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ResearchintheDecisionSciencesfor
GlobalSupplyChainNetwork
Innovations
BestPapersfromthe2014AnnualConference
EuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute
Editedby
JanStentoft,UniversityofSouthernDenmark
AntonyPaulraj,UniversityofSouthernDenmark
GyulaVastag,NationalUniversityofPublicService
(Budapest,Hungary)
andSzéchenyiUniversity
(Gy r,Hungary)

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Contents
Foreword
AboutEDSI
AbouttheEditors
Introduction:ExploringInnovationsinGlobalSupplyChainNetworks
TheConference
ThePapersinThisBook
Acknowledgements
Part1SupplyChainStrategy

Chapter1SupplyChainInnovation:LessonsfromHumanitarianSupplyChains
Abstract
Introduction
TheContextofHumanitarianSupplyChains
SupplyChainInnovation(SCI)
ResearchMethods
CashTransferProgramsasInnovationinHumanitarianSupplyChains
TheCaseofPalestine
Discussion
ConclusionsandManagerialImplications
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter2GlobalSupplyChainCapabilities:AFrameworkProposal
Abstract
Introduction
GlobalSupplyChainCapabilities
CapabilitiestoGoGlobalinaSupplyChain
SupplyChainProcessesasKeyCapabilities
SupplyChainProcesses
Conclusion
References
Chapter3AnEmpiricalStudyofVolumeandStorageFlexibilityinaGlobal
SupplyChain


Abstract
Introduction
LiteratureReview
ResearchMethodology
Results

Conclusion
References
Chapter4WhenMoreIsNotBetter:Complementarities,Costs,andContingencies
inStakeholderManagement
Abstract
Introduction
Complementarities,Costs,andContingencies
ResearchMethods
Results
ConcludingDiscussion
References
Chapter5ChangingStrategiesinGlobalWindEnergyShipping,Logistics,and
SupplyChainManagement
Abstract
TheEmergingGlobalMarketofWindEnergy
ComparativeCaseStudiesBasis:GlobalInterviewsandSiteVisits
TheWindMarketComparedtoOtherIndustries
TheGlobalWindEnergyMarket
Shipping,Logistics,andSCMasaSupportingIndustrytotheWindMarket
SupplyChainModelsOnshore
SupplyChainModelsforOffshoreWindinEurope
OffshoreWindSupplyChainsinChinaContrastedtoEurope
High-LevelPerspectivesontheOffshoreWindSupplyChainsofSouthKorea
EmergingPatternsofWinningStrategiesandBusinessModels
ContinuedResearchandInvitationforOtherResearchers
Acknowledgments
References
Part2GlobalDistributionofProductionandSourcing



Chapter6ManufacturingBack-andNear-Reshoring:AComparisonofEuropean
andNorthAmericanEvidence
Abstract
Introduction
TheoreticalBackgroundandEmpiricalEvidencesfromtheLiterature
ReviewofPoliciesandInitiativesAimedtoSupportBack-Reshoring
TheUni-CLUBMoReDatabase
FindingsfromtheUni-CLUBMoReDatabase
Discussion
ConclusionsandLimitations
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter7GettingtheMostfromOffshoring:HomeBaseCapabilityUpgrading
andErosion
Abstract
Introduction
TheoreticalBackground
MethodologyandData
DatafromWorkshopsandCaseStudies
DiscussionandImplications
Conclusion
References
Chapter8TheNatureoftheRelationshipBetweenContinuousImprovement
TechniquesandBusinessPerformanceinthePortugueseManufacturing
Environment
Abstract
Introduction
Background
Methodology,ResearchInstrument,andSample
Results

ConclusionsandImplications
References
Chapter9SourcingInnovation:ASystematicLiteratureReview


Abstract
Introduction
Methodology
Findings
WhySourcingInnovationIsRelevant
First-OrderFactors
Conclusion
References
AppendixI—DistributionofArticlesperJournal
AppendixII—SpreadofArticlesacrossYears
Chapter10HowtoDesignanAppropriateSupplyNetworkStructuretoReduce
theCostofEnergyintheDanishOffshoreWindPowerIndustry
Abstract
TheOffshoreWindEnergySector
TheDesignConceptsoftheSupplyNetworkStructure
Method
SupplyNetworkClassifications,Typologies,andTaxonomies
TypologieswithinSupplyNetworkLiterature
Taxonomies
ClassifyingandAnalyzingOffshoreWindPowerSupplyNetworks
Conclusion
References
Part3SupplyChainIntegration
Chapter11SupplyChainIntegrationinEngineering,Procurement,and
ConstructionProjects:AnExplorativeStudyintheOffshoreWindPower

