Supply Chain Integration for Sustainable Advantages

Dr. Yongyi Shou is Professor of Operations Management at the School of Management, Zhejiang University, China. He received his PhD degree in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests focus on operations strategy, logistics and supply chain management, innovation, and sustainable management. He has published research articles on leading journals such as International Journal of Operations & Production Management, International Journal of Production Economics, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Transportation Research, and Supply Chain Management.   Dr. Mingu Kang is an associate professor at the School of Management, Zhejiang University, China. Dr.Kang earned a Ph.D. degree from the School of Management, Zhejiang University, China. He holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Design Engineering from Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea. His  articles have been published in Strategic Outsourcing: An  International Journal，Journal of Business Research, International Journal of  Procurement Management and Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management. His research interests include outsourcing strategy, global manufacturing, and strategies for managing technological innovation.   Dr. Young Won Park is a Professor of the Faculty of Economics, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Saitama University, and an Associate Professor of the Project of the Manufacturing Management Research Center at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He holds a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Advanced Social and International Studies at the University of Tokyo, Japan. His articles have been published in journals including Management Decision, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Information Management, Business Horizons, Journal of Business Research,Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Journal of Cleaner Production, Industrial Management & Data Systems, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, Benchmarking: An International Journal, International Journal of Services and Operations Management, International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, International Journal of Business Excellence, International Journal of Procurement Management, Akamon Management Review, Japan Academy of International Business Studies, Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies, and the Japan Society of Information and Communication Research. He has received research awards, including a Certificate for Highly Cited Research in Business Horizons, Dissertation Paper Awards from the Japan Association for Social Informatics (JASI), Best Paper Awards from The Japan Society of Information and Communication Research (JSICR), Research Awards in the Social Sciences Field from The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF), and Research Students Awards in the Social Sciences Field from The Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF). His research interests are in technology management, global strategy and IT strategy, and global supply chain management.

-Chapter 1:  Introduction.- Chapter 2:  Literature review.- Chapter 3:  Product and supply chain integration.- Chapter 4:  Production system and supply chain integration.- Chapter 5:  Quality management and manufacturing network.- Chapter 6:  Risk management of manufacturing multinational corporations.- Chapter 7:  Supply chain integration and sustainability.- Chapter 8:  Strategic orientations.- Chapter 9:  Conclusions.