Supply Chain Management: Globalization in the Age of E-business (based on Adler Style GmbH case)

Abstract

The work is dedicated to the investigation of the supply chain management on a global scale in the context of modern environment, global turbulence, and integration of the digital technologies. The work summarizes theoretical material on the supply chain processes, examines the supply chain management on practice covering the impacting challenges, and highlights the development strategies. The author determines the impact of the supply chain disruptions on electronic business and derives methods to overcome challenges with increasing resilience. The conducted analysis indicated the possible reorganization strategies for the business operations and integration of advanced digital technologies. In order to enhance and develop business operations, the software systems enabling convenient and agile operations were considered. In general, the international supply chains were compared on global and regional levels in terms of flexibility and efficiency, and conclusions were drawn regarding the optimal strategy.