Digital Labeling in Supply Chains: Trends and Challenges
MAGAZINE №6 (101) December 2020
AUTHORS SERGEEV I.V.
CATEGORY Modern concepts and technologies in logistics and SCM Supply chains reliability and sustainability
ABSTRACT
The article analyzes the problems associated with the methodology and tools for digital marking implementation in supply chains of business organizations. It shows the importance of integrating labeling and packaging functions to ensure the sustainability and transparency of supply chains, consumer protection and environmental issues. The main trends in the development of digitalization in relation to the labeling of goods, in particular, ensuring end-toend traceability, content management, technology of digital transformation of supply chains in relation to labeling, have been researched. The impact of globalization on digital labeling is analyzed.
Keywords: supply chain labeling digitalization transparency traceability packaging content management
The Supply Chain Transparency: Terminological Aspects and Value for Chain Partners
MAGAZINE №4 (99) August 2020
AUTHORS SERGEEV V.I., SERGEEV I.V.
CATEGORY Analysis in logistics and SCM Logistic integration and coordination Modern concepts and technologies in logistics and SCM Supply chain management Terminology in logistics and SCM
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The content of the concept of supply chain ensuring transparency, currently attracting middle and senior managers' attention in a wide range of companies and industries, is disclosed. The article provides analysis of the reasons for the increased interest in the issues of transparency in supply chains, in particular: pressure from the government, consumers, nongovernmental organizations, etc. on the management of focus companies, to open more information about their supply chains. It has been shown that the reputational costs associated with not meeting these requirements can be very high. The article explains the meaning of supply chain transparency and provides guidelines and methodology for mapping and expanding progress in understanding SC-Transparency. The analysis is based on overseas DRM experience shared by dozens of companies in all industries of all sizes over the past decade with consistent advances in DRM. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the experience of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – an initiative founded at the MIT Transport and Logistics Center; research by Sourcemap, a provider of supply chain transparency solutions; and research in this area by leading experts and analysts
Keywords: supply chain focus company visibility transparency traceability methodology terminology
Mandatory Marking Features of Footwear
MAGAZINE №2 (97) April 2020
AUTHORS KOLCHUGIN D.M.
CATEGORY Analysis in logistics and SCM Retail companies’ corporate logistics Logistic infrastructure
ABSTRACT
This article focuses on the mandatory marking issues of footwear. The author describes the advantages of marking goods, including ensuring traceability in the supply chain. The legal framework for marking footwear and the stages of its implementation are considered.
The author paid special attention to the marking process of commodity stocks. The author analyzes and classifies the options for marking commodity stocks highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. The need for the operations to stop, the feasibility of separating commodity stocks into marked and unmarked, etc. are the factors to be considered for marking goods. The proposed classification will allow a more flexible approach to the process of marking commodity stocks in the warehouse. Also, the article considers the impact of marking goods at other stages of product processing in the warehouse; highlights and analyses cost items caused by the introduction of goods marking.
Keywords: traceability footwear marking marking marking commodity stocks
Problems and Methodological Aspects of Control and Monitoring of Network Retail Supply Chains
MAGAZINE №3 (92) June 2019
AUTHOR SERGEEV I.V. - Cand. of Eс. Sc., Associate Professor, Department of Information Systems and Technologies in Logistics, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
CATEGORY Analytics and reviews Controlling Information technologies in logistics and SCM Retail companies’ corporate logistics
ABSTRACT
The article shows the relevance of reliable control and monitoring of processes in re-tail supply chains. We consider terminological aspects, general problems and the benefits of effective supply chain monitoring (SCMo). The article analyzes the main drivers of con-trol and monitoring of retail supply chains. The evolution of control systems and monitoring of operations in supply chains based on the concept / methodology of the Supply Chain Con-trol Tower (SCCT) is considered. It is shown that from a historical perspective, the concept of SCCT has passed through four stages (generations): from version SCCT 1.0 to SCCT 4.0. Each generation of the Control Tower is described in detail from the standpoint of functio-nality, advantages, limitations, and software and technological implementation. In terms of methodology, the importance of ensuring traceability and end-to-end (Е2Е) visibility of the supply chain for monitoring retail supply chains has been proved. The article analyzes sig-nificant factors affecting the traceability of the supply chain, as well as characteristics, technical standards and cloud technologies. The visibility of the supply chain of a chain retail operator is illustrated by the example of the cloud platform of the companies Nexus GT and Infor.
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Application of Blockchain Technology in Supply Chain Management: A New Way to Transparency and Traceability
MAGAZINE №2(85) April 2018
AUTHOR Kornienko P.A. - Graduate student, National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia)
CATEGORY Information technologies in logistics and SCM Modern concepts and technologies in logistics and SCM
ABSTRACT
Today Blockchain technology is one of the breakthrough innovations that changes modern business and can bring it to a new level. Supply chain management (SCM) is one of the areas where this technology can manifest itself in the best possible light. Blockchain is designed to solve one of the most pressing issues of the SCM – ensuring the necessary level of transparency of the chain for all its participants. Every day, business increasingly faces the problem of counterfeiting, complicated document management or the problem of low-quality raw materials, in particular, in food industry. All these problems are a direct consequence of the lack of transparency required by the various scammers and attackers. Blockchain is a distributed and reliable data storage technology designed to solve the problems mentioned above. In this system, all participants have the same rights and access to information, and the system itself works through smart contracts that provide trust between participants. This paper examines the works of various authors and identifies the benefits of Blockchain technology and its application in SCM. In addition, successful examples of the use of this technology in business will be considered.
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