Supply chain management literature

[BarbaraSchack]

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@DenVeg

This topic - distributed contracting - has been extensively studied and developed in supply chain management literature. In supply chain management literature this topic is usually referred to as ‘coordination mechanisms’ or ‘coordination contracts’ or ‘incentive alignment’. In my opinion, still a lot of coordination mechanisms need to be developed, in particular for open hardware in relation to sustainability. The supply chain management literature may provide a jump start.

It would be valuable to put together a reading list of supply chain management literature, as a form of first step towards desk research on the topic. Do put a comment if you have a source to share!

[BarbaraSchack]

Blogpost: Roles in Distributed Manufacturing by @AnnaSera

[TiberiusB]

Here’s a short list of links that we have accumulated on Diigo.

Group items tagged supply chain - Sensorica Knowledge | Diigo Groups

[DenVeg]

@BarbaraSchack and @TiberiusB,
Thanks for sharing the link to the blogpost and the groups on Diigo. Interesting reads.
Good idea to start this thread and looking forward to contribute.

[DenVeg]

As a start of a reading list of supply chain management literature related to distributed contracting:

An interesting overview of coordination contracts is, in my opinion:
Govindan, K., Popiuc, M. N., & Diabat, A. (2013). Overview of coordination contracts within forward and reverse supply chains. Journal of cleaner production , 47 , 319-334.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.02.001
This paper classifies coordination contracts in nine groups:
(1) Wholesale price (2) Two-part tariff (3) Buyback (4) Revenue sharing (5) Quantity flexibility (6) Backup (7) Sales rebate (8) Quantity discount (9) Combinations.
These groups could be a starting point for the templates that the blogpost of @AnnaSera is referring to.
A recent paper which focuses on the role of contracts in supply chains in a circular economy:
Mahdiraji, H. A., Govindan, K., Yaftiyan, F., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Hajiagha, S. H. R. (2023). Unveiling coordination contracts’ roles considering circular economy and eco-innovation toward pharmaceutical supply chain resiliency: Evidence of an emerging economy. Journal of Cleaner Production , 382 , 135135.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135135
This paper describes 16 different contracts in table 3 on page 6.
The wide variety of possible contracts is a clear argument in favor of a modular approach, as suggested by @AnnaSera

A recurring characteristic of contracts is that parties share or exchange something of value with each other. In the context of distributed manufacturing it seems relevant to include multiple value transformation: financial, manufactured, intellectual, human, social and relationship, and natural. See also Get to grips with the six capitals | Integrated Reporting