Title: Multi-disciplinary analysis of interfaces "Supply Chain Event Management - RFID - control theory"

Authors: Dmitry Ivanov; Alexandre Dolgui; Boris Sokolov

Addresses: Berlin School of Economics and Law, International Supply Chain Management, Badensche Str. 50–51, 10825 Berlin, Germany ' Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, UMR 6158 CNRS, LIMOS, 158, cours Fauriel, 42023 Saint-Etienne cedex 2, France ' Saint Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the RAS (SPIIRAS), V.O. 14 line, 39, 199178 St. Petersburg, Russia

Abstract: Achievement of the planned supply chain (SC) performance depends not only on the excellent planning and scheduling techniques but also on execution control. SC managers spend ∼40-60% of their working time handling disruptions. The issues of disruptions management in SCs have been tackled so far from perspectives of business process frameworks, information technologies and control theory. This confirms the multi-disciplinary nature of the SC control domain. This study aims at delineating the multi-disciplinary perspective of the SC control as composed of the elements from Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM), Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) and control theory. The objectives are to identify possible interfaces and new managerial insights emerging from the synergetic effects. With the gained results, a systematic analysis on the interfaces 'technology-process-model' is presented to improve existing practices of SC control.

Keywords: supply chain control; supply chain event management; RFID; radio frequency identification; control theory; multidisciplinary approach; supply chain management; SCM; supply chain planning; supply chain performance; disruption management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJISM.2013.055071

International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 2013 Vol.8 No.1/2/3, pp.52 - 66

Received: 27 Nov 2012
Accepted: 25 Apr 2013

Published online: 03 Mar 2014 *

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