Supply Chain Perspectives and Issues in China a Literature Review
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Supply Chain Perspectives and Issues in China A Literature Review Edited by Song Hua Disclaimer Opinions expressed in this publication and any errors or omissions therein are the responsibility of the contributors concerned, and not of the editor. Opinions expressed by the contributors and the editor are their own personal opinions and should not in any way be attributed to the institutions with which they are associated. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the Fung Business Intelligence Centre and Fung Global Institute to verify the information contained in this publication. However this published material is distributed without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. Under no circumstances will the Fung Business Intelligence Centre and the Fung Global Institute be liable for damages arising from its use. © 2013 by Fung Global Institute Limited and Fung Business Intelligence Centre. All rights reserved. Reproduction of material contained in this publication may be made only with the written permission of the Fung Global Institute and the Fung Business Intelligence Centre. ISBN: 978-988-12480-2-2 Fung Business Intelligence Centre Fung Global Institute Fung Business Intelligence Centre Fung Global Institute 10/F, LiFung Tower Level 12, Cyberport 1 888 Cheung Sha Wan Road 100 Cyberport Road Kowloon Hong Kong Hong Kong Tel: + 852 2300 2728 Tel: + 852 2300 2470 Fax: + 852 2300 2729 Fax: + 852 2635 1598 Contents Foreword ........................................................................................................... 10 Introduction: Analysing the literature on supply chain management .... 13 1. Global supply chains and outsourcing management .......................... 17 Overview ............................................................................................................... 17 1.1 Economic Globalisation ............................................................................ 17 1.1.1 Enterprises in international mode ............................................. 18 1.1.2 Global supply chains ..................................................................... 18 1.1.3 Accent on management ............................................................... 19 1.2 Management and country- and industry-level perspectives ........... 20 1.3 An enterprise-level perspective on management .............................. 22 1.3.1 Internationalisation process model ........................................... 22 1.3.2 Internationalisation theory .......................................................... 23 1.4 “Network and relationship” perspectives ............................................. 26 1.5 Recommended reading............................................................................. 28 1.5.1 Global Supply Chain Management (Quanqiu gongyinglian guanli).................................................... 28 1.5.2 The Relationship between Internalization, Supply Chain Management Practice and Performance: An Empirical Research Based on the Panel Data ............................................ 28 1.5.3 Determinants of Receiving International Outsourcing for Developing Countries .................................................................... 29 1.6 References .................................................................................................... 30 2. Third-party logistics and supply chain service integrators ............... 35 Overview ............................................................................................................... 35 2.1 Developments in China’s TPL industry.................................................. 35 2.2 Core competences of TPL enterprises .................................................. 37 2.3 Customer satisfaction and performance evaluation .......................... 39 2.3.1 Customer satisfaction evaluation system ................................. 39 2.3.2 Supply-demand relationship between TPL providers and their customers ....................................................................... 40 2.4 Integrated supply chain services providers ........................................ 41 2.5 Recommended reading............................................................................. 43 2.5.1 Report of China Logistics Development 2011 ......................... 43 2.5.2 Creating Value through Advanced Logistics ........................... 44 2.5.3 Shenzhen Supply Chain Management Industry Development Report ..................................................... 45 2.6 References ................................................................................................... 46 Supply Chain Perspectives and Issues in China 3 3. Green supply chains and sustainability ................................................ 49 Overview ............................................................................................................... 49 3.1 The concept of green supply chains ..................................................... 49 3.2 Green supply chain operations ............................................................... 51 3.2.1 Factors affecting the implementation of green supply chain management strategies ........................................ 51 3.2.2 Green supply chain strategies .................................................... 52 3.2.3 Green supply chain management technologies ..................... 52 3.2.4 Green supply chain operations in industries – using food manufacturing as an example ................................ 53 3.3 Management of green supply chains and enterprises performance evaluation ............................................................................ 55 3.4 An integrated framework for green supply chain research ............. 56 3.5 Recommended reading............................................................................. 57 3.5.1 Green Supply Chain Management: Sustainable Development Model for Enterprises (Lüse gongyinglian guanli: qiye kechixufazhan moshi) .................................................................... 57 3.5.2 Statistics Analysis on Relationship between Practice and Performance of Green Supply Chain Management among Enterprises ....................................................................................... 58 3.5.3 Investigation into the Barriers of Enterprise Green Procurement ....................................................................... 59 3.6 References ................................................................................................... 59 4. Supply chain risk management .............................................................. 63 Overview ............................................................................................................... 63 4.1 Understanding the concept of supply chain risks ............................. 64 4.1.1 Supply chain risks ......................................................................... 64 4.1.2 Supply chain risk management .................................................. 64 4.2 Major themes in supply chain risk literature....................................... 65 4.2.1 Supply chain risk identification .................................................. 65 4.2.2 The impact of supply chain risks on enterprises and supply chain performances ......................................................... 66 4.2.3 Supply chain risk management .................................................. 67 4.3 The way forward ......................................................................................... 68 4.3.1 Research perspective ................................................................... 68 4.3.2 Research content ........................................................................... 68 4.3.3 Research methodology ................................................................. 68 4 Supply Chain Perspectives and Issues in China Supply Chain Perspectives and Issues in China 5 4.4 Recommended reading............................................................................. 69 4.4.1 A Study on Supply Chain Risk Managerial Integration Model Based on Knowledge Management ............................................ 69 4.4.2 Option Mechanism in Supply Chain Risk Management ........ 69 4.5 References ................................................................................................... 70 5. SME supply chains and industry clusters ............................................. 73 Overview ............................................................................................................... 73 5.1 SME supply chains and entrepreneurship ........................................... 74 5.1.1 Defining supply chain entrepreneurship .................................. 74 5.1.2 The SME supply chain ................................................................... 74 5.1.3 Managing SME supply chains .................................................... 74 5.1.4 Collaboration between SMEs and external partners ............. 76 5.2 Industry clusters ........................................................................................ 77 5.2.1 Definition of industry clusters .................................................... 77 5.2.2 Resources and capabilities SMEs can acquire from cluster supply chains .................................................................... 77 5.3 Recommended reading............................................................................