Supply chain networks – Pre-readings.
1. Integrating supply chain and network analysis: the study of netchains
Netchain= a set of networks comprised of horizontal ties between firms within a particular
industry or group, which are sequentially arranged based on vertical ties between firms in
different layers.
Netchain analysis= interprets supply chain and network perspectives on inter-organizational
collaboration with particular emphasis on the value creating and coordination mechanism
sources.
Supply chains= defined as a set of sequential, vertically organized transactions representing
successive stages of value creation.
Supply chain management- refers to the coordination and alignment of materials, financial,
and information flows for all activities and processes involved in a supply chain.
Supply chain management models- focus on the optimization of production and operations
as a key source of value.
Supply chain performance- includes quantitative cost-based and technical efficiency
measures and qualitative indicators of customer responsiveness and satisfaction.
Sequential interdependence= refers to serially structured tasks, when the activities of a firm
or agent precede those of another.
Reciprocal interdependence= involves simultaneous, ongoing relationships between parties
in which each agent’s input is dependent on the other’s output and vice-versa.
,Electronic data interchange- involves computer-to-computer exchange of information
between buyers and suppliers.
Macro hierarchies- hierarchies involving organizations instead of agents within
organizations, that jointly coordinate some of their activities through multiple layers of
ownership.
, 2. Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system
Readiness score = a systematic measurement that supports assessments of the maturity of a
particular technology.
3. Blockchain and supply chain relations: A transaction cost theory perspective
Blockchain = a distributed and immutable database that enables more efficient and
transparent transactions. It reduces transaction costs, as it allows for transparent and valid
transactions.
Blockchain limits:
- Opportunistic behavior
- The impact of environmental and behavioral uncertainty
Blockchain = a distributed, consensus-based and immutable ledger of transaction records.
Transaction cost theory = examines business decisions on the optimal governance structures
that minimizes transaction costs under a set of conditions.
- Concerned with the optimal governance structure to minimize total cost under
certain exogenous conditions regarding the nature of the transaction.
Blockchain and transaction cost theory demonstrate significant overlap.
1. Transactions and their cost are a key construct for supply chain relations and
blockchain is most fundamentally a ledger of transactions
2. Transaction cost theory is concerned with any problem that can be posed directly
or indirectly as a contracting problem and blockchain provides a new approach to
digital contracting in the form of smart contracts.
Smart property = controlling the ownership of a property or asset via blockchain.
Transaction = any exchange between value-adding stages within a firm, but also any
purchase made by a buyer from its supplier.
Key assumption about human behavior
- Bounded rationality
- Opportunism
Bounded rationality = takes cognitive restrictions into consideration when conducting
human behavior. An individual might want to act rationally, but the inability to process all
available information limits the rationality of a decision.
Blockchain advantages and disadvantages:
1. Integrating supply chain and network analysis: the study of netchains
Netchain= a set of networks comprised of horizontal ties between firms within a particular
industry or group, which are sequentially arranged based on vertical ties between firms in
different layers.
Netchain analysis= interprets supply chain and network perspectives on inter-organizational
collaboration with particular emphasis on the value creating and coordination mechanism
sources.
Supply chains= defined as a set of sequential, vertically organized transactions representing
successive stages of value creation.
Supply chain management- refers to the coordination and alignment of materials, financial,
and information flows for all activities and processes involved in a supply chain.
Supply chain management models- focus on the optimization of production and operations
as a key source of value.
Supply chain performance- includes quantitative cost-based and technical efficiency
measures and qualitative indicators of customer responsiveness and satisfaction.
Sequential interdependence= refers to serially structured tasks, when the activities of a firm
or agent precede those of another.
Reciprocal interdependence= involves simultaneous, ongoing relationships between parties
in which each agent’s input is dependent on the other’s output and vice-versa.
,Electronic data interchange- involves computer-to-computer exchange of information
between buyers and suppliers.
Macro hierarchies- hierarchies involving organizations instead of agents within
organizations, that jointly coordinate some of their activities through multiple layers of
ownership.
, 2. Innovation can accelerate the transition towards a sustainable food system
Readiness score = a systematic measurement that supports assessments of the maturity of a
particular technology.
3. Blockchain and supply chain relations: A transaction cost theory perspective
Blockchain = a distributed and immutable database that enables more efficient and
transparent transactions. It reduces transaction costs, as it allows for transparent and valid
transactions.
Blockchain limits:
- Opportunistic behavior
- The impact of environmental and behavioral uncertainty
Blockchain = a distributed, consensus-based and immutable ledger of transaction records.
Transaction cost theory = examines business decisions on the optimal governance structures
that minimizes transaction costs under a set of conditions.
- Concerned with the optimal governance structure to minimize total cost under
certain exogenous conditions regarding the nature of the transaction.
Blockchain and transaction cost theory demonstrate significant overlap.
1. Transactions and their cost are a key construct for supply chain relations and
blockchain is most fundamentally a ledger of transactions
2. Transaction cost theory is concerned with any problem that can be posed directly
or indirectly as a contracting problem and blockchain provides a new approach to
digital contracting in the form of smart contracts.
Smart property = controlling the ownership of a property or asset via blockchain.
Transaction = any exchange between value-adding stages within a firm, but also any
purchase made by a buyer from its supplier.
Key assumption about human behavior
- Bounded rationality
- Opportunism
Bounded rationality = takes cognitive restrictions into consideration when conducting
human behavior. An individual might want to act rationally, but the inability to process all
available information limits the rationality of a decision.
Blockchain advantages and disadvantages:
