May 2021 – Page 3 – Sime Curkovic Ph.D.

THE DIRECT & INDIRECT EFFECTS OF QUALITY-RELATED ACTION PROGRAMS ON PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES

Click here for access to the research paper for this blog Another research paper that goes along with this blog This study examines relationships among (1) the extent of use of 10 quality-related action programs, (2) performance on 8 quality dimensions, and (3) 6 measures of firm performance. The focus is on the automotive supply industry. The results show that, first, usage of each of the 10 action programs is...

An Examination of Supply Chain Quality Assurance

Full access to research paper, just click here Many of the espoused criticisms of quality standards such as ISO 9000 by managers seem valid on the surface but may actually mask an underlying strategic position of an organization. Our study attempts to demonstrate that companies who fully integrate a QMS can reap significant benefits internal and externally in terms of quality assurance. Quality standards such as ISO 9000 do not...

The Contribution of Manufacturing Technology Suppliers

Our research examined the value of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) supplier support by testing a structural model that relates need for support with actual support received, and the impact of that support on implementation, operational and business success. Current research is expanded by simultaneously testing the relationship between these factors in a single model. The recent adoption of a specific subset of AMT was the unit of analysis. The proposed...

Using FMEA for Supply Chain Risk Management

Here is a copy of the paper, it has over 10,000 reads Here is a complete risk case study paper we did w/ Steelcase Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is a key component of not only supply success but firm success as well. Supply chain risks can be mitigated to a great extent by the qualification and selection of the appropriate supplier. The purpose of this study was to identify...

Corporate Strategy’s critical impact on the predisposition and progress toward managing risks in SCM

Our group conducted research about the potential for managing risks in Supply Chain Management. Firms overwhelmingly agree there is no obvious single application for managing supply chain risks on the market. Most firms are only using existing SCM applications for managing risk. In the absence of risk management applications, these firms are building risk considerations into traditional SCM applications (e.g., spend, contract, & inventory management, demand planning, benchmarking, building long-term...

The Supply Chain Management Organization’s critical impact on the predisposition and progress toward managing risks

Our group conducted a research about the potential for managing risks in Supply Chain Management. Risk management was mostly handled by a corporate function, usually dealing with insurance companies and some security issues. However, risk management in the supply chain has emerged rather recently and it appears many managers and functional areas are not involved. Most strongly disagreed their workplace uses supply chain risk managers who work closely with corporate...

Process Management’s critical impact on the predisposition and progress toward managing risks in SCM

For the full report, see: For a copy of the full report with data Our group conducted research about the potential for managing risks in Supply Chain Management. This study showed that documenting the likelihood & impact of risks was not a key part of SCM and that supply chain risk information was not readily available to key-decision makers. Furthermore, very few firms are actually able to exploit risk to...

IT’s critical impact on the predisposition and progress toward managing risks in SCM

For a copy of the full report, see: For a copy of the full report with data Our group conducted research about the potential for managing risks in Supply Chain Management. Firms had information of what goes on in other parts of their supply chain. An issue on information was not suggested. Managers seemed satisfied with their supply chain group’s performance on “Visibility” (detailed knowledge of what goes on in...

Successful Supply Chain Risk Management Programs

In today‘s global economy, the response to supply chain risk has largely been “reactive”. Unmitigated risk can cause disruptions for a company's supply chain. Traditional, “cost down” procurement efforts often amplify and expedite supply chain risk (e.g. moving contracts from a troubled supplier, delaying supplier payments, competitive bidding, etc.). Procurement initiatives are often based on “Landed Costs” without considering the additional inventory and increased supply chain risk costs. Existing supply...

Indirect Procurement: A new global industry standard

Curkovic and alumni create new global industry standard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Avyihs_oBo When global consulting firm COPC Inc. planned the development of standards for indirect procurement, industry executives responsible for organizations were asked to participate on the project. Many of those executives were Business Broncos. And, when COPC identified the need for academic leadership for the project, it tapped resources from the Center for Integrated Supply Management and Dr. Sime Curkovic, Valluzo Faculty...