Guilherme F. Frederico

Universidade Federal do Paraná | UFPR · Departamento de Administração Geral e Aplicada

Purpose The apparel industry of Bangladesh is rethinking lean manufacturing (LM) deployment because of the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to COVID-19, LM implementation in the apparel industry has become more difficult. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore the barriers to implementing LM practices in the apparel industry...

This study aims to discuss the barriers of Agile Project Management, considering the increase of utilization of Agile Methods worldwide specially because it has helped companies get better productivity and reduce their wastes. And, because agility (adaptability to need) has become an advantage for companies into a highly competitive business world....

Purpose The purpose of the article is to contribute to the body of research on digital transformation among members of the supply chain operating in an emerging economy. This paper researches the digital transformation trends happening across Vietnamese supply chains, by investigating the current adoption rates, predicted impact levels and financia...

Purpose This research aims to ascertain the various operational maturity challenges faced by the online food ordering and delivery enterprises (OFODE), their nature and their interactive relationships. In particular, this paper aims to (a) identify the most relevant operational maturity challenges faced by the OFODE during the COVID-19 lockdown in...

Purpose The purpose of the study is to propose a framework for fleet management and make suitable distribution solution choices in the food industry. Design/methodology/approach This study reviews the literature to examine food distribution criteria. These criteria are used in the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) assessment and combined with discr...

The COVID-19 outbreak has threatened and caused unprecedented disruptions to supply chains showing the supply chain management's inability to deal with black swan events. The unexpected COVID-19 event has deeply impacted the world in terms of health systems as well as the business environment. Supply chains have been challenged to avoid imminent di...

Background: ChatGPT has been largely discussed since it was launched in November 2022. Problem statement: the main approaches of ChatGPT in the recent and scarce literature are more focused on the impacts for general use, applied sciences and educational systems, which evidences a relevant gap for the management field, especially related to the sup...

Purpose The authors analysed the operations of two synchronised channels by focusing on “buy online and return in store” (BORS) strategies in fast-fashion retail by investigating internal and external factors affecting this omnichannel strategy. Design/methodology/approach The authors apply a combination of techniques to identify the BORS factors....

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy is crucial for the success of organizations in the context of Industry 4.0. Operations and Supply Chains are a potential field to generate competitive advantages, and then supporting organizations to strongly compete in the market. Nonetheless, considering the context of Industry 4.0, technologies also play an i...

Important Dates: Manuscript Submission Deadline: 29/02/2024 Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/supply-chain-analytics/about/call-for-papers#emerging-performance-measurement-systems-in-digital-supply-chains-and-logistics

Purpose: This study aims to explore the mediating role of digital technologies-based Supply Chain Integrating (SCI) strategies on the agri-Supply Chain Performance (SCP) and Firm Performance (FP). This research has introduced recently emerged digital technologies such as IoT. Further, based on theoretical support and an extensive literature review,...

Background: Industry 4.0 is one of the topics related to manufacturing, supply chainand logistics that has received great interest from the academic community, organizations andgovernments in the last decade. Problem statement: Several published articles discuss and seek toconceptualize what the fourth industrial revolution is, but no research rela...

This paper aims to present a structured perspective regarding the strategic sourcing process with the aim of enhancing supply chain resilience during disturbing events. For this purpose, it uses a descriptive approach, based on theoretical insights in order to provide a detailed strategic sourcing process, which adopts a risk‐based orientation. Eac...

Purpose A globalized world demands proactive tactics from organizational supply chains. Companies should be capable of mitigating the impacts of natural and manmade disasters, which requires that they understand their stages of maturity and resilience. This study develops a theoretical model of the relationship between maturity and resilience, seek...

Purpose-The ongoing pandemic has gravely affected different facets of society and economic trades worldwide. During the outbreak, most manufacturing and service sectors were closed across the globe except for essential commodities such as food and medicines. Consequently, recent literature has focused on studying supply chain resilience and sustain...

Purpose- The ongoing pandemic has gravely affected different facets of society and economic trades worldwide. During the outbreak, most manufacturing and service sectors were closed across the globe except for essential commodities such as food and medicines. Consequently, recent literature has focused on studying supply chain resilience and sustai...

https://worldfinancialreview.com/reshaping-supply-chains-in-the-era-of-disruptions/

Purpose This study aims to analyse the resilience of customer demand management post-coronavirus disease 2019, using fast fashion as an example. The paper provides insights for potential applications to micro-, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Design/methodology/approach Based on the qualitative analysis and an integrated Plan-Do-Check-Act (P...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the resilience of customer demand management post-COVID-19, using fast-fashion MSMEs as an example. Precisely, this paper investigates how waterfall project management can enable stakeholders to build survival operations managerial decisions. Design/methodology/approach: Based on interviews and surv...

