Publication Type
Report
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
5-2003
Abstract
A supply hub is a location generally close to a manufacturer’s facility where all or some of its supplies are warehoused with the agreement that the materials will be paid for only when consumed. Supply hub is an innovative strategy employed by especially the electronics industry to achieve cost reduction and improved responsiveness. After first tracing the developments leading to the establishment of supply hubs, the paper then describes the dynamics of the operation of supply hubs. Case examples are provided to highlight the current practices. Finally, some research issues are identified.
Keywords
Supplier Owned Inventory, Vendor Managed Inventory, Postponement of procurement, responsiveness
Discipline
Computer Sciences | Management Information Systems
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
First Page
1
Last Page
27
Citation
Barnes, Earl; DAI, Jim; DENG, Shijie; Down, Doug; GOH, Mark; LAU, Hoong Chuin; and Moosa, Sharafali.
On the Strategy of Supply Hubs for Cost Reduction and Responsiveness. (2003). 1-27.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1161
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
http://www.tliap.nus.edu.sg/tliap/Research_WhitePapers/Supply_Hub_Research.pdf
Comments
This document is one of a series of white papers on supply chain issues in the electronic industry