Supply Chain Management: Volume 3 Issue 2

An empirical investigation into supply chain management: a perspective on partnerships

Robert E. Spekman, John W. Kamauff, Niklas Myhr

States that we have witnessed, over the last several years, a profound change in understanding the dynamics of competitive advantage. Managers now acknowledge that a firm’s…

Creating international competitiveness through supply chain management: Danish pork

J.E. Hobbs, W.A. Kerr, K.K. Klein

Claims that by most conventional input cost measures, the Danish pork industry looks very uncompetitive when compared to its rivals in international markets, yet Danish exports…

Local supply chain development in the transition economies: the case of Kazakhstan

Milford Bateman

Considers the development of local supply chains in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The reconstruction of supply chains, torn apart by the collapse of central planning, is a very…

Green purchasing and supply policies: do they improve companies’ environmental performance?

Ken Green, Barbara Morton, Steve New

Asks how does green purchasing change the environmental performance of the firms in a supply chain/network and what is the influence of supply chain and industry structure on that…

Organisational learning and lean supply relationships: the case of Apple Ireland

Brian Fynes, Antti Ainamo

Examines organisational learning in a lean supply arrangement between a multinational buyer and its local suppliers. Looks at how organisations learn and unlearn. Reviews…