Industry
Abstract
Introduction
Background
OffshoreWindIndustryasaUnitofStudy
ResearchDesign
Findings
Discussion


Conclusions
References
Chapter12IntegratingDomainsinSupplyChains:DevelopmentofRequirements
forInterdisciplinaryDecisionSupportBasedonanIntegrativeFrameworkof
Production,Logistics,andTraffic
Abstract
Introduction
TheoreticalFramework
Methodology
DescriptionandAnalysisoftheIntegrativeFrameworkofProduction,Logistics,
andTraffic
TypesofInterrelationsintheIntegrativeFrameworkofProduction,Logistics,and
Traffic
FinalResults:HowtoSupportInterdisciplinaryDecisionMaking
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter13China’sE-commerce:WinningFactorsandE-loyalty
Abstract
Introduction

LiteratureReview
TheoreticalBackgroundandConceptualModel
HypothesisDevelopment
Methodology
ConcludingRemarks
References
Part4Sustainability
Chapter14AnthropoceneAgeWickedChallenges:Yin,Yang,andSustainable
EnterpriseExcellence
Abstract
WickedChallengesintheAnthropoceneAge
InnovationasanAnthropoceneYang
SEER2:WagingWarfarewithWickedChallenges
AssessmentofSEER2PerformanceandImpact


SupplyChainStatusintheAnthropoceneAge:WhyItIsImportanttoSEER2
ANeo-TechnicalAge,NotaNeolithicOne:AnalyticsandIntelligence
Conclusion
References
Chapter15SustainabilityMCDMModelComparisons
Abstract
Introduction
MulticriteriaMethodsandSustainability
IllustrativeExample
Discussion
Conclusions
References
Index



Foreword
ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIwritethisforewordofabookwithpapersofthe2014
AnnualConferenceoftheEuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute(EDSI)heldinthe
beautifulcityofKolding,Denmark,undertheaegisoftheDepartmentof
EntrepreneurshipandRelationshipManagementatUniversityofSouthernDenmark.The
meetingwasorganizedaroundthetheme“ExploringInnovationinGlobalSupplyChain
Networks.”Themeetingaffordedtheattendeesanexcellentopportunitytointeract
informallyinthesocialeventsorganizedbytheprogramcommitteeandformallyinthe
multifariouspapersessions,researchpanels,andplenarysessionsfeaturingspeakersfrom
Danishindustry.TheconferencedinnerwasheldattheKoldingCastle,animpressive
venuewitharichhistory.Allinall,the2014EDSIconferencewasanexcellentcultural
andacademicexperience.
Thecompilationofarticlesinthisvolumerepresentssomeoftheinterestingarticlesthat
offernewinsightsanddirectionsforfutureresearch.Successfulpursuitofinnovationby
leveragingtheuniquecapabilitiesandknowledgeassetsofthesupplynetworkisatonce
importantanddifficulttoachieve.Asfirmspursueglobalcompetitiveness,theever
presentandconcurrentdemandsforeconomiesofscaleandscopehavenecessitateda
globalpresence.Consequently,mosttransnationalmanufacturingfirmshaveaglobal
footprint.Engagingaglobalsupplynetworkintheinnovationprocessrequiresthatthe
focalfirmpursuenetworkdesignandnetworkintegrationwithspecificstrategic
imperativesinmind.Recenteventsaswellastheglobalfootprintofsupplynetworkshave
alsounderscoredtheimportanceofinherentrisksofextendedsupplynetworksandthe
needforsustainabilityofglobaloperations.Iamdelightedtoseeacompendiumofpapers
inthisvolumeoftheproceedingsthataddresstopicsintheseimportantareaspertainingto
innovationinglobalsupplynetworks.
Thepapersinthisvolumeaddressadiversityofinterestingtopics.Theyhavebeen
groupedintosupplychainstrategy,globaldistributionofproductionandsourcing,supply
chainintegration,andsustainability.Thepapersinthestrategysectionpertaintoavariety
ofthought-provokingissues.Thepapersintheglobaldistributionofproductionand

