Cette communication propose de revisiter la notion de règles du jeu dans un contexte d’innovation de rupture, celui du livre numérique. Alors que deux mondes semblent s’affronter, le monde de l’édition avec ses acteurs historiques, éditeurs et libraires, d’une part et le monde du...

Virtual integration of supply chains is on the agenda of most organizations as there is a growing need to reduce inventories at each echelon to maximize the value for the ultimate customer. In this context, information has emerged as the most important asset to create competitive advantage. Thus...

Research on supply chain network design has mainly pursued efficiency oriented objectives for boosting service level and profit. However, the priority of an enterprise facing bankruptcy pressure shifts to fulfill debt obligation with limited financial resources and survive downsizing. In this...

Sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a key business process to match customer demand with supply capabilities in the medium term. Coordination mechanisms play a pivotal role within S&OP to align business strategy and operational planning as well as the involved business functions and supply...

Energy policies in China, the world’s largest energy consumer, are an important factor in shaping the globalenergy system. While scholars agree that energy security is a major driver of China’s energy policies, there is insufficient understanding of what exactly constitutes China’s energy...

The literature offers little empiric evidence on the role of management accounting in inter-firm relationships. So, in the following research, we examined the effect of the use of a set of new management accounting practices namely the ABC, the balanced scorecard and the financial and accounting...

We propose a new heuristic algorithm to improve the computational efficiency of the general class of Multi-Echelon Technique for Recoverable Item Control (METRIC) problems. The objective of a METRIC-based decision problem is to systematically determine the location and quantity of spares that...

The main aim of the article is to present a very high level of the shrinkage in the FMCG sector on the European and global markets. It implies directly to reducing level of customer service and a significant reducing in the level of company profits. Results come from the European and global...

The long-run commercial viability of ethanol production depends on the ability to access an inexpensive and reliable supply of inputs as well as finding stable markets for ethanol and its co-products. A unique feature of ethanol plants is their position at the intersection of multiple supply...