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Improving the Supply Chain Management

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  • Xu Lijuan

    (Sejong University, Department of Economics, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA)

  • Zhang Mengze

    (Sejong University, Department of Economics, Seoul, SOUTH KOREA, e-mail: zhangmengze@naver.com)

  • Abdullayeva Irada

    (Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Department of Management, Baku, AZERBAIJAN)

Abstract

This paper develops a methodological approach to assessing the supply chain management in small- and medium-sized businesses with further testing it in the companies in the post-Soviet economies. The research objectives were achieved in terms of a sophisticated multi-country project resulting in assessment of the supply chain management for small- and medium-sized businesses in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan (256 businesses in total). The study was implemented through a phased application of online survey methods using closed-ended single-choice questions, including a 5-point Likert scale, mean score ranking, and ABC analysis using the Pareto principle. The assessment showed that, regardless of the surveyed country, almost all respondent businesses use a reactive supply chain design. Since the reactive design does not allow for the implementation of resilient supply chain development, the recommended practices, which have been developed during the pilot phase, deal with improving the supply chain management and gradual transformation of the reactive design into a cooperative management model to ensure resilient supply chain development under uncertainty.

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  • Xu Lijuan & Zhang Mengze & Abdullayeva Irada, 2022. "Improving the Supply Chain Management," Foundations of Management, Sciendo, vol. 14(1), pages 127-142, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:founma:v:14:y:2022:i:1:p:127-142:n:8
    DOI: 10.2478/fman-2022-0008
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    Keywords

    supply chain; supply chain management; reactive management model; cooperative management model; resilient supply chain development;
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    JEL classification:

    • B21 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Microeconomics
    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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