The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 15 Issue 1

RFID and the Innovation Cycle

Yossi Sheffi

In this paper, several “disruptive” technologies are considered and the paths they have taken from the early innovation phase to full implementation are traced. The technologies…

Supply Chain Management: The Logic of Supply Chains and Networks

Håkan Håkansson, Göran Persson

A major assumption in the supply chain management literature is that there is an economic rationale to the integration of processes across firm boundaries. In essence, it is…

Logistics Integration in Horizontal Mergers and Acquisitions

Lotta Häkkinen, Andreas Norrman, Olli‐Pekka Hilmola, Lauri Ojala

In this article, we describe the integration of logistics after Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) of firms within the same industry and, same industry level (i.e. horizontal M&As)…

The Product Development and Commercialization Process

Dale S. Rogers, Douglas M. Lambert, A. Michael Knemeyer

Product development and commercialization is the supply chain management process that provides structure for developing and bringing to market new products jointly with customers…

The Impact of Supply Chain Partnerships on Supplier Performance

Rachel Duffy, Andrew Fearne

In this paper, We present a framework of buyer‐supplier relationships used in an empirical study to investigate how the development of more collaborative relationships between UK…

Unveiling Enablers and Inhibitors of Collaborative Planning

Mark Barratt

As part of organizations' drive towards supply chain integration. Collaborative Planning (CP) emerged in the late 1990s. Lack of visibility of demand (in the form of point of sale…

The Impact of E‐collaboration Tools on Firms' Performance

Luc Cassivi, Élisabeth Lefebvre, Louis A. Lefebvre, Pierre‐ Majorique Léger

In this paper, we focus on the relative efficiency of different e‐collaboration tools and their impact on the performance of individual firms positioned along the supply chain. In…

Aligning Distribution Center Operations to Supply Chain Strategy

Peter Baker

A major focus of modern day logistics is on achieving a higher level of responsiveness to marketplace demand, but with less inventory. Achieving the dual targets of lower cost and…