Purpose: This study aims to analyse the resilience of customer demand management in post-coronavirus disease (COVID) 2019, using fast fashion as an example. The paper provides insights for potential applications to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Design/methodology/approach: Based on the qualitative analysis and an integrated PDCA-DEM...

During wide spread of Corona Virus Disease (COVID19), it has been recorded that humankind plays a responsive role in collaboration with societies, governing authorities and controlling agencies (Haque and Islam, 2018) while managing resources during man-made or natural disasters. Sufficient literature is being noticed focusing on humanitarian relie...

Abstract Purpose This study investigates the impact of green supply chain management (GSCM) practices on environmental performance in firms operating in the discretionary sector in the G20 countries. The sample covers 749 firms for the period 2010–2020. Design/methodology/approach This study combines qualitative and quantitative data to examine th...

Successful management of global supply chains across their wide networks has been a major force of globalization. As a result, supply chains have become more robust where, at the same time, conflict and complexity are increasing on the rise. In today’s ever-changing environment, highly sophisticated supply chains have come to straddle the globe. Ho...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been increasingly demanded by stakeholders, being characterized by the stakeholder's ongoing commitment to ethical behavior in the environmental and social sphere. By means of a unique, in-depth and qualitative case study, this research sought to study the role of Human Resources Management (HRM) in CSR pra...

This study endeavors to a) develop a comprehensive ISM toolkit containing sufficient details about the suitability and procedural aspects of each ISM approach and offer points of reference for budding researchers b) highlight the compatibility of ISM approaches with other qualitative and quantitative approaches, and c) chalk-out an agenda for futur...

The journal of Operations Management Research (OMR) is a rigorous journal that started its publication in 2008. It publishes short, focused research studies that advance both the theory and practice of operations management. Considering the relevant OMR’s contribution to the field of Operations Management in the last years, this study provides an o...

This paper aims to present a conceptual framework for Project Management on supply chains in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Supply Chains 4.0), taking into consideration the gap that exists regarding this subject in the literature. An analysis of the literature, evidencing this gap has been conducted using the Web of Science and G...

In this paper, we examine whether the projects of the United States (U.S.) corporations have implemented initiatives to reduce the environmental footprint of their supply chains during coronavirus (COVID-19). Environmental footprint reductions could be achieved by reducing waste, reducing resource use, and reducing ecological emissions by introduci...

Abstract Purpose – This study aims to investigate the impact of I4.0’s technologies and their interoperability on Supply Chains (SCs) performance and how the integration of such technologies and their interoperability can create pathways for SCs resilience post-COVID-19. This is of paramount importance in the context of COVID-19 as the investigatio...

Call for Papers on Knowledge-Based Supply Chains and Economies: The Relation with the Emergent Technologies and Other Current Issues Operations Management Research seeks submissions for a special issue on Knowledge-Based Supply Chains and Economies: The Relation with the Emergent Technologies and Other Current Issues. Knowledge-Based Supply Chain...

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has adversely impacted the globally interconnected economy and brought the tourism sector to a temporary standstill. As such, this study aimed to investigate the spillover effect of industrial sectors by emphasizing the tourism sector. The study data was gathered from China and The United States (US) between 2019...

The current World’s context has challenged supply chains, especially with regard the resilience and sustainability aspects. The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented issues to supply chains in terms of keeping their continuity on delivering products and services. Concurrently, the World is facing many never seen climate issues, which has fostered...

Purpose-This research investigates the impact of the strategic sourcing process on the supply chain response to COVID-19. The paper presents practitioners' perspectives (experts in supply chain management, especially involved in the procurement field) on the strategic sourcing process's impact on the supply chain response. Design/methodology/approa...

Call for Papers Link: https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2042-6747 Submissions Open: 1st September 2021 Submission Deadline: 22nd December 2021 Background At the verge of the year 2020, the humankind has faced an inevitable calamity called Corona Virus Disease (COVID-1.0) which was spread around the world (WHO, 2021). It has been...

Purpose This study aims to contribute to the extant literature on logistics by investigating the interrelationship between the financial performance of listed logistics firms and the COVID-19 and compare the logistics firms’ financial performance of G-20 countries during the pandemic period. Design/methodology/approach To conduct the confirmatory...

Organizational Knowledge Management (OKM) has a great potential to contribute to companies and nations. The highest complexity of its application may be found in the scope of the Supply Chain (SC), due to being composed of numerous interrelated organizations, often with quite different characteristics. In addition, the current context of the fourth...