sourcingaddressissuesrelatingtooffshoringandinsourcing.Thepapersidentify
importantantecedentsofthesetwotrendscurrentlyinplaceinavarietyofindustrial
contexts.Inaddition,thissectionincludesapaperonacomprehensiveliteraturereviewof
sourcinginnovation,whichwouldbeinvaluabletoresearchers.Thesectiononsupply
chainintegrationfeaturespapersthatdealwiththeoffshorewindindustryandintegrative
decisionprocessesforeffectiveintegration.Thelastsectionfeaturestwopaperson
sustainabilityanditsimpactonperformanceandmethodologicalapproachestoevaluation
ofsustainabilityeffects.Thesepaperscollectivelyreflectthecorephilosophyofthe
Institutetopromotemultidisciplinaryresearchthataddressesorganizationalproblems.The
paperscontributetotheknowledgeandservetoexpandthedomainofresearchintheir
areas.Iamsureyouwillfindthepapersinthisvolumeintellectuallystimulating.
—RamNarasimhan,UniversityDistinguishedProfessorandJohnH.McConnell
ProfessorofBusiness,EliBroadGraduateSchoolofManagement,MichiganState
University,EastLansing,Michigan,President,DecisionSciencesInstitute(2009-2010)



AboutEDSI
TheEuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute(EDSI)isaprofessionalorganizationof
Europeanresearchers,managers,educators,students,andinstitutionsinterestedin
decisionmakinginprivateandpublicorganizations.
MembersofEDSIareautomaticallymembersoftheDecisionSciencesInstitute(DSI),the
leadingindependentnonprofiteducationalmultidisciplinaryprofessionalorganizationof
academiciansandpractitionersapplyingquantitativeandbehavioralapproachesto
managerialdecisionmakingthroughoutbusiness,government,andsociety.
www.decisionsciences.org/europe#europe



AbouttheEditors


JanStentoft,PhD,isProfessorinSupplyChainManagement(SCM)attheDepartment
ofEntrepreneurshipandRelationshipManagement,UniversityofSouthernDenmark,
Kolding,Denmark.HisresearchandteachingareasarewithinSCM,supplychain
innovation,enterpriseresourceplanning,andcorporatesocialresponsibility.Janwas
amongthefoundingmembersoftheEuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute(EDSI)andwas
presidentofEDSIfrom2013to2014.Hehasmorethan15yearsofteachingexperience
andteachesprimarilypostgraduate,PhD,andMBAlevels.Heisheadofastrategic
researchprogramfocusingonsupplychaininnovationintheoffshorewindenergysector
(ReCoE—www.recoe.dk).Janhasbeenpublishedinmanyinternationalpeer-reviewed
journals,books,bookchapters,andpracticalarticlesintradepressjournalsand
newspapers.HehaspublishedacademicarticlesinanumberofjournalssuchasJournalof
OperationsManagement,JournalofSupplyChainManagement,SupplyChain
Management:AnInternationalJournal,SupplyChainForum:AnInternationalJournal,
JournalofCleanerProduction,InternationalJournalofPhysicalDistribution&Logistics
Management,EuropeanBusinessReview,JournalofPurchasing&SupplyManagement,
OperationsManagementResearch,LogisticsResearch,JournalofEnterpriseInformation
Management,andIndustrialManagement&DataSystems.Hehaspracticalindustry
experiencefrompositionsasdirector(ProgrammeManagementOffice)atLEGOSystems
A/S,ERPprojectmanageratGumlinkA/S,andasamanagementconsultantinanumber
ofpublicandprivateenterprises.


AntonyPaulrajholdstheGlobalisationProfessorshipinSupplyChainManagementat
theDepartmentofEntrepreneurshipandRelationshipManagement,Universityof
SouthernDenmark,Kolding,Denmark.PriortojoiningtheUniversityofSouthern
Denmark,hewasafacultymemberattheCogginCollegeofBusiness,Universityof
NorthFlorida,Jacksonville,Florida,USA.Hehasmorethan10yearsofteaching
experienceandhastaughtattheundergraduate,postgraduate,PhD,andexecutiveMBA
levels.Healsohasexperienceteachingpostgraduatecoursesinmanycountriesincluding

theUnitedStates,India,France,Sweden,andDenmark.Hisprimaryresearchinterestsare
insupplychainmanagement,strategicsourcing,interorganizationalrelationships,supply
chaininnovation,andsustainablesupplychainmanagement.Hehaspublishedinjournals
suchasJournalofOperationsManagement,JournalofSupplyChainManagement,
JournalofBusinessLogistics,InternationalJournalofProductionResearch,International
JournalofOperationsandProductionManagement,andJournalofPurchasing&Supply
Managementamongothers.Hehasalsoreceivedseveralawardsinresearch.Hewasthe
winneroftheInstituteforSupplyManagement’sDoctoralDissertationGrantin2002for
hisoutstandingdoctoralresearchinthefieldofsupplychainmanagement.Oneofhis
articlesreceivedthe2007JournalofPurchasingandSupplyManagement(JPSM)Best
PaperAward.Additionally,anotherofhisarticlesreceivedthe2004JournalofOperations
Management(JOM)BestPaperFinalistAward.


