Improving Supply Chain Management by enhanced Risk Management to minimize the Impact of Disruptions on Supply Chains

Risk management, which is the identification and analysis of risks and their mitigation, is increasingly becoming a crucial factor in the management of international intermodal supply chains. On the one hand, security risks are addressed, especially since the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. Several laws, regulations, security procedures...

A journey into the information Typhoon: Typhoon Haiyan DRL Field Report Findings and Research Insights

A journey into the information Typhoon Haiyan Disaster: Resilience Lab Field Report findings and research insights : Part III - Impact Evaluation

A journey into the information Typhoon Haiyan Disaster: Resilience Lab Field Report findings and research insights : Part II - The Role of Information

A journey into the information Typhoon Haiyan Disaster: Resilience Lab Field Report findings and research insights : Part I - Into the Fields

Integration techniques and applications of thin chips on low cost foil substrates

Large area flexible foil based electronic products are expected to be used in a wide range of applications and in large quantities in our society. Examples of this include sensor systems integrated into food packaging or healthcare and sport monitoring tags as wearable patches or in clothing. Intelligence and communicative capabilities are...

Promoting occupational safety and health through the supply chain Literature review

This report sheds light on occupational safety and health (OSH) within complex supply chain networks. Based on a literature, policy and case study review it attempts to give an overview of how OSH can be managed and promoted through the supply chain, and which drivers, incentives and instruments exist for companies to encourage good OSH...

Smart trade logistics - Compliance as an opportunity

Facilitation of trade logistics aims at simplification and harmonization of border procedures and related documentation. This is an accelerator for global trade and economic growth and therefore a priority in global trade policy. Trends in logistics and supply chain security and innovations in European customs policy offer great opportunities to...

Supply Chain Visibility with Linked Open Data for Supply Chain Risk Analysis

Current customs applications are declaration based to support the various customs procedures based on (inter)national laws and regulations. To be able to perform a proper supply chain risk analysis, customs requires to have all data in supply chains. The current declaration procedures are not sufficient since they do not supported retrieval of...

Experts' perspectives on the implementation of traceability in Europe

Purpose: The research presented in this paper aims at understanding the views of European food risk management experts on food traceability implementation, implementation of the general food law, and the advantages the system can offer for effective risk mitigation. Design/methodology/approach: Delphi methodology was applied to understand...

Roadmap to tracking based business and intelligent products

Item-centric tracking is an opportunity to increase visibility and control in different operations of a company. The economical feasibility of item-centric tracking is based on recent technological developments for monitoring the material flow on the item-level instead of the material type-level. It enables companies to track and trace assets...

Novel energy saving technologies evaluation tool

The lead-time for the development of a new energy technology, from the initial idea to the commercial application, can take many years. The reduction of this time has been the main objective of the EC DGTREN, who have funded two related recent projects, EMINENT and EMINENT2 (Early Market Introduction of New Energy Technologies). These projects...

Business-driven innovations towards more sustainable chemical products

The aim of the study presented here was to gain an understanding of business-driven innovations towards more sustainable chemical products and processes. A case study was undertaken to assess and analyse the experiences of five different companies. These companies varied in size from small to a multinational, and they also varied in their...

State of the Art in Tracking Based Business

Item-centric control and information management is a potential solution to establish economically and practically feasible Concurrent Enterprises. The economical feasibility of item-centric tracking is based on recent technological developments for monitoring the material flow on the item-level instead of the material type-level. Item-centric...

Novel energy saving technologies evaluation tool

The lead-time for development of a new energy technology, from first idea to commercial application can take many years. The main objective of EMINENT2 project (Early Market Introduction of New Energy Technologies) is to identify and accelerate introduction and implementation of leading edge European technology into the market place. A software...

Process and system innovation in the building and construction industry: developing a model for integrated value chain and life cycle management of built objects

The building and construction industry has a large contribution and impact on society, e.g. economical and environmental, involving a vast spectrum of stakeholders. However, the value delivering performance of the industry has often been criticized. The predictability of the value, price and costs of built objects has proven to be difficult,...

Supply chain implications of platform strategies in construction

Platform strategies have been applied in manufacturing to achieve goals of agile and lean production, mass customisation and modular product development. These have had basic consequences for supply chains in manufacturing. This paper explores the basic characteristics of platform strategies as applied in manufacturing, including the concepts of...

Improving supply chain management in construction: What can be learned from the electronics industry?

Construction projects require the involvement of a complex system of multiple firms. The involvement of these firms cannot do without co-ordination mechanisms that keep these enterprises together. Different organisations join together and operate as a single company in order to deliver a one-off end product to the final customer. Thus, a...