Please see the publication in the link: https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6290/5/3/49 Abstract The main purpose of this paper is to present what the Industry 5.0 phenomenon means in the supply chain context. A systematic literature review method was used to get evidence from the current knowledge linked to this theme. The results have evidenced a strong g...

Present COVID-19 Issues: Multiple shiftings in a economies, societies, and businesses around the world have been witnessed since last one year as an impact of Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. A recent report (WHO, 2021) of the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the researchers have addressed multiple healthcare issues to miti...

Global reporting initiative (GRI) is the global standard of sustainability. It epitomizes the global best practice of triple bottom line, i.e., economic, environmental, and social impacts. This research is an expert-based analysis of 132 industry leaders and policymakers from 36 industries to evaluate the significance of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) technol...

The readymade garments (RMG) industry acts as one of the foremost vital catalysts for financial as well as social advancement of Bangladesh. Due to the harsh impact of COVID-19, RMG sector has been confronting a never seen before phenomenon. Since the supply chain has seriously been influenced, concern raises among industry and policymakers how to...

Coronavirus has brought a big challenge to the world in many aspects. For supply chain the defy has been to minimize losses in the short and long term. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the impact of covid-19 on supply chain and international logistics and evaluate these impacts on the reference model of operations in the supply chain....

https://www.scmr.com/article/balanced_scorecards_can_play_a_role_in_supply_chain_recovery_strategies

https://www.performancemagazine.org/performance-supply-chains/

Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to present a grounded and strategic discussion regarding Supply Chain 4.0 as a management system orientation for the post-COVID-19 period as well as propose some research directions thereof. Design, methodology/ approach – For the development of this paper, some theoretical insights were provided based on the lite...

A pesquisa aborda o tema compras governamentais a partir da análise de conteúdo de Acórdãos do Tribunal de Contas da União emitidos para as universidades federais brasileiras entre 2017 e 2018, abrangendo a aquisição de material de consumo e bens permanentes. Esse conteúdo apresentou exigências para a gestão universitária sobre compras governamenta...

Performance Measurement in Supply Chains During Disruptions: Lessons from COVID-19 Pandemic Call for papers for: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management Submission Portal Opens : 1st December 2021 Author Deadline : 23rd March 2022 Introduction The COVID-19 outbreak has threatened and caused unprecedented disruptions to supply...

Special Issue The global Covid-19 emergency has triggered an unexpected spike in demand for essential products that include, among many others, medical diagnostic equipment, clinical care equipment, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), medicines, sanitising products, food, etc. For example, in regards to PPE, the World Health Organisation (WHO) est...

Special Issue on Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Manufacturing based on Circular Economy in International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences (Submission Deadline: 1st August 2021) https://www.ijmems.in/announcements.php

Call for Papers for the Special Issue - The Role of Project Management for More Resilient Supply Chains: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Outbreak

The various positive impacts that knowledge management (KM) offers to organisations that effectively apply it are fully consolidated in the literature. Nonetheless, even large enterprises, although usually abundant of human, financial and technological resources, are not always expressively successful on applying that concept. Small and medium-size...

COVID-19 pandemic has put huge challenges for supply chains around the world. This pandemic has been initiated just in times when supply chains are suffering important transformations in terms of disruptive technologies (i.e. technologies of Industry 4.0) adoption on the search for a breaktrought on the supply chain processes. Perhaps, supply chain...

https://www.scmr.com/article/supply_chain_strategy_reboot

https://www.supplychaintribe.com/magazine/july-august-2020/scm-4-0-adapt-or-perish.html

Purpose – Industry 4.0 has been one of the most topics of interest by researches and practitioners in recent years. Then, researches which bring new insights related to the subjects linked to the Industry 4.0 become relevant to support Industry 4.0’s initiatives as well as for the deployment of new research works. Considering “organizational learni...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical approach based on the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) with regards to Performance Measurement (PM) in supply chains for the Industry 4.0 era. Design, methodology/ approach – This paper combines the literature on PM and specifically the BSC related to the dimensions of supply chain in the co...

https://www.scmr.com/article/in_times_of_coronavirus_maturity_in_supply_chain_management_really_mat

https://www.scmr.com/article/supply_chain_5.0_the_reconciliation_between_humans_and_machines

https://www.scmr.com/article/in_times_of_coronavirus_maturity_in_supply_chain_management_really_matters

Research on supply chain management (SCM) has gained pre-eminence since 1990s as a result of its potential to generate opportunities to accrue value to the companies, and to compete advantageously. It is of the essence to comprehend the dimensions regarding the maturity and performance of SCM as well as the perception of the interrelations among th...

