[Logprofs] Special issue call for papers - Supply Chain Risk Management in China

[Nicola Codner]

Supply Chain Management: an International Journal

 

Special issue call for papers

 

Supply Chain Risk Management in China

 

 

Globalization began to take root in the 1980s and the supply chain
paradigm truly shifted, as companies in developed countries began
roaming the world in search of the lowest possible costs. In many
industries, supply chains need to be restructured because the companies
have to add at least one layer of suppliers in developing countries. In
such cases, the outsourcing companies will have no direct control and
the chain can break more easily. Obviously, significant breakdown can
bring enormous damage to companies in a chain and it usually takes time
for the companies to recover from failure. Unfortunately, many companies
rush to revamp their supply chains without giving much thought to the
risks they might face. For example, as the companies outsource to
developing countries, they often unknowingly take on greater exposure to
lower safety standards, less reliable legal systems, and so on. Equally,
many suppliers in the developing countries do not realize the
consequences of chain breaking.

 

Outsourcing to China has recently spurred broad discussions due to the
relatively high failure rate of outsourced activities. The gap in
various areas between the outsourcing companies of parent countries and
the suppliers of host China is not only the origination of international
outsourcing but also the main factor of the risk caused. It is necessary
to carry out investigations into supply chain risks related. Though
there have been plenty of articles in this area, closer and further
research in China is scanty, especially studies about Chinese companies
as suppliers in a global chain. In China, supply chain development and
risk management are only at initial stages. What kind of risks will both
the outsourcing companies and China face? How can the risks be assessed,
mitigated, avoided and managed at the strategic and operational level in
supply chain coordination? Answers to these questions need to be sought.


 

In this special issue we seek to explore the theories and applications
of supply chain risk management related to outsourcing to China.
Although contributions are encouraged from diverse disciplines (e.g.
Supply, Demand, Product and Information Management), we are particularly
interested in results from multi-disciplinary research focusing on
cross-functional topics. Moreover, in-depth case studies grounded in a
sound theoretical methodology as well as theoretical research papers on
current trends and issues of risks in supply chain are welcomed. 

 

Potential Topics for Papers

 

Contributed papers may deal with, but are not limited to:

 

*                 Supply chain risk identification, analysis, control
and response 

(Environmental, Technical, Productive, Receivables, Inventory, etc.)

*                 Frameworks and tools for supply chain risk management

*                 Strategic alliances and partnerships in supply chains

*                 Co-ordination and interface between the stakeholders

*                 New opportunities for securing global supply chains 

*                 Application of integrated supply chain management
programmes

*                 Latest technologies to support supply chain risk
management initiatives 

*                 Future directions for supply chain risk management.

 

Submission guidelines:

All submissions should be made though Manuscript Central, following the
guidelines below:


Registering on Manuscript Central 

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*     Your username will be your email address and you have to input a
password of at least 8 characters in length and containing two or more
numbers

*     Click 'Finish' and your account has been created

 

 Submitting an article to SCM on Manuscript Central 

*     Please log on to SCM at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/scm with
your username and password. This will take you through to the Welcome
page
*     (To consult the Author Guidelines for this journal, click on the
Home Page link in the Resources column) 

*     Click on the Author Centre button 

*     Click on the submit a manuscript link which will take you through
to the Manuscript Submission page

*     Complete all fields and browse to upload your article to the
Supply Chain Risk Management in China special issue

*     When all required sections are completed, preview your .pdf proof 

*     Submit your manuscript 

 

Submission Deadline: 31 May 2009 

 

Guest editors

Dr. Charlene Xie

Shenzhen Graduate School, 

Harbin Institute of Technology

Shenzhen 518055, China

e-mail: charlenexie at yahoo.cn 

 

Professor Chimay J. Anumba
Department of Architectural Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
USA
Email: anumba at engr. psu.edu <mailto:anumba at engr.psu.edu> 

 

Professor Tzong-Ru Lee

Department of Marketing

National Chung Hsing University 

Taiwan
Email:trlee at dragon.nchu.edu.tw

Nicola Codner

Assistant Publisher

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