Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 119 Issue 2

Logistics resources, capabilities and operational performance: A contingency and configuration approach

Gaoyan Lyu, Lihua Chen, Baofeng Huo

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how different logistics resources and resource patterns, such as logistics infrastructure, logistics location, logistics knowledge and…

Warehouse management system customization and information availability in 3pl companies: A decision-support tool

Giulia Baruffaldi, Riccardo Accorsi, Riccardo Manzini

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an original decision-support tool (DST) that aids 3PL managers to decide on the proper warehouse management system (WMS) customization…

How do knowledge spillover and access in supply chain network enhance SMEs’ credit quality?

Hua Song, Qiang Lu, Kangkang Yu, Cheng Qian

The purpose of this paper is to understand how knowledge spillover and access in a supply chain network enhance the credit quality in supply chain finance (SCF) of small and…

Strategic orientation of servitization in manufacturing firms and its impacts on firm performance

Yong Lin, Jing Luo, Petros Ieromonachou, Ke Rong, Lin Huang

The purpose of this paper is to provide implementation insights and implications regarding the strategic orientations of servitization by testing its impacts on firm performance…

The impact of lean practices on the operational performance of SMEs in India

Vinod Yadav, Rakesh Jain, Murari Lal Mittal, Avinash Panwar, Andrew Lyons

Although lean thinking is deemed to be a gold standard of modern production management, a lot of scepticism still remains regarding its applicability in small- and medium-sized…

Trust, risk and transaction intention in consumer-to-consumer e-marketplaces: An empirical comparison between buyers’ and sellers’ perspectives

Kangning Wei, Yuzhu Li, Yong Zha, Jing Ma

The purpose of this paper is to compare the relative impacts of trust and risk on individual’s transaction intention in consumer-to-consumer (C2C) e-marketplaces from both the…

The determinants of using cloud supply chain adoption

Chinho Lin, Meichun Lin

It is necessary to determine the processes affecting cloud computing service applications in supply chain management (SCM) systems in order to facilitate cloud computing service…

An environmental awareness purchasing intention model

Lu Xu, Victor Prybutok, Charles Blankson

This paper posits, develops and tests the effects of general environmental awareness factors on consumers’ intentions in the Environmental Awareness Purchasing Intention Model…

How store flyers design affect perceived variety of retailers’ assortment

Maciel Prediger, Ruben Huertas-Garcia, Juan Carlos Gázquez-Abad

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between several aspects of store flyers design (presence of a institutional slogan, type of product (national brand…

Reciprocity and commitment in online travel communities

Daniel Belanche, Luis V. Casaló, Carlos Flavián, Miguel Guinalíu

With social exchange theory as a basis, the purpose of this paper is to seek a better understanding of advice processes in online travel communities, which offer crucial advice…

Price optimization of hybrid power supply chain dominated by power grid

Jiaping Xie, Weisi Zhang, Lihong Wei, Yu Xia, Shengyi Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of renewable energy on the power supply chain and to study whether the renewable generator or the power grid that purchases…