International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 58 Issue 1

Services for distribution of tissue engineering products and therapies

Katrina M. Nordström, Marko O. Närhi, Ari P.J. Vepsäläinen

Tissue engineering (TE) offers treatments for chronic, life threatening, degenerative illnesses and possibilities for restoring cellular or organ functions that have been lost due…

Vendor‐managed‐inventory (VMI) in construction

Kari Tanskanen, Jan Holmström, Jan Elfving, Ulla Talvitie

The purpose of this paper is to describe the challenge of managing logistics at corporate level in construction industry; and to present and evaluate vendor‐managed‐inventory…

Order‐to‐delivery process performance in delivery scheduling environments

Helena Forslund, Patrik Jonsson, Stig‐Arne Mattsson

The purpose of this paper is to generate a performance model for an order‐to‐delivery (OTD) process in delivery scheduling environments. It aims to do this with a triadic…

Performance issues of Smart Transportation Management systems

Gunnar Stefansson, Kenth Lumsden

The purpose of this paper is to use the conceptual model of the Smart Transportation Management (STM) system and analyze how the included factors change the performance of…

Supply chain integration: the role of logistics service providers

Nathalie Fabbe‐Costes, Marianne Jahre, Christine Roussat

Considering the importance of supply chain integration (SCI) in literature and the increasing outsourcing of logistics, this paper aims to study the role of logistics service…

Information integration in maintenance services

Sari Uusipaavalniemi, Jari Juga

The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical set of elements to analyze information integration in supply chains. Through a practical example to highlight the importance…

Special issue on the sustainable agenda and energy efficiency: logistics solutions and supply chains in times of climate change

Guest editorial

Anu Bask