Supply Chain Management: Volume 15 Issue 2

Learning to work with interdependencies effectively: the case of the HRM forum of the suppliers teams at Volvo Cars Gent

Frank Lambrechts, Tharsi Taillieu, Koen Sips

The purpose of this paper is to profile the way in which Volvo Cars Gent (VCG) Belgium and its suppliers succeed in managing their interdependencies on HRM issues through a shared…

Inter‐organizational governance, learning and performance in supply chains

Miguel Hernández‐Espallardo, Augusto Rodríguez‐Orejuela, Manuel Sánchez‐Pérez

Inter‐firm knowledge sharing and learning constitute one of the main avenues to improve supply chains' performance in today's business environment. This paper aims to examine how…

A framework for the alignment of new product development and supply chains

Margherita Pero, Nizar Abdelkafi, Andrea Sianesi, Thorsten Blecker

The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework that explains how new product development and supply chain variables are related to one another and how they affect performance.

Effective supply value chain based on competence success

Gülgün Kayakutlu, Gülçin Büyüközkan

This paper seeks to propose a managerial decision framework for different levels of supply chain, by addressing the strategic importance of competence values in supply chain…

An empirical investigation of the relationship between product nature and supply chain strategy

Sonia M. Lo, Damien Power

The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the relationship between product nature and supply chain strategy, by using Fisher's model as the framework.

Evaluating logistics network configurations for a global supply chain

A. Creazza, F. Dallari, M. Melacini

This paper aims to identify and assess different configurations to design logistics networks in global sourcing contexts. A framework to support the choice of the most suitable…

Nestlé Nespresso AAA sustainable quality program: an investigation into the governance dynamics in a multi‐stakeholder supply chain network

Gabriela Alvarez, Colin Pilbeam, Richard Wilding

Within the context of a sustainable supply chain, the purpose of this paper is to report on empirical longitudinal research on supply chain network evolution and dynamics of…