The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 14 Issue 1

The Impact of Automatic Identification on Supply Chain Operations

Duncan McFarlane, Yossi Sheffi

Automated Identification (Auto ID) applications can provide corporate information systems with the identity of each physical item in the supply chain in an automated and timely…

The Order Fulfillment Process

Keely L. Croxton

Order fulfillment is a key process in managing the supply chain. It is the customers' orders that put the supply chain in motion, and filling them efficiently and effectively is…

Postponement Effects on Inventory Performance and the Impact of Information Systems

Elliot Rabinovich, Philip T. Evers

Reverse Logistics in the Automobile Aftermarket Industry

Patricia J. Daugherty, R. Glenn Richey, Bryan J. Hudgens, Chad W. Autry

Reverse logistics is one of the toughest supply chain challenges. One approach to achieving more effective reverse logistics is to adopt a relationship‐oriented perspective. Two…

Internal and External Logistics Information Technology Integration

David J. Closs, Katrina Savitskie

While it is widely believed that information technology is a major differentiator of logistics performance, there has been limited research that empirically tests or characterizes…

Supply Chain Management as a Competitive Advantage in the Spanish Grocery Sector

Cristina Giménez, Eva Ventura

Adversarial relationships have been traditional in business, but Supply Chain Management (SCM) entails a new perspective. SCM requires a movement away from arms‐length…

Integration of Information Technology and Organizations in a Supply Chain

Prabhir K. Bagchi, Tage Skjoett‐Larsen

Ever since the Council of Logistics Management (CLM) adopted the definition of logistics in 1986, the integration of somewhat disparate activities of transportation, procurement…

Engineering the Seamless Supply Chain

Paul Childerhouse, Denis R. Towill

Successful re‐engineering programs to improve supply chain performance possess three important attributes: a vision which clearly identifies future goals; a framework with clearly…

Entry‐Level Logistics Management Hiring Issues

Brian J. Gibson, Robert Lorin Cook

Successful job placement of logistics graduates is highly beneficial to organizations offering logistics positions as well as to university logistics programs. A critical aspect…