Supply Chain Management: Volume 25 Issue 3

Theorizing coordination, collaboration and integration in multi-sourcing triads (B3B triads)

Ilias Vlachos, Selvie Carolin Dyra

Supply chains are becoming more complex and uncertain, yet existing theories are predominately based on empirical research of dyads overlooking triadic settings. This study aims…

The effects of brokered network governance on relational embeddedness in the triadic supply chains: is there a room for the “Coleman rent”?

Artur Swierczek

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether brokered network governance, run by the manufacturer, affects relational embeddedness and thus contributes to yielding the Coleman…

Do motives matter? Examining the relationships between motives, SSCM practices and TBL performance

Aleksandr M. Kitsis, Injazz J. Chen

Drawing on multi-theoretical lenses and a combination of supply chain and business ethics literature, this study aims to investigate the role of motives in driving sustainable…

Supply chain risks: findings from Brazilian slaughterhouses

Fabricio Pini Rosales, Pedro Carlos Oprime, Annie Royer, Mario Otávio Batalha

The purpose of this paper is to identify the risks to which agrifood supply chains are exposed and to analyze how these risks impact the degree of coordination of the chain.

An empirical study of green supplier collaboration in the Chinese manufacturing sector: the double-edged sword effect of guanxi

Ruoqi Geng, Afshin Mansouri, Emel Aktas, Dorothy A. Yen

Drawing on institutional complexity, this study aims to explore the interaction effect of formal and informal institutional forces on the adoption of green supplier collaboration…

An empirical analysis of the relationship between supply chain strategies, product characteristics, environmental uncertainty and performance

Ricardo Zimmermann, Luís Miguel D.F. Ferreira, Antonio Carrizo Moreira

This paper aims to investigate supply chain (SC) strategies, analyzing the adoption of lean, agile, leagile and traditional SC strategies with respect to product characteristics…

The complexity of collaboration in supply chain networks

Yuan Huang, Weixi Han, Douglas K. Macbeth

This paper aims to investigate the complexity of collaborations in supply chain networks, particularly the influence of horizontal collaborations (e.g. international joint…