Kharlamov, Alexander A., Ferreira, Luis Miguel D.F. and Godsell, Janet (2013) The power of analytical approaches towards the development of differentiated supply chain strategies : case study. In: Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering . Springer International Publishing, pp. 1223-1235. ISBN 9783319005560

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Abstract

Companies are facing challenging circumstances: markets are evolving; clients are becoming more and more demanding and unpredictable; product variety is rising; time windows are shrinking; and error tolerance is decreasing. Therefore, companies must adapt and improve their supply chains, develop a differentiated supply chain strategy to solve the supply–demand mismatch. So far, the main differentiation approach has been focused on: (a) product; (b) customer; and (c) market characteristics. This paper uses a case based research approach in the context of a business-to-business food company to analyse the use of analytical tools commonly applied in other fields of research to support the identification of product and customer characteristics relevant for supply chain strategy differentiation. Using daily recorded sales data over two operational years we apply the following methods: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) followed by Cluster Analysis (CA). A new differentiator (order corrections) is introduced, in between characteristic correlation is spotted and used to generate a more meaningful attributes (case specific), creating four product segments based on proximate characteristics. Therefore, by reducing a large product portfolio into manageable groups of homogeneous SKU’s it is possible to assign a proper set of supply chain tailored practices.

Item Type:	Book Item
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Series Name:	Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
ISBN:	9783319005560
Book Title:	Advances in Sustainable and Competitive Manufacturing Systems
Official Date:	25 June 2013
Dates:	Date Event 25 June 2013 Available
Page Range:	pp. 1223-1235
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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