Research on value creation of VMI based on competitive advantage in supply chain — With Lenovo as an illustration

Author

Wu Feng

Author_Institution

Sch. of Bus. Adm., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China

Volume

1

fYear

2011

fDate

13-15 May 2011

Firstpage

585

Lastpage

588

Abstract

It adopted the method of case study on Lenovo Group to explore the inherent mechanism of value creation in the process of VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) implementation. The study showed that, through building platform, time compression, sharing information and so on, Lenovo had provided multi-dimensional value-added for its direct shareholders, as well as the Group itself, which had effectively produced sustainable competitive advantage for it supply chain. Hence, this study provides China manufacturing industry with important direction in VMI implementation to gain supply chain competitive advantage.

Keywords

inventory management; manufacturing industries; supply chain management; value engineering; China manufacturing industry; Lenovo Group; VMI implementation; information sharing; multidimensional value added service; supply chain; value creation; vendor managed inventory; Companies; Production facilities; Raw materials; Supply chains; Lenovo Group; Stakeholders; Value Creation; Vendor Managed Inventory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Business Management and Electronic Information (BMEI), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Guangzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-108-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICBMEI.2011.5917004

Filename

5917004