Purpose – Industry 4.0 is one of the most emergent research topics attracting significant interest by researchers as well as practitioners. Many articles have been published with regards Industry 4.0 however there is no research that clearly conceptualizes Industry 4.0 in the context of supply chain. In this paper, the term “Supply Chain 4.0” is pr...

The information management can support the decisions in the logistics management of the supply chain of consumer material in the Brazilian Federal Higher Education Institutions, based on the analysis of the audit reports. Supply management demands decision-making from information throughout the activities throughout its chain. In the case of public...

Recently, research on the maturity levels of different management areas has gained increased importance. In supply chain management SCM, some approaches have been developed with a view to better understanding how to enhance performance. This paper presents a case study at a Brazilian biotech company, which is a national reference in molecular biolo...

Buscar a maximização da qualidade de ensino nas instituições de ensino superior é objetivo intrínseco e relevante da administração interna, do Ministério da Educação e da sociedade como um todo. Nesse contexto, as Comissões Próprias de Avaliação e o processo de Autoavaliação Institucional constituem-se elementos fundamentais uma vez que oferecem in...

Operations and Supply Chain Strategy is crucial for the success of organizations in the context of Industry 4.0. Operations and Supply Chains are a potential field to generate competitive advantages, and then supporting organizations to strongly compete in the market. Nonetheless, considering the context of Industry 4.0, technologies also play an i...

Knowledge management (KM) has become an important focus for organisations in the current context. This is more relevant for companies specialised in BPO - business processes outsourcing. The correct understanding of KM practices development stage is essential for practitioners who aim to establish improvement plans in order to achieve higher levels...

Maturity evaluation has been one of the most important research topics for many of knowledge management areas. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to present a maturity framework for Information Technology- IT area showing the dimensions to be managed in terms of stages of development for technology management. The literature review was based on the...

Este E-book, em sua primeira edição, tem por objetivo apresentar os professores que ora participam de um grupo criado pela oportunidade de participação no evento Smart Cities Expo Curitiba realizado em Curitiba em 2017 e com o interesse em refletir e desenvolver produtos diferenciados para melhoria das decisões governamentais em prol da comunidade....

Performance Measurement Systems - PMSs has become relevant for Organizations in the last years taking into consideration the broad approach and the strategic link which the current performance measurement is focused on. Brazilian railroad transportation has poor performance when compared with other similar countries. The rail transportation product...

Resumo: A integração e coordenação das diversas funções e processos é um grande desafio das organizações que buscam a sua excelência operacional. Para que haja essa ordenação um fator fundamental é a gestão do potencial humano no sentido de como ocorre o fluxo das informações e dos conhecimentos que essas pessoas geram. Entretanto, observam-se aind...

Supply chains have an important role in the competition on the current market. The understanding of maturity and its dimensions in terms of supply chain management –SCM can lead companies to better levels of performance. This paper aims to present findings on supply chain management maturity showing a theoretical model developed from the literature...

Building information modelling (BIM) still faces adoption barriers in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry (AEC). One of the barriers perceived in literature was the lack of professionals with knowledge and BIM competences developed, also due to the fact that BIM is not commonly taught in universities yet, especially in Brazil. T...

Deepens the theoretical issues related to the Information and Knowledge Engineering with emphasis on reflection about its importance in the field of scientific research and social contribution to the development of the country. The paper presents these theoretical concepts: Information Engineering as the creation process and systematization of a vo...

Continued innovation in products, processes, services, technology and on the company management, is essential to maintaining and achieve more competitiveness in organizations. To execute innovation projects, many companies seek external financial resources through development agencies. Taking into consideration few theoretical approaches on this to...

A Medição de Desempenho é um processo fundamental para o sucesso das organizações atuais. Em relação à logística este processo pode ser elemento chave para a correta tomada de decisões por parte dos gestores. Desta forma, este livro traz toda uma abordagem teórica sobre a medição de desempenho em gestão de operações com ênfase no Balanced Scorecard...

Supply chains have gained important focus after 2000's due to not only the opportunities that it can provide but also the complexity involved on its management. Into this context, the implementation of different management practices can help companies to achieve better performance in their supply chains. As part of these practices it can be conside...

Supply chains have become increasingly important for companies to survive in today's competitive market. Theories and methods that contribute to the improvement of their management are important elements of research and development in the field of Industrial Engineering. Considering performance measurement systems as one of these elements, this pap...

Supply chains are becoming increasingly important for companies to survive in today's competitive market. Theories and methods that contributing to the improvement of its management are important elements for research and development in the field of Industrial Engineering. Considering the performance measurement systems as one of these elements, th...

Supply chains play a very important role to help companies to survive in today's competitive market. The implementation of different management practices lead companies to different levels of maturity in supply chain management. The same