GyulaVastagisProfessorandMagyaryChairattheNationalUniversityofPublic
Service(Budapest,Hungary)andProfessoratSzéchenyiUniversity(Gy r,Hungary).He
earnedPhDandDoctorofSciencesdegreesfromtheCorvinusUniversityofBudapestand
fromtheHungarianAcademyofSciences,andfinishedhabilitationatCorvinus
University.Fromthelate1980s,hespentalmosttwodecadesintheUnitedStatesonthe
facultiesoftheKelleySchoolofBusiness(IndianaUniversity),theEliBroadGraduate
SchoolofManagement(MichiganStateUniversity),andtheKenan-FlaglerBusiness
School(UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill).Between2005and2007,hewasa
visitingprofessor(part-time)attheUniversityofGroningen(TheNetherlands).Hespent
the2000-2001academicyearinStuttgart,wherehewasProfessorandDeanofSupply
ChainManagementProgramsandheldavisitingprofessorshipafterward.Dr.Vastag
coauthoredtwobooks,wroteeightbusinesscases,andhascontributedchaptersto15
books.Hispapers(30+refereedjournalpublications)werepublishedinavarietyofpeerreviewedacademicandprofessionaljournalsintheUnitedStatesandinEurope.Gyula
receivedseveralresearchawards,mostrecentlytheNewCentralEuropeDistinguished
SeniorResearcherScholarship(2014).Heisafoundingmemberandmemberofthe
executiveboardoftheEuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute,VicePresidentforGlobal

Activities,andmemberoftheexecutiveboardoftheDecisionSciencesInstitute,wherehe
hasalsoservedasprogramchairandtrackchairofDSIconferences.


Introduction:ExploringInnovationsinGlobalSupplyChain
Networks
TheFifthAnnualConferenceoftheEuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute(EDSI)was
hostedbytheUniversityofSouthernDenmarkinKolding,Denmark.TheUniversityof
SouthernDenmarkhasmorethan27,000studentsandmorethan3,500employees.The
universityoffersteachingandresearchatsixcampusessituatedonFuneninOdense;in
SouthernJutlandinKolding,Esbjerg,andSønderborg;inWestZealandinSlagelse;andin
thecapitalcity,Copenhagen.
TheDepartmentofEntrepreneurshipandRelationshipManagement,basedinKolding,
hostedtheconference.Ithasapproximately85employees.Importantresearchareasare
withinthespearheadsofentrepreneurshipandrelationshipmanagement.Thedepartment
hasalongstandingtraditionofproblem-orientedcooperationthattranscendsthe
traditionalboundariesbetweenresearchareas.Thisisrealizedthroughalonglineof
externallyfinancedresearchprojects.Partoftheresearchactivitiesarecarriedout
individuallyandpartincooperationwithothernationalaswellasinternationalresearch
groups.

TheConference
TheconferencewasheldatHotelKoldingfjord,locatedindelightfulcountrysurroundings
rightbythewater’sedgeofKoldingFjord.Therewasagreatinterestforthe2014EDSI
conference.Whenthedeadlineforrevisedfullpapersandwork-in-progresspapers
becameareality,43fullpaperswereacceptedfortheconference.Theconferencehada
totalof56participantsfrom15differentcountries,includingtheUnitedStates,Finland,
Sweden,Morocco,Spain,Portugal,Germany,Turkey,Australia,Hungary,Italy,China,
England,Switzerland,andDenmark.TheconferencestartedJune28,2014,witha
DoctoralConsortium.OnJune29,anoptionaltriptoLEGOLandwasorganized,

followedbythewelcomereception.Theconferencewithkeynotespeeches,plenary
discussions,andpaperpresentationstookplaceonJune30andJuly1.OnJuly2,an
optionalcompanytriptoSiemensWindPowerwasorganized.


