Open AccessRESEARCH AND IMPROVEMENT OF SUPPLY CHAIN IN THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY / TIEKIMO GRANDINĖS TOBULINIMO GALIMYBIŲ TYRIMAS METALURGIJOS PRAMONĖJE
Author(s) -
Pablo Villanueva Fregoso
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mokslas - lietuvos ateitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2029-2341
pISSN - 2029-2252
DOI - 10.3846/mla.2019.6984
Subject(s) - outsourcing , supply chain , lithuanian , business , industrial organization , order (exchange) , competition (biology) , supply chain management , product (mathematics) , manufacturing engineering , engineering , marketing , finance , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , biology
As the recent industrial situation is characterized by a growing global competition, decreasing product life cycles and increased levels of global outsourcing, among other challenges, the importance of supply chain integration between companies and its suppliers has become a critical factor for their survival in the international market. The way on how they arrange their supply networks to accomplish a flexible supply chain will define the future of modern enterprises. This article aims to explore Supply Chain Management in the Lithuanian metallurgical industry. More precisely, it will be focused on determining its supply chain and describing actual situation and relationships that affect it. Additionally, this paper looks to analyze the possible improvements that could be made in order to make it more efficient. In addition, to get an overview of the present supply chain in the metallurgical sector, a survey has been sent to a selection of metal-manufacturing companies inside Lithuania. The conducted survey-questionnaire represents the empirical research base for this study.