International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 20 Issue 1
Table of contents
Logistics Thought and Practice: A Perspective
James R. StockAs business approaches the next century,numerous challenges and opportunities will befaced by logistics practitioners and academicians.New and expanded perpectives, coupled with…
Decision‐making Support for Strategic Purchasing
Ruth Cohn, Giri Kumar TayiWith the globalisation of markets, firms arecontinuously searching for ways to remaincompetitive. In such an environment thepurchasing and management of raw materials,supplies…
A Customer‐based Competitive Analysis for Logistics Decisions
Douglas M. Lambert, Arun SharmaEvidence suggests that the recent interest incompetitive strategy and competitive positioning,while good in itself, has resulted in themanagement of many firms placing too…
Dedicated Contract Distribution: An Assessment of the UK Marketplace
James Cooper, Malcolm JohnstoneThe article reports the findings of research carriedout by the authors into dedicated contractdistribution (DCD), a service which is “tailor‐made”to the requirements of users…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Chee-Yew Wong
- Professor Ivan Russo