DoctoralSymposium
TheEuropeanDecisionSciencesInstitute’sDoctoralStudentConsortiumwasheldatthe
UniversityofSouthernDenmarkinKolding,Denmark.TheEDSIConferenceisoneof
thepremiervenuesforempiricallyfocusedoperationsmanagement(OM)andsupply
chainmanagement(SCM)researchinEurope.Thisyear,theconsortiumadoptedanew
formatthatfocusedmoreonresearch-relatedactivities.Thehighlightofthisnewformatis
thatagroupofOMandSCMscholarsservedasfacultymentorsfortheparticipating
doctoralstudents.Giventhisintensiveincubatorformat,thedoctoralstudentshadthe
opportunitytopresenttheirresearchproposalstoapaneloffacultywhoprovidedone-ononefeedbackandguidanceoneachproposal.Thisyear,14PhDstudentsparticipatedin
thedoctoralconsortium.ThestudentswerefromcountriesincludingDenmark,Sweden,
theUnitedKingdom,andBrazil.TheconsortiumcoordinatorswereProfessorAntony
PaulrajandProfessorConstantineBlome.Inadditiontothesecoordinators,Professor
AsooVakharia,ProfessorGyulaVastag,ProfessorRamNarasimhan,andProfessorVaidy
Jayaramanservedasfacultymentors.

KeynoteSpeakers
HenrikStiesdahl,ChiefTechnologyOfficer,SiemensWindPower,providedakeynote
speechonJune30withapresentationtitled“SupplyChainInnovationintheOffshore
WindIndustry.”
MadsNipper,ChiefMarketingOfficer,TheLEGOGroup,providedakeynotespeechon
themorningofJuly1withapresentationtitled“JointInnovationwithSuppliers,
Customers,andConsumers.”

CompanyVisitatSiemensWindPower
DuringthevisittotheSiemensWindPowerplantinBrande,EDSIparticipantshadthe

opportunitytoseetheassemblyprocessofthetwooffshoreturbinesmanufacturedby
SiemensWindPower(thegeared4MWandthedirect-drive6MW).Additionally,they
alsosawoneofthebladesmanufacturedbythecompany,whichusesapatentedprocess
thatfabricatedthewholebladeasasinglepiecewithnojointsorweldingpoints.This
makesthesebladesthebiggestsingle-piececomponentsmanufacturedintheworld.
Additionally,theparticipantshadthechancetoobservehowtheassemblyofmodules
takesplaceandhowthemachinesmovethroughtheassemblyline.Thepurposeofthe
visitwastoprovideEDSIparticipantstheopportunitytowitnessthesupplychain
innovationstakingplaceatthecompany.

ThePapersinThisBook
Inall,15papersareincludedinthisbook.Basedonthefocusofresearch,thesepapersare
dividedintofourparts:Part1,“SupplyChainStrategy,”Part2,“GlobalDistributionof
ProductionandSourcing,”Part3,“SupplyChainIntegration,”andPart4,
“Sustainability.”


SupplyChainStrategy
Fivepapersareincludedinthissection.ThefirstpaperiswrittenbyGrahamHeaslip,
GyöngyiKovács,andIraHaavistoandistitled“SupplyChainInnovation:Lessonsfrom
HumanitarianSupplyChains.”Thepaperarguesthatsupplychaininnovation(SCI)isan
under-researchedandelusiveconcept,especiallywhenitcomestoinnovationpracticesin
thesupplychain.Theinnovationinfocusisthemovefromdeliveringmaterialsinaid
towardcashtransfers,andhowthisinnovationimpactsthesupplychain.Basedonthese
insights,thepapercontributesarefinedSCImodelandsubsequentlyoutlinesavenuesfor
furtherresearchwithinsupplychaininnovation.
ThesecondpaperiswrittenbyMarcoAntonioVianaBorgesandLucianaMarquesVieira
andbearsthetitle“GlobalSupplyChainCapabilities:AFrameworkProposal.”Basedon
extantliterature,thispaperpresentsaconceptualframeworkshowingthecapabilities
requiredbycompaniestomoveupinaglobalsupplychain.Thepaperpresentsa

