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AbstractPurpose– This paper, being complementary to existing perspectives, aims to examine the behaviors and the strategies of production migration of polluting firms from an economic point of view...
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AbstractPurpose– The key constructs and causal relationships underpinning supply chain dynamics have long been established but this understanding is not readily related to more recently developed...
View ArticleDemand management in downstream wholesale and retail distribution: a case study
AbstractPurpose– This case study aims to examine the role of demand management in balancing distribution efficiency and responsiveness to customer needs in the downstream of a retail supply chain....
View ArticleIn-depth joint supply chain learning: towards a framework
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to build a conceptual framework for understanding how in-depth joint supply chain learning can be successfully developed. This kind of learning is becoming...
View ArticleEffects of geographic dispersion on intra-firm supply chain performance
AbstractPurpose– This article aims to quantify and analyse empirically how the geographic dispersion of a firm's supply chain impacts on intra-firm supply chain performance....
View ArticleThe impact of supply chain integration on company performance: an...
AbstractPurpose– This paper aims to simultaneously examine the impact of three types of supply chain integration (SCI) on three types of company performance from the perspective of organizational...
View ArticleThe value of upstream recognition of goals in supply chains
AbstractPurpose– The literature on supply chain management has focused on the benefits of frequent and strategic communication in supply chains. However, it has paid much less attention to the...
View ArticleDimensions of sustainable value chains: implications for value chain analysis
AbstractPurpose– Value chain analysis (VCA) can expose strategic and operational misalignments within chains, and the consequential misallocation of resources, and hence opportunities for improvements...
View ArticleIndicators of Sustainable Business Practices: Woolworths in South Africa
AbstractPurpose - To demonstrate how Woolworths, a South African retail chain, evaluates and controls its sustainable business practices using economic, environmental and social...
View ArticleOpposites Attract: The influence of organisational culture on supply chain...
AbstractPurpose - This paper seeks to expand the knowledge of strategic supply chain relationships by investigating the extent to which organisational cultural fit between a buyer and supply chain...
View ArticleThe effect of supply chain security management on security performance in...
AbstractPurpose - This study empirically identified crucial dimensions of security management in the container shipping sector in Taiwan and assessed their impacts on security...
View ArticleEnergy resources: Trajectories for supply chain management
AbstractPurpose - Purpose: The aim of this research paper is to explain how principles of supply chain management (SCM) provide important conditions for the production, accessibility and use of energy,...
View ArticleThe Influence of Relationship Quality on the Innovation Capacity in...
AbstractPurpose - Relational aspects between actors in a chain have been found to influence innovation capacity. Yet, many studies focus rather on groups of chain members, without investigating...
View ArticleE-Procurement and Supply Chain Performance
AbstractPurpose - In the current study, we discuss the relationship between e-procurement and supply chain performance.Design/methodology/approach - Both interviews with practicing managers and an...
View ArticleA manufacturer moving upstream: Triadic collaboration for service delivery
AbstractPurpose - Explore servitization in the context of the service supply chain, particularly the effects of the relationship between the subsystem supplier and the end user on the supplier’s as...
View ArticleThe lean and agile purchasing portfolio model
AbstractPurpose - This paper presents a purchasing portfolio model for determining purchasing strategy at the component level of a product to support business strategy, addressing weaknesses in the...
View ArticleIndicators of sustainable business practices: Woolworths in South Africa
AbstractPurpose– The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Woolworths, a South African retail chain, evaluates and controls its sustainable business practices using economic, environmental and...
View ArticleOpposites attract: organisational culture and supply chain performance
AbstractPurpose– The aim of this paper is to expand the knowledge of buyer-supplier relationships by investigating the extent to which organisational cultural fit between a buyer and supply chain...
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