Supply Chain Management: Volume 14 Issue 4

Supply chain risk management (SCRM): a case study on the automotive and electronic industries in Brazil

Mauricio F. Blos, Mohammed Quaddus, H.M. Wee, Kenji Watanabe

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to identify the supply chain risks in the automotive and electronic industries in Brazil, and to highlight the urgency of supply chain risk…

Procurement of agricultural products using the CPFR approach

Xiao Fang Du, Stephen C.H. Leung, Jin Long Zhang, K.K. Lai

This paper seeks to apply a framework of collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) to develop a procurement model for agricultural products.

The transparency of SCM ethics: conceptual framework and empirical illustrations

Göran Svensson

The objective is to describe a conceptual framework and empirical illustrations of the transparency of SCM ethics in supply chains as a whole.

UK defence change and the impact on supply relationships

Thomas Johnsen, Mickey Howard, Joe Miemczyk

The paper's aim is to evaluate the changing patterns of defence requirements and their implications on supply chains and relationships within the UK defence industry.

Supply chain partners' trust building process through risk evaluation: the perspectives of UAE packaged food industry

Mohammed Laeequddin, G.D. Sardana, B.S. Sahay, K. Abdul Waheed, Vinita Sahay

This paper seeks to identify the up‐stream supply chain member's (manufacturers, suppliers, supplier's service providers) characteristics, economics, dynamic capabilities…

The evolution from corporate social responsibility to supply chain responsibility: the case of Waitrose

Laura Spence, Michael Bourlakis

This paper aims to investigate the evolution from corporate social responsibility to supply chain responsibility via the examination of Waitrose, a leading UK food retailer. These…

Evolution of the supply chain in the Italian railway industry

Emilio Esposito, Renato Passaro

This paper aims to fill the research gap represented by the lack of analysis on the industry's specific factors which affect the evolution of customer‐supplier relationships and…

Development of a supplier selection model using fuzzy logic

Sharon M. Ordoobadi

This paper aims to provide a tool for decision makers to help them with selection of the appropriate supplier.

Special issue on developments in humanitarian logistics