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Supply chains form the backbone of modern economies and therefore require reliable information flows. In practice, however, supply chains face severe technical challenges, especially regarding security and privacy. In this work, we consolidate studies from supply chain management, information systems, and computer science from 2010–2021 in an interdisciplinary meta-survey to make this topic holistically accessible to interdisciplinary research. In particular, we identify a significant potential for computer scientists to remedy technical challenges and improve the robustness of information flows. We subsequently present a concise information flow-focused taxonomy for supply chains before discussing future research directions to provide possible entry points.
Numerous start-ups and now even some major corporates are currently trying to improve visibility and foresight in the manufacturing industry through connected supply chains, or in other words, through increased data sharing. This study strives to support companies in leveraging the potential of increased data sharing in supply chain collaborations. Despite the great potential of digitizing manufacturing and automated data sharing throughout the supply chain, most companies are not yet able or willing to implement this kind of openness. The main reason for this lack of transparency in the supply chain is the high complexity and high cost of the required interfaces. In practice, instead of automated and extensive data sharing, companies exchange spreadsheets and PDFs with minimum information. This study supports companies in the pre-stage before automated data sharing is technically implemented. We find that building trustful relationships is a necessary step towards extended and automated data sharing. Moreover, we find that social capital provides a means to partially compensate for a lack of automation in terms of shortening lead times and dealing with disruptions. Introducing a supply chain collaboration typology and showcasing descriptive and qualitative results for 36 firms, we show how to navigate the frontend of the Internet of Production.
Development of a platform business model for co-creation ecosystems for sustainable furniture
(2023)
Existing design platforms with multi-dimensional value chains currently have deficits in terms of their business models, resulting in insufficient attention to sustainability goals and individual requirements for products of these platforms. Co-creation approaches, such as the Do-It-Together (DIT) approach for furniture, involve customers and manufacturers as equal partners in the design and production process. This allows customers to have more influence on the sustainability and individualization of products. The existing literature addresses sustainability-oriented design principles for platform business models, but concrete platform business models for multidimensional DIT cocreation of furniture are still missing. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to develop a business model for a DIT co-creation platform for the furniture industry based on a four-step business model innovation framework. This method will then be applied to a specific project scenario to derive a project-specific DIT co-creation business model. This generates knowledge about the collaborative manufacture of sustainable and customized furniture and contributes to the cross-sectoral transfer of platform business models for the development of sustainable products.