The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 29 Issue 1

ISL 2016: Sustainable transport and supply chain innovation

Integration, supply chain resilience, and service performance in third-party logistics providers

Supply chain resilience (SCR) is essential to the success of firms. However, very few studies have focused on the relationships between different types of integration, SCR and…

Hospital-supplier integration and hospital performance: evidence from Saudi Arabia

The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive conceptual model for the impact of hospital-supplier integration on the overall performance of healthcare organisations. It…

Examining the perceived impact of financial investment in AEO certification on performance through trade facilitation and public and private partnership

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of financial investment (FI) in Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification on performance of Korean logistics companies…

Value creation and the impact of policy interventions: Indian LPG supply chain case study

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the development of key supply chain capabilities in the Indian public sector-run liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supply chain. This case…

Exploring value creation and appropriation in the reverse clothing supply chain

The purpose of this paper is to explore the processes of value creation and appropriation among companies in a reverse clothing supply chain.

Estimating transportation network impedance to last-mile delivery: A Case Study of Maribyrnong City in Melbourne

The purpose of this paper is to measure and map the potential transportation network impedance to last-mile delivery (LMD) using spatial measures representing attributes of road…

An exploratory study of Internet of Things (IoT) adoption intention in logistics and supply chain management: A mixed research approach

The Internet of Things (IoT) envisions a global infrastructure of networked physical objects that render radical transparency to supply chain management. Despite the perceived…

Content analysis in SCM research: past uses and future research opportunities

Content analysis is a methodology that has been used in many academic disciplines as a means to extract quantitative measures from textual information. The purpose of this paper…

A comparative assessment of win-win and win-lose negotiation strategy use on supply chain relational outcomes

The purpose of this paper is to study the relational impact of using win-win or win-lose negotiation strategies within different types of buyer-supplier relationships.

Combining or separating forward and reverse logistics

While forward logistics handles and manages the flow of goods downstream in the supply chain from suppliers to customers, reverse logistics (RL) manages the flow of returned goods…

An innovation diffusion perspective of e-consumers’ initial adoption of self-collection service via automated parcel station

As an application of self-service technology, automated parcel station (APS) is emerging as a logistics innovation to address the inefficiency and delivery failure in conventional…

Determinants of success in transport services outsourcing: empirical study in Europe

This research proposes ideal interaction patterns for structural dimensions (buyer and supplier representatives involved in the interaction and buyer and supplier critical…

How logistics performance is affected by supply chain relationships

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of logistics collaboration, meetings, relationship history, and supplier selection on the logistics performance of shippers…

Characterizing supply chain visibility – a literature review

The purpose of this paper is to present a literature review that aims to provide insight into the characteristics and effectiveness of supply chain visibility (SCV), as well as to…

Supply chain information integration, flexibility, and operational performance: An archival search and content analysis

Supply chain flexibility is crucial for firms to respond to uncertain circumstances caused by environmental factors, such as the diversity of customer demands, problems of product…

A multi-objective approach to design strategic supply chains and develop responsiveness- efficiency frontiers

The purpose of this paper is twofold. Initially, a multi-objective binary integer programming model is proposed for designing an appropriate supply chain that takes into…

Enhancing the creativity of frontline employees: The effects of job complexity and customer orientation

Logistics companies need creative employees to enhance supply chain resiliency and differentiate service. The purpose of this paper is to adopt a job-resource perspective to…

The role of dependence and information sharing on governance decisions regarding conflict

Contemporary supply chain exchanges are governed by both contractual and relational governance mechanisms. However, the decision about when to use these mechanisms is likely…

Optimal levels of (de)centralization for resilient supply chains

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how centralization and decentralization of supply chains (SCs) play a major role in creating organizational resilience.

Ensuring supplier participation toward addressing sustainability-oriented objectives of the mid-day meal supply chain: Insights from The Akshaya Patra Foundation

The purpose of this paper is to explore and further explain the phenomena of supplier participation in addressing the sustainability-oriented objectives of a supply chain…