall complexity of processes. As the built environment strives to achieve a circular domain, there is an increasing need for solutions that close product and organisational systems together with the material and...

Information Sharing and Risk over International Trade Lines: The Case of FloraHolland

Multiple frameworks and procedures are used in organizations to analyse and assess risks in the most efficient way possible. COBIT, COSO or ISO as some of the most popular frameworks used to evaluate enterprise threats, but each of them offer an independent view on risks that are not the best solution for chains or well stablished organization...

Enhancing the chain cooperation among public and private stakeholders in the maritime supply chain

The motive for this graduation project is to reduce the knowledge gaps in scientific literature addressing public private cooperation among stakeholders in the maritime supply chain. The objective of the graduation project is to obtain insights how public and private stakeholders should cooperate to increase the performance within the maritime...

Towards smart integrative planning to avoid last-minute deliveries in construction projects from a supply chain perspective: The case of an electrical material supplier Legrand B.V.

This summary provides a brief account of the background, approach, analysis and conclusions of this thesis. Construction is characterized as a high hazard industry which contains a wide range of activities including construction, alteration and/or repair (Michaels, 2010). The organizations involved in construction projects are project owner,...

Coordinating the Relief Chain in the Chinese Context

In the past decade, there has been an increasing number of natural disasters that led to catastrophic damage to mankind. China is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters in the world. Although logistics activities account for a large percentage of total operations in aftermath relief, they have frequently not been recognized as...

Enriching SCOR Model: Recapturing the notions of Business Strategy and Business Sustainability

The Supply-Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model, established by the Supply Chain Council, constitutes the most renowned state-of-the-art analytical tool when it comes to the Supply Chain Management domain. Although it enumerates several prominent advantages, which are mainly related to its systematic and holistic approach, there appear to be...

A supply-driven approach applied to the Contractor's organisation: A view on supply chain management for medium-sized contractor companies