Logistics collaboration in the French forest based sector (FFBS) Opportunity or dead end? Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy Barcelona, Spain

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1 CASTLE project has received research funding from the European Union Frank Müller Logistics collaboration in the French forest based sector (FFBS) Opportunity or dead end? Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy Barcelona, Spain

2 Problem 1 (practice) Wood transport between source and industrial transformation: high share in raw material costs, environmental and health impacts, road infrastructure damages Key inefficiencies, resulting from insufficient coordination: routing/ transport distance empty haulage cf. e.g. Le Net et al. (2011), Schreyer et al. (2004), Chester & Horvath (2009) 2

3 A supply chain management perspective Overall objective Identify the (potential) role of logistics collaboration in the FFBS as means to improve wood transport coordination and to exploit potential synergies among actors involved in the supply chains, thus, to reduce wood transport inefficiencies 3

4 Two or more independently operating businesses working together to generate benefits that otherwise remain inaccessible Antecedents Drivers, Facilitators, Impediments Competences Infrastructure Financial resources Trust level (Inter-) dependencies Competition Culture and habits... Decision alignment Coordination elements Info sharing Incentive alignment Process alignment Collaboration define Dimensions Content e.g. type of process/ info/ incentive/ decision Structure e.g. type and number of actors, directions Governance e.g. Intensity, formality degree cf. e.g. Malone & Crowston (1990), Simatupang & Sridharan (2002), Simatupang (2004), Nassibeni (2004), Fawcett et al. (2008)

5 Problem 2 (methodology) Level of Analysis in SCM and collaboration predominantly: Level 1 Internal chain Level 2 Dy-/Triadic relationship Level 3 External chain Level 4 Network Proposition: Level 5 Regional supply networks (network of networks) Source: based on Harland (1996) 5

6 Cluster influence on collaboration Antecedents Resources, relationships, structures,... facilitate/ impede Coordinating elements (IS, IA, DA, PA) Collaboration define Dimensions (What, Who, How) Influence Actors Which and how many? Where in which networks/ chains/ groups? Cluster (regional supply networks) Resources Which resources do they control (raw material, human resources...) Activities Which role do the actors play e.g. regards transformations or transactions? cf. e.g. Harland (1996), Gulati (1999), Gadde (2003), Matopoulus et al. (2007) 6

7 Objectives and Research Questions (RQ) 1. Identify the relevance of collaboration on logistics to improve transport performance in the FFBS (with respect to practice) RQ1: Which role did and does logistics collaboration play in the FFBS? RQ2: Which drivers, facilitators and barriers are currently influencing logistics collaboration the FFBS? 7

8 Objectives and RQs 2. Identify causal links (direct and indirect) between cluster characteristics and collaboration (with respect to methodology) RQ3: Can antecedents be identified that derive from cluster characteristics? RQ4: Can cluster characteristics be identified that directly influence the collaboration dimensions? 8

9 Research design 14 exploratory in-depth expert interviews Semi-structured guide Face to face (3), by phone (11) Expert selection based upon recommendation (sector specific research organisations and businesses) Data processing: recording, transcription, qualitative analysis (content analysis) through thematic coding cf. e.g. Saunders et al. (2007), Goffin et al. (2012), Halldorson & Aastrup (2003), Gray (2013) 9

10 Results - RQ 1: Collaboration relevance Considered necessary to improve transport performance ( big topic currently, essential ) Suggested collaboration schemes Linking transports Wood swapping Dispatcher/ 3 rd party logistics services Grouping (supply side, carriers) Business interest low (controversial statements: small vs. big businesses) 10

11 Impediments Results RQ 2: collaboration antecedents Relationships missing trust, competition, opportunism, power imbalances Culture/ Habits individualism, reluctance to IT use Resources (missing) competences, financial resources, information and infrastructure Drivers Best practice examples Economic pressure, e.g. Regulations (e.g. Environmental) External shocks 11

12 Results - RQ 3: link cluster antecedents Indirect link between cluster and coordination elements exists via antecedents: e.g. power and competition resulting from cluster structure influencing relationships influencing visibility and information exchange 12

13 Results - RQ 4: link cluster collaboration dimensions Direct link between cluster and collaboration dimensions exists: e.g. suggested collaboration structure (wood swapping/ virtual wood exchange = horizontal) directly dependent on other supply chains within the cluster 13

14 Conclusions Collaboration on logistics in the FFBS is an opportunity to reduce transport inefficiencies but high number of impediments to overcome case specific solutions required analysis on cluster (regional supply network) level suggested 14

15 Thank you! Frank Müller Pôle Economie Energie et Prospective Institut Technologique FCBA 10 rue Galilée Champs-sur-Marne phone: +33 (0) (0) This study has been supported by the EU through the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) action CASTLE, grant agreement no