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Papers by Ehab Yaseen

Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1987

By far the biggest proportion of supply chain theory is bound up within North American and Europe... more By far the biggest proportion of supply chain theory is bound up within North American and European business settings, hence its generalisability to culturally diverse global supply chains is investigated. Methodology: This exploratory research utilises the anthropological approach of observing supply chain manager behaviour in five distinct natural settings (Egypt, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom). Hofstede's (1980) well-known measures of work-related culture are used to explain the observed manager behaviours. Research Implications: Supply chain theory needs to be tailored to take account of culturally diverse settings as the optimal local supply chain architecture requires consideration of national, organisational and individual cultural norms. Similarly, change roadmap and management should also be matched to the local cultural environment. Research Limitations: A limited number of national settings, and cases in each setting, is investigated. Hence, significant scope exists for further exploratory research into the implications of cultural diversity for global supply chain management. Original contribution: The behaviour of supply chain managers in a range of national settings appears to be closely correlated with the national culture value set. Such cultural drivers of manager behaviour offer pointers to the successful design and implementation of high performing international supply chains.

In an era of global supply chains, the vast majority of supply chain theory is bound up within th... more In an era of global supply chains, the vast majority of supply chain theory is bound up within the North American and European business contexts. To investigate its generic applicability within a global context, this study investigates how national culture affects the uptake of supply chain management theory in practise. Hoefstede's (1980) well-known measures of international work-related values are used to compare the behaviours of a cross-national sample of supply chain managers. The exploratory research involves an anthropological approach of observing supply chain management behaviour within its natural setting. Supply chain management concepts need to be adapted to cater for managers' cultural diversity. Identifying the most desirable supply chain improvement destination requires understanding of national, organisational and individual cultural norms. In particular, the pathway to change and the desirable leadership role must be matched to the demands of the local cultural environment. Cases from a number of national setting are investigated. Hence there is significant scope for further exploratory, intra-country and inter-country research into national cultural diversity and global supply chain management. Our findings show the general uptake of supply chain management in practise is slow and rather disappointing, particularly given some twenty-plus years of academic research. Although supply chain management concepts seem to be geographically generic in application, evidence indicates that the setting directly affects the approaches undertaken in practise. The cultural values in Asian versus Anglo-Saxon working environments significantly affect supply chain management practise.

Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1988

The increasing dynamics and complexity of today’s supply chains resulted in the need to select fr... more The increasing dynamics and complexity of today’s supply chains resulted in the need to select from a wide variety of the developed supply chain approaches. In this paper, a business case study is conducted to answer the research question: “How can the agility best fit within the supply chain strategies?” This research contributes to the literature by developing the DESC (differentiated enlightened supply chain) framework that consolidates necessary analysis in order to discover the scope and priorities of the supply chain from multiple perspectives. It is a guideline for the enlightened differentiated supply chain management. Through this, every different supply chain is managed differently to serve for different order winning criteria that are considered from multiple perspectives. It was concluded that in such significant and rapid changes in the requirements of different products and markets, differentiation is the clue to satisfy customer requirements and firms’ competitive pos...

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

PurposeRecently, sustainability aspects are gaining importance among supply chain management (SCM... more PurposeRecently, sustainability aspects are gaining importance among supply chain management (SCM) research field, hence this study aims to explore barriers to sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) implementation in Egyptian industries and the interrelationships among these barriers to provide a structured detailed model for barriers and suggest recommendations to deal with these barriers.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is an empirical study with a descriptive research approach using qualitative methodology. Data were collected through interviewing experts involved in sustainability implementation within supply chain functions. Afterward interpretive structural modeling (ISM) for barriers was conducted to develop a structured model representing possible interrelationships between barriers.FindingsFindings have reported slight differences among barriers to SSCM implementation in Egyptian industries other than those stated previously. ISM analysis helped in shaping barriers ...

WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, 2013

International Journal of Production Research, 2009

Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1987

By far the biggest proportion of supply chain theory is bound up within North American and Europe... more By far the biggest proportion of supply chain theory is bound up within North American and European business settings, hence its generalisability to culturally diverse global supply chains is investigated. Methodology: This exploratory research utilises the anthropological approach of observing supply chain manager behaviour in five distinct natural settings (Egypt, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom). Hofstede's (1980) well-known measures of work-related culture are used to explain the observed manager behaviours. Research Implications: Supply chain theory needs to be tailored to take account of culturally diverse settings as the optimal local supply chain architecture requires consideration of national, organisational and individual cultural norms. Similarly, change roadmap and management should also be matched to the local cultural environment. Research Limitations: A limited number of national settings, and cases in each setting, is investigated. Hence, significant scope exists for further exploratory research into the implications of cultural diversity for global supply chain management. Original contribution: The behaviour of supply chain managers in a range of national settings appears to be closely correlated with the national culture value set. Such cultural drivers of manager behaviour offer pointers to the successful design and implementation of high performing international supply chains.

In an era of global supply chains, the vast majority of supply chain theory is bound up within th... more In an era of global supply chains, the vast majority of supply chain theory is bound up within the North American and European business contexts. To investigate its generic applicability within a global context, this study investigates how national culture affects the uptake of supply chain management theory in practise. Hoefstede's (1980) well-known measures of international work-related values are used to compare the behaviours of a cross-national sample of supply chain managers. The exploratory research involves an anthropological approach of observing supply chain management behaviour within its natural setting. Supply chain management concepts need to be adapted to cater for managers' cultural diversity. Identifying the most desirable supply chain improvement destination requires understanding of national, organisational and individual cultural norms. In particular, the pathway to change and the desirable leadership role must be matched to the demands of the local cultural environment. Cases from a number of national setting are investigated. Hence there is significant scope for further exploratory, intra-country and inter-country research into national cultural diversity and global supply chain management. Our findings show the general uptake of supply chain management in practise is slow and rather disappointing, particularly given some twenty-plus years of academic research. Although supply chain management concepts seem to be geographically generic in application, evidence indicates that the setting directly affects the approaches undertaken in practise. The cultural values in Asian versus Anglo-Saxon working environments significantly affect supply chain management practise.

Journal of Sound and Vibration, 1988

The increasing dynamics and complexity of today’s supply chains resulted in the need to select fr... more The increasing dynamics and complexity of today’s supply chains resulted in the need to select from a wide variety of the developed supply chain approaches. In this paper, a business case study is conducted to answer the research question: “How can the agility best fit within the supply chain strategies?” This research contributes to the literature by developing the DESC (differentiated enlightened supply chain) framework that consolidates necessary analysis in order to discover the scope and priorities of the supply chain from multiple perspectives. It is a guideline for the enlightened differentiated supply chain management. Through this, every different supply chain is managed differently to serve for different order winning criteria that are considered from multiple perspectives. It was concluded that in such significant and rapid changes in the requirements of different products and markets, differentiation is the clue to satisfy customer requirements and firms’ competitive pos...

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

PurposeRecently, sustainability aspects are gaining importance among supply chain management (SCM... more PurposeRecently, sustainability aspects are gaining importance among supply chain management (SCM) research field, hence this study aims to explore barriers to sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) implementation in Egyptian industries and the interrelationships among these barriers to provide a structured detailed model for barriers and suggest recommendations to deal with these barriers.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is an empirical study with a descriptive research approach using qualitative methodology. Data were collected through interviewing experts involved in sustainability implementation within supply chain functions. Afterward interpretive structural modeling (ISM) for barriers was conducted to develop a structured model representing possible interrelationships between barriers.FindingsFindings have reported slight differences among barriers to SSCM implementation in Egyptian industries other than those stated previously. ISM analysis helped in shaping barriers ...

WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, 2013

International Journal of Production Research, 2009