frameworkthatproposesitisimportanttodevelopproductive,innovative,andinteractive
capabilities.Eightsupplychainprocessesarepresentedasthemeanstoachievethese
capabilities.
ThethirdpaperisauthoredbyYavuzAcar,SukranN.Atadeniz,andFaizaZalilaandhas
thetitle“AnEmpiricalStudyofVolumeandStorageFlexibilityinaGlobalSupply
Chain.”Thepurposeofthisempiricalpaperistoinvestigatethecombinedeffectof
volumeandstorageflexibilityontheoperationalperformanceofaglobalspecialty
chemicalscompany.Thesupplychainismodeledusingbothoptimizationandsimulation
techniques.Thepaperprovidesvaluableinsightsforthecompanymanagementby
displayingthedegreeofflexibilitythatwouldbemostbeneficialandbeachievedwiththe
leastamountofinvestment.
ThefourthpaperiswrittenbyRobertoGarcia-CastroandClaudeFrancoeurandistitled
“WhenMoreIsNotBetter:Complementarities,Costs,andContingenciesinStakeholder
Management.”Inthisempiricalpaper,theauthorsrelyonset-theoreticmethodsanda
largeinternationaldatasetof1,060multinationalcompaniestotheoreticallyand
empiricallyexploresomeofthecomplementarities,costs,andcontingencieslikelytoarise
instakeholdermanagement.Theresultsshowthatstakeholderinvestmentsaremore
effectivewhendonesimultaneouslyacrossalltherelevantstakeholdergroupsandwhen
therearenodisproportionallyhighinvestments.
Thefifthpaper,writtenbyThomasPoulsen,istitled“ChangingStrategiesinGlobalWind
EnergyShipping,Logistics,andSupplyChainManagement.”Basedonextensivecase
studies,thispaperreviewsdifferentwindenergymarketsglobally.Withintheglobalwind
energymarket,anumberofderivedindustries—suchasshipping,logistics,andsupply
chainmanagement—supportthecontinuedexpansionoftheeverlargeronshoreand
offshorewindfarms.Subsequently,anumberofsupplychainsetupsservicedbythe
shipping,logistics,andsupplychainmanagementindustryarereviewed,andthewinning
businessmodelsandstrategiesofcurrentandemergingsupplychainconstituenciesare
discussed.



GlobalDistributionofProductionandSourcing
Fivepapersareincludedinthissection.ThefirstpaperiswrittenbyLucianoFratocchi,
AlessandroAncarani,PaoloBarbieri,CarmelaDiMauro,AlessioTroiano,Matteo
Vignoli,andAndreaZanoni.Theirpaperistitled“ManufacturingBack-andNearReshoring:AComparisonofEuropeanandNorthAmericanEvidence.”Thepaper
explorestherecentback-reshoringandnear-reshoringtrendsinglobalmanufacturing.
Further,itsummarizesaswellasdiscussesempiricalevidenceemergingfromawide
rangeofcountries.Drawingonadatabaseofsecondarydata,thepapercontraststhe
motivationforreshoringintheUnitedStatesandEurope.Theresearchfindingssuggest
thatthereductioninlaborandlogisticscostdifferentialsbetweenoffshoreandhome
locationsisoneofthemainreasonsforrelocatingproductionbothinEuropeandthe
UnitedStates.
ThesecondpaperisauthoredbyDmitrijSlepniovandBrianVejrumWæhrensandistitled
“GettingtheMostfromOffshoring:HomeBaseCapabilityUpgradingandErosion.”
Tappingintoglobalresourcesissupposedtoimproveperformanceandcontributetoa
firm’scompetitiveadvantage.However,ahighoffshoringquotamayleadtoerosionofa
firm’scapabilitiesandhavewidernegativeimplications.Thispaperconceptualizesthis
scenarioandproposeshowitcanbeaddressed.Onthebasisofaseriesofworkshopswith
Danishcompanies,theneedforsourcingandassimilatingoperationsinputsatthehome
baseasameansforsustainedinnovationandnetworkorchestrationisdiscussed.
ThethirdpaperisproducedbyMárioGomesAugusto,JoãoVeríssimoLisboa,and
MahmoudM.Yasinandhasthetitle“TheNatureoftheRelationshipBetweenContinuous
ImprovementTechniquesandBusinessPerformanceinthePortugueseManufacturing
Environment.”Usingasampleof122Portuguesemanufacturingorganizations,thispaper
utilizesastructuralequationmodellingproceduretoassesstheimpactofcontinuous
improvementtechniquesonbusinessperformanceinthePortuguesemanufacturing
culturalcontext.Theresultspointtoadirecteffectofleanproductiontechniqueson
operationalperformanceandanindirecteffectonorganizationalfinancialperformance.
ThefourthcontributioninthissubsectionisdeliveredbyChristopherRajkumarwitha
papertitled“SourcingInnovation:ASystematicLiteratureReview.”Sourcinginnovation
hasbecomeaprevalenttopicinrecentyears,andvariousdescriptionshavebeenoffered

