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A importância da colaboração entre os agentes envolvidos na gestão da
cadeia de abastecimentos (CA) e em especial, na área florestal, é bem percebida.
No entanto exemplos de implementação de colaboração bem sucedida em CA
florestal ainda são raros, devido em parte à falta de conhecimento e orientação
que incentiva os agentes para colaborar. Este facto, sugere a necessidade de
novas abordagens metodológicas que possam efetivamente planear e
implementar a colaboração na prática. Frameworks existentes não conseguiram
fornecer ferramentas para a identificação das oportunidades de colaboração
dentro da cadeia de abastecimentos e como proceder para implementar
estratégias colaborativas. Este estudo propõe um framework inovador para
projetar a colaboração inter-empresas em CA florestal (FSCC), abrangendo as
etapas para definir a estratégia de colaboração apropriada e as técnicas
necessárias para a colocar em prática. O estudo discute ainda como se podem
identificar oportunidades para novas colaborações, entre as empresas da
mesma cadeia de abastecimento ou entre empresas de diferentes cadeias mas
desenvolvendo a mesma atividade. O estudo foi construído sobre uma revisão
de literatura e também sobre os resultados de dois workshops com agentes de
diferentes CA florestal em Portugal. Os resultados preliminares da aplicação do
framework proposto para uma colaboração vertical entre uma indústria de pasta
e papel Português e seus fornecedores, também são relatados.
The importance of collaboration among the agents involved in supply chain management (SCM) and in particular in forestry, is well perceived. Nevertheless examples of implementation of successful collaboration in forest based SC are still rare due in part to lack of knowledge and guidance that motivate agents to collaborate. This fact, suggests the need of new methodology approaches that may effectively plan and implement collaboration in practice. Existing frameworks fail to provide tools to identify opportunities within the supply chain and how to proceed to implement collaborative strategies. This study proposes an innovative framework to design inter-firm collaboration in forest based SCs (FSCC) by encompassing the steps to define the appropriated collaborative strategy and the needed techniques to put in practice. The study further discusses how to identify opportunities where collaboration might be formed, among companies of the same supply chain or companies of different SC that develop the same activity. This study has been built on a thorough literature review and also on the results of two workshops with agents of different FSCs in Portugal. Preliminary results of the application of the proposed framework to a vertical collaboration between a Portuguese pulp mill and its suppliers are also reported.
The importance of collaboration among the agents involved in supply chain management (SCM) and in particular in forestry, is well perceived. Nevertheless examples of implementation of successful collaboration in forest based SC are still rare due in part to lack of knowledge and guidance that motivate agents to collaborate. This fact, suggests the need of new methodology approaches that may effectively plan and implement collaboration in practice. Existing frameworks fail to provide tools to identify opportunities within the supply chain and how to proceed to implement collaborative strategies. This study proposes an innovative framework to design inter-firm collaboration in forest based SCs (FSCC) by encompassing the steps to define the appropriated collaborative strategy and the needed techniques to put in practice. The study further discusses how to identify opportunities where collaboration might be formed, among companies of the same supply chain or companies of different SC that develop the same activity. This study has been built on a thorough literature review and also on the results of two workshops with agents of different FSCs in Portugal. Preliminary results of the application of the proposed framework to a vertical collaboration between a Portuguese pulp mill and its suppliers are also reported.
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Colaboração da cadeia de abastecimentos Estratégia colaborativa Cadeia de abastecimento florestal Colaboração inter-empresas Supply chain collaboration Collaborative strategy Forest-based supply chain Inter-firm collaboration