Specificity of Logistics Management Organizational Structure Development in Multinational Corporations
MAGAZINE №4 (93) August 2019
AUTHORS DEMIN A.S.
CATEGORY Logistic integration and coordination Human resource management and motivation
ABSTRACT
Logistics occupies an important role in the organizational structure of modern business management. With the transition to the concept of supply chain management (SCM), its responsibilities also include coordinating functions. On the other hand, SCM is a critical area for multinational corporations with enough market power. This article aims to bring together scientific knowledge in the field of organizational design of multinational corporations (MNC) and the construction of organizational structures for logistics management.
A key feature of designing the organizational structure of logistics management in MNCs is the increased importance of national culture. This is confirmed by the articles on the role of the human factor in the SCM. Besides, other articles show the influence of the national culture criteria on the practices of crossfunctional coordination. In this regard, it is important not only to understand the peculiarities of national cultures, but also to be able to use them when implementing SCM practices, in other words, to be culturally intelligent. The article demonstrated the possibility of considering these characteristics both in theoretical terms and in practice, using an illustrative example of a large MNC. In addition, the specificity of the divisional organizational management structure development was demonstrated, where, on the one hand, both regional and product specificities are considered, on the other, the principle of dual subordination is absent. The developed methodology seems to be effective as it expands the knowledge of the manager responsible for building a rational organizational structure for managing logistics.
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Methods of alternative solutions spectrum enlargement in case of interfunctional conflict concerning logistics activity
MAGAZINE №4 (57) August 2013
AUTHOR Vinogradov A. B.
CATEGORY Logistics integration and coordination Optimization and economic-mathematical modeling
ABSTRACT
The article is devoted to the ways of the «collaboration» strategy accomplishment in course of interfunctional conflicts resolution. The author reviews methods of seeking new, mutually beneficial conflicts solutions lying beyond the initial stands of the companies’ functional departments. The approach suggested in the article allows to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the organizational functions interaction when moving goods flows in the wholesalers’ supply chains.
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Ways of adjustment of interfunctional conflicts parties’ viewpoints in cases, concerning logistics activity
MAGAZINE №2 (55) April 2013
AUTHOR Vinogradov A. B.
CATEGORY Logistics integration and coordination Optimization and economic-mathematical modeling
ABSTRACT
The article is devoted to the analysis of potential ways of logistics interfunctional conflicts resolution by means of organizational departments’ viewpoints coordination. The author reviews possible modes of influencing the preferences of the conflicting parties with the aid of their motivation systems adjustment. The proposed methods provide the opponents’ voluntary choice of a decision that meets organizational system goals
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Ways of formalization of the conflicting organizational departments’ priorities (considering multicriterion problem)
MAGAZINE №1 (54) February 2013
AUTHOR Brodetsky G. L., Vinogradov A. B.
CATEGORY Logistics integration and coordination Optimization and economic-mathematical modeling
ABSTRACT
Issues of interfunctional conflicts, connected with the management of material and attendant financial flows, are topical for many companies that operate in the Russian market. Opportunities for successful conflicts ending and alignment of their participants’ standpoints sort with the tasks of decision taking optimization in multicriterion cases. The article describes the stages of the appropriate algorithm aimed at the resolution of interfunctional conflicts. In this connection the ways of revelation of the choice criteria for the company’s functional departments – parties of the conflict, as well as to the means of their preferences formalization are reviewed.
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