asithasgaineddistinction.Themaincontributionofthisconceptualpaperistodevelopa
definitionforsourcinginnovationwithinthesupplychainmanagementcontextthrougha
systematicliteraturereview.Further,thispaperpresentsthevariousdescriptionsof
sourcinginnovationaswellasthevariousfactorsthatcouldunderpinthenotionof
sourcinginnovation.
ThefinalpaperinthissubsectioniswrittenbyLoneKavinandistitled“HowtoDesign
anAppropriateSupplyNetworkStructuretoReducetheCostofEnergyintheDanish
OffshoreWindPowerIndustry.”Theimportanceofsupplynetworkstructurehasbeen
discussedsincethebirthofSCMandisstillamajorchallengeforfirms.Througha
systematicreviewoftheliteratureonsupplynetworkstructures,thisconceptualpaper
identifiesdifferentsupplynetworkclassifications,typologies,andtaxonomies.
Additionally,italsoexplicateshowtheseclassifications,typologies,andtaxonomiescan
beusedtoempiricallydescribeanddesignanappropriatesupplynetworkstructureforthe


Danishoffshorewindenergysector.

SupplyChainIntegration
Thisthirdsubsectioncontainsthreepapers.Thefirstpaperinthissectionisacontribution
fromIvanMartinezNeri,OleStegmannMikkelsen,andJanStentofttitled“SupplyChain
IntegrationinEngineering,Procurement,andConstructionProjects:AnExplorativeStudy
intheOffshoreWindPowerIndustry.”Thepaperexploresthesupplychainintegration
(SCI)ofindustriesinwhichrecurrentengineering-procurement-construction(EPC)
projectsaresettoplayanimportantroleinthelongterm.Thisempiricalpaperisbasedon
interviewswithkeyplayersintheoffshorewindindustry.Thefindingsshowthat
informationsharingandthelevelofcollaborationareimportantdimensionstobestudied
infurtherstagesofresearchregardingSCIinEPCprojects.
ThesecondpaperiswrittenbyChristianZuber,Hans-ChristianPfohl,andUlrichBerbner
andtitled“IntegratingDomainsinSupplyChains:DevelopmentofRequirementsfor
InterdisciplinaryDecisionSupportBasedonanIntegrativeFrameworkofProduction,

Logistics,andTraffic.”Thepaperisconcernedwithdecisionmakingwithinvalue-added
networksastheyarenotonlybecomingincreasinglycomplex,butalsooften
counterproductivelyinterferewitheachother.Thepapercontributeswiththeintegrative
frameworkofproduction,logistics,andtraffic.Toenableinterdisciplinarydecision
making,amultimethodapproachincludingexpertsfromthedomainsofproduction,
logistics,andtrafficisused.Theanalysishasbeenexecutedbymethodsandinstruments
of(social)networkanalysis.
ThethirdpaperiscoauthoredbyNachiappanSubramanianandDingJingTaoandistitled
“China’sE-commerce:WinningFactorsandE-loyalty.”Thepaperdiscussestheimpactof
threefactors—competitiveness,attractingnewcustomers,andretainingcustomers—on
customere-loyaltyinthebusiness-to-customere-commercecontextinChina.Theauthors
proposeacustomer-centerede-loyaltymodelaccordingtoexpectation-confirmation
theory,andtheyvalidateitusingalarge-scalesurveydata.Thepapercontributesby
highlightingtheimportanceofimprovinge-loyaltyinnotonlyattractingnewcustomers,
butalsoretainingexistingones.

Sustainability
Thelastsubsectionconsistsoftwopapers.ThefirstpaperiswrittenbyRickEdgemanand
ZhaohuiWuandistitled“AnthropoceneAgeWickedChallenges:Yin,Yang,and
SustainableEnterpriseExcellence.”Thisconceptualpaperaddressesgrandglobal
challenges,includingwickedhumancausedorinfluencedoneskeytosustainability,that
characterizetheAnthropoceneAge.Wickedchallengesarediscussedinrelationto
enterpriseexcellence,sustainability,resilience,androbustness(SEER2)wherethesearein
partenabledbysupplychainproficiency.ThepaperdiscussestheSpringboardtoSEER2
ModelandassessmentofSEER2andspecificenablersandoutcomesofSEER2.
ThelastpaperiswrittenbyYuan-ShengLee,Hsu-ShihShih,andDavidL.Olsonandis
titled“SustainabilityMCDMModelComparisons.”Thispapercontendsthat
sustainabilityisakeysocietalfactorthatinherentlyinvolvesmultipleandconflicting
objectives.ThispaperappliesbasicMCDMmodels(weightingmethodsand



PROMETHEE)toapublishedsustainabilitymodelandcomparesresultswithnewer
TODIMandTOPSISmethods.Theresultsdemonstratehowthesemodelscanbeusedto
supportsustainabilitydecisions.Withahighlevelofsimilaroutcome,theresultsimply
thatavarietyofgoodMCDMapproachescanbeappliedtosustainabilityproblems.

