The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 29 Issue 3

Special Issue on Next-Generation Cold Supply Chain Management: Research, Applications and Challenges

Kune-Muh Tsai, K.S. Pawar

Food cold chain management: From a structured literature review to a conceptual framework and research agenda

Shashi Shashi, Roberto Cerchione, Rajwinder Singh, Piera Centobelli, Amir Shabani

Since last few years, cold chain management (CCM) has gained growing interest among practitioners, policymakers, researchers and academicians. The purpose of this paper is to…

Towards a reference model for the cold chain

Peik Bremer

Generic business process models for the supply chain do not cover the specific requirements of the cold chain catering to the needs of temperature-sensitive, perishable goods. The…

Decision-making in cold chain logistics using data analytics: a literature review

Atanu Chaudhuri, Iskra Dukovska-Popovska, Nachiappan Subramanian, Hing Kai Chan, Ruibin Bai

The purpose of the paper is to identify the multiple types of data that can be collected and analyzed by practitioners across the cold chain, the ICT infrastructure required to…

Last-mile distribution planning for fruit-and-vegetable cold chains

Yu-Hsiang Hsiao, Mu-Chen Chen, Kuan-Yu Lu, Cheng-Lin Chin

The purpose of this paper is to formulate and solve a last-mile distribution plan problem with concern for the quality of fruits and vegetables in cold chains.

Optimal consolidation of fresh agricultural products in a multi-temperature joint distribution system

Mu-Chen Chen, Chung-Cheng Lu, Yi-Ching Liu

The purpose of this paper is to deal with an optimal consolidation problem for fresh agricultural products (e.g. fruits and vegetables) in a multi-temperature joint distribution…

Over- and under-estimation of risks and counteractive adjustment for cold chain operations: A prospect theory perspective

Shin-Ming Guo, Tienhua Wu, Yenming J. Chen

This study proposes the use of cumulative prospect theory (CPT) to predict over- and under-estimation of risks and the counteractive adjustment in a cold chain context. In…

A resilience model for cold chain logistics of perishable products

Imran Ali, Sev Nagalingam, Bruce Gurd

Most of the extant literature on resilience builds on normative, conceptual or silo approaches, thereby lacking an integrative approach to cold chain logistics risks (CCLRs) and…

The obstacles to cold chain implementation in developing countries: insights from Vietnam

David Gligor, Albert Tan, Thi Nha Trang Nguyen

The purpose of this paper is to identify the obstacles that impede cold chain implementation in developing countries.

Supplier transparency: scale development and validation

Tyler R. Morgan, Robert Glenn Richey Jr, Alexander E. Ellinger

The purpose of this paper is to create an instrument for conducting future supply chain transparency research by developing and validating a measure of supplier transparency…

Leveraging informational and relational capabilities for performance: An empirical investigation

Jie Yang, Hongming Xie, Haiwei Liu, Haoran Duan

The purpose of this paper is to examine the antecedents and consequences of operational collaboration of a buyer and its key supplier in economic exchanges in a supply chain.

An evaluation of supply chain integration across multi-tier supply chains of manufacturing-based SMEs in Malawi

Kizito Elijah Kanyoma, Frank Wogbe Agbola, Richard Oloruntoba

The purpose of this paper is to explain the interrelationships in internal and external supply chain integration (SCI) across multiple tiers of manufacturing-based small and…

Examining the inter-relationship among competitive market environments, green supply chain practices, and firm performance

Seok-Beom Choi, Hokey Min, Hye-Young Joo

The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of competitive market environments on the firm’s decision to adopt green supply chain management (GSCM) practices, while checking…

Lean supply chain practices: an exploratory study on their relationship

Guilherme Tortorella, Ricardo Giglio, Diego Castro Fettermmann, Diego Tlapa

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationships among the implementation of LSC practices. Particularly, the authors examine the adoption level of 27 LSC…

The impact of supply chain relationship quality on performance in the maritime logistics industry in light of firm characteristics

Youngran Shin, Vinh Thai, Kum Fai Yuen

Anchoring on configuration theory, the purpose of this paper is to evaluate how supply chain relationship quality (SCRQ) differs across firm characteristics (FC) in the maritime…

Developing the fifth generation port concept model: an empirical test

Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Jasmine Siu Lee Lam, Cheng-Wei Lin, Kai-Chieh Hu, Inkyo Cheong

The purpose of this paper is to test the 5GP concept with measurement of the performance of Busan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai ports, employing a hybrid method of consistent…