Chaher Alzaman, Concordia University, s_alzama@encs.concordia.ca
A.A. Bulgak, Concordia University, bulgak@vax2.concordia.ca

Amar Ramudhin, Ecole de Technologie Supérieur, amar.ramudhin@etsmtl.ca

Supply chain modeling is attracting the interest of many researchers and is a topic that has application in real life management practices. In the Aerospace industry quality is an important factor and suppliers are chosen on the basis of quality as well as cost. By integrating Cost of Quality (COQ) into Supply Chain Network Design (SCND), managers could make decisions based on operational costs and also based on quality non-conformance costs. This paper presents a case study for a leading company in the Aerospace industry with COQ integrated into SCND. Further in this paper, we present a model that tailors to a real life supply chain with Cost of Quality (COQ) , binary variables for assignable cost representation of supply chain nodes, and an n level bill of material (BOM) integrated; the model resulting is a nonlinear model and is challenging to solve. A simulated annealing-based solution procedure is then used to solve the overall the model.

Tobias Schoenherr, Eastern Michigan University, tobias.schoenherr@emich.edu

The present paper is an extension and further validation of Tummala and Schoenherr [1] who developed a SCM implementation decision framework based on best practices identified in past literature. This manuscript reports and analyses the results of a survey among supply chain managers of a large international manufacturing company, testing the framework. As such, this study provides insight into how relevant and important the identified enablers, SCM initiatives and the related operational plans are, and how they aid in the implementation of a comprehensive SCM approach within the company. In addition, factors are prioritized, and conclusions and recommendations are drawn. These results are useful to the company’s SCM director in assessing the relative importance of the initiatives, as well as the corresponding operational plans. Furthermore, how the participants perceived the relative importance of these initiatives, and any training needs that may be required to implement them, can be assessed.