Acknowledgements
Weareindebtedtomanypeopleandorganizationswhocontributedtothesuccessofthis
conferenceandthepublicationofthisbookundersuchashorttime.Wewouldliketosay
specialthanksto
DepartmentSecretaryPernilleHolstChristensenattheDepartmentof
EntrepreneurshipandRelationshipManagement,UniversityofSouthernDenmark
ProfessorsAntonyPaulrajandConstantineBlomeforcoordinatingthedoctoral
consortium
ProfessorsAsooVakharia,RamNarasimhan,GyulaVastag,andVaidyJayaraman
forservingasmentorsinthedoctoralconsortium
HenrikStiesdahlforgivingakeynotespeechonsupplychaininnovationinthe
offshorewindindustry
MadsNipperforgivingajointinnovationwithsuppliers,customers,andconsumers
keynotespeech
IvanMartinezNerifororganizingthecompanyvisittoSiemensWindPower
DevelopingFyn
InspiringDenmark
Enjoyyourreading.
JanStentoft
ConferenceChair,EDSI2014


Part1:SupplyChainStrategy



1.SupplyChainInnovation:LessonsfromHumanitarian
SupplyChains
—GrahamHeaslip(),SchoolofBusiness,NUIMaynooth,
Ireland
—GyöngyiKovács,HUMLOGInstitute,HankenSchoolofEconomics,Finland
—IraHaavisto,HUMLOGInstitute,HankenSchoolofEconomics,Finland

Abstract
Supplychaininnovation(SCI)isanunder-researchedandelusiveconcept,especially
whenitcomestoinnovationpracticesinthesupplychain.Thisresearchthereforeaimsto
furtherdevelopcurrentSCImodels,drawingoninsightsfrominnovationinthe
humanitariansupplychain.Theinnovationinfocusisthemovefromdeliveringmaterials
inaidtowardcashtransfers,andhowthisinnovationimpactsonthesupplychain.Based
ontheseinsights,thepapersuggestsarefinedSCImodelandoutlinesavenuesforfurther
researchinsupplychaininnovation.

Introduction
Innovationsaredynamicprocessesthatfocusonthecreationandimplementationofnew
orimprovedproductsandservices,processes,positions,andparadigms(Francisand
Bessant,2005).Successfulinnovationsarethosethatresultinimprovementsinefficiency,
effectiveness,quality,orsocialoutcomesandimpacts.Intheirrecentspecialtopicforum
editorial,ArlbjørnandPaulraj(2013,p.8)outlinefutureresearchdirectionsparticularly
forscholarsto“bridgetheresearch-practicegapbyfocusingtheirattentiononallthree
aspectsofISCN[innovationswithinthesupplychainnetwork]—process,technology,and
structure.”
Innovationsaremostoftendiscussedinthecommercialsector,yetasoflate,researchhas
alsoturneditsattentiontosocialinnovations.Althoughtheconceptisnotnewperse—
Taylor(1970)conceptualizeditasasocialmovementthathasanimpactonthe
community—socialinnovationhasgainedrenewedinterestthroughtrendssuchasselfhelpgroups,sharingeconomy,micro-financing,andsoon(Mulgan,2006).While

businessinnovationmayhaveimplicationsforsocialinnovation,often,socialinnovation
takesplaceinareaswithunderinvestment,thatis,inthoseareasinwhichbusiness
innovationsmaynotbeprofitable(PolandVille,2009).Littleattentionthoughispaidto
theimplicationsofsocialinnovationtosupplychainmanagement,nottospeakofsupply
chaininnovationinthiscontext,withthenotableexceptionofKlassenandVereecke’s
(2012,p.113)propositionthat“socialinnovationcapabilitiesfocusondevelopingnew
aspectsofsocialandfinancialperformanceinthesupplychainbybuildingbridgestonew
stakeholders,paradoxicallyoutsidethecurrentsupplychain.”
Anareainwhichinnovationhasasocialpurposeisthehumanitariancontext.Albeit
humanitariansupplychainsareattestedtobeinghighlydynamicandagile(Oloruntoba
andGray,2006),innovationresearchinthiscontexthasfocusedonaccesstoinnovation,