Research by the Value Chain Innovation Initiative

Sound logistics services are critical for supporting business-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce (CBEC), given consumers’ expectations for a fast…

The use of AI-based technologies in logistics has the potential to reduce operating costs, increase efficiency and service levels, and improve…

The linear consumption model, under which products are made, consumed, and then thrown away, is reaching its limits. The excessive pressure this…

Most companies have digital platforms that support specific functions, such as supply chain management, product design, or operations, and they…

Sustainability has become a topic of great interest and is increasingly viewed as a source of competitive advantage that innovative companies can…

On June 3, 2021, the Value Chain Innovation Initiative hosted the executive workshop “Value Chains in a Post-COVID World,” to explore the long-…

The goal of this paper is to evaluate blockchain technology in the context of value chain management, and identify the types of applications where…

Trade tensions, natural disasters, and the current global pandemic bring with them many challenges. Yet a variety of strategies, technologies, and…

This paper considers how research in operations management can support the development of strategies for the design and management of global…

In complex supply chains, the benefits and costs of technological innovations do not always accrue equitably to all parties; thus, their adoption…

Blockchain technology has real potential to provide business value. While many technical, financial, and regulatory hurdles still remain,…

Artificial intelligence has been touted as a technology with great promise for value chain improvements. This paper shares our understanding of…

Big data and the related methodologies could have great impacts on operations and supply chain management. Such impacts could be realized through…

Problem definition: Manufacturing firms are undergoing restructuring defined by a collection of adjustments and decisions, which affect the source…

Online retail reduces the costs of obtaining information about a product’s price and availability and of flexibly timing a purchase. Consequently…

By examining the state of operations management (OM) research from 1980 to 2015 and by considering three new industry trends, we propose new OM…

Companies that source from emerging economies often face supplier responsibility risks, namely, financial and reputational burdens that the…

New technologies are driving fundamental shifts in the evolving agribusiness value chain, from operational excellence and supply chain…

We consider a project supply chain where a manufacturer carries out a sequence of tasks, and each task requires certain key materials from a…