Conference Agenda

Session
MA5 - SCM1: Digital technology in SCM
Time:
Monday, 27/June/2022:
MA 8:30-10:00

Session Chair: Janice Carrillo
Location: Forum 9


Presentations

Traceability technology adoption in supply chain networks

Philippe Blaettchen1, Andre Calmon2, Georgina Hall3

1Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London; 2Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology; 3INSEAD

Modern traceability technologies promise simplified recalls, increased visibility, and verification of sustainable practices. However, the benefits obtained from traceability are conditional on technology adoption throughout a supply chain. Hence, traceability initiatives need to subsidize some early adopters within a network of supply chains to achieve broad diffusion. We address the problem of identifying this "seed set" and describe how the supply chain network structure affects the choice.



Simulation of blockchain-enabled market for supplier capacity trading among competing retailers

Daniel Hellwig1, Kai Wendt1, Volodymyr Babich2, Arnd Huchzermeier1

1WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, Germany; 2McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

We design a behavioral simulation using a blockchain-enabled market for trading suppliers’ capacities among competing retailers. Retailers have different valuations for goods and order before knowing their demand. After demand realization, retailers can trade among themselves. While average initial orders do not differ significantly compared to the control group, significant improvements in inventory allocation and profits are achieved, and trading strategies arise that mitigate demand risk.



Selling and Leasing for Digital Goods with Piracy in Supply Chains

Hongseok Jang1, Janice Carrillo2, Kyung Sung Jung2, Young Kwark2

1Tulane University, United States of America; 2University of Florida, United States of America

This study examines the impact of (a) leasing or selling decisions and (b) alternate supply chain forms (CSC or DSC) on digital piracy and supply chain profits. We develop an analytical model where supply chain members lease or sell digital goods in the presence of pirated goods in a two-period setting. We find that leasing digital goods to buyers has higher supply chain profit than selling in a CSC, and selling provides higher supply chain profit than leasing in a DSC.