The purpose of this dissertation was to develop a general model for evaluating multinational supply chains. This model could provide guidelines for process-based manufacturing companies when comparing or choosing between different supply chains in order to make long-term investment decisions.Therefore, the authors looked through various measurement, comparison and evaluation theories. The data gained during interviews (case studies) and questionnaires (survey) helped to create a model, which proved to be generally applicable since it occurred that there is no real difference between the evaluation of national and multinational supply chains. Therefore, the model can be applied for domestic as well as for multinational supply chain evaluation purposes.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
1.2 Problem discussion
1.3 Purpose
1.4 Criteria for model evaluation
1.5 Definitions
1.6 Limitations
1.7 Target group
1.8 Outline of this dissertation
CHAPTER 2 RESEARCH METHOD.
2.1 Methodological perspective
2.2 Research approaches
2.3 Research strategy
2.4 Time horizons
2.5 Data collection methods
2.6 Secondary data
2.6.1 Case studies
2.6.2 Survey
CHAPTER 3 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
3.1 Supply chains and investment decisions
3.2 Differences between a supply chain and a value chain
3.3 The Cost-Volume-Profit analysis
3.4 Static methods
3.5 Dynamic methods
3.6 DuPont model
3.7 The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model
3.7.1 Description of the SCOR model
3.7.2 SCOR’s 4 levels
3.7.2.1 SCOR Level 1
3.7.2.2 SCOR Level 2
3.7.2.3 SCOR Level 3
3.7.2.4 SCOR Level 4
3.7.3 Performance Measurement and Benchmarking using the SCOR model
3.7.4 Boundaries of the SCOR model
3.8 Choice of a method
CHAPTER 4 EMPIRICAL PART
4.1 Research limitations
4.2 Data collection
CHAPTER 5 CASE STUDIES
5.1 Case Study: Nolato Alpha AB
5.1.1 Presentation of the company
5.1.2 Supply chain studied in Nolato Alpha AB
5.1.3 Evaluation methods
5.1.4 Varying importance of different evaluation methods
5.2 Case Study: Bong Ljungdahl Sverige AB
5.2.1 Presentation of Bong Ljungdahl Sverige AB
5.2.2 Supply chain studied in Bong Ljungdahl Sverige AB
5.2.3 Evaluating different supply chain options
5.2.4 Varying importance of different evaluation methods
5.3 Case Study: Tetra Pak Packaging Materials AB
5.3.1 Presentation of Tetra Pak Packaging Materials AB
5.3.2 Supply chain studied in Tetra Pak Packaging Materials AB
5.3.3 Evaluation methods
5.3.4 Varying importance of different evaluation methods
5.4 Summary of Case Studies
CHAPTER 6 SURVEY
6.1 Method of the survey
6.2 Analysis of the survey
6.3 Criticism of the survey
CHAPTER 7 DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODEL
7.1 Developing a general model
7.2 Simplified tests of the model
7.2.1 First test
7.2.1.1 “Supply chain (and decision problem)”
7.2.1.2 “Choice of factors with greatest importance”
7.2.1.3 “Theories of evaluation and measurement”
7.2.1.4 “Practice (comparison with others)”
7.2.1.5 “Measurement of chosen factors”
7.2.1.6 Data
7.2.1.7 Information
7.2.1.8 Decision
7.2.2 Second test
7.2.2.1 “Supply chain (and decision problem)”
7.2.2.2 “Choice of factors with greatest importance”
7.2.2.3 “Theories of evaluation and measurement”
7.2.2.4 “Practice (comparison with others)”
7.2.2.5 “Measurement of chosen factors”
7.2.2.6 “Data”
7.2.2.7 “Information
7.2.2.8 Decision
CHAPTER 8 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
8.1 Conclusions
8.2 Recommendations
REFERENCES
Author: Richard Szabó,Bartosz Kurek,Dirk Schäfer
Source: Kristianstad University
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