The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 28 Issue 2

Editorial

Towards more efficient logistics: increasing load factor in a shipper’s road transport

Increasing load factor is crucial for transport efficiency and may benefit shippers because of its potential to reduce both environmental impact and transportation costs. The…

Measuring returns management orientation

The field of returns management has become an important supply chain management topic. The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptualization of returns management…

Supply chain management skills to sense and seize opportunities

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the supply chain management (SCM) skills that support the sensing and seizing of opportunities in a changing business environment.

Optimization model for the new coordinated replenishment and delivery problem with multi-warehouse

The purpose of this paper is to investigate a new and practical decision support model of the coordinated replenishment and delivery (CRD) problem with multi-warehouse (M-CRD) to…

Prioritizing high-risk sub-groups in a multi-manufacturer vaccine distribution program

Annual influenza epidemics cause great losses in both human and financial terms. The purpose of this paper is to propose a model for optimizing a large-scale influenza vaccination…

World class sustainable supply chain management: critical review and further research directions

Sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) has attracted considerable interest among academics and practitioners. The purpose of this paper is to present a critical review of the…

An empirical test of the balanced theory of port competitiveness

The purpose of this paper is to empirically test a new theory called the balanced theory of port competitiveness.

Purchasing-logistics integration and supplier performance: an information-processing view

The purpose of this paper is to develop a purchasing-logistics integration (PLI) conceptualization along two dimensions: mutual responsibility and integrative efforts. This…

Detecting disturbances in supply chains: the case of capacity constraints

The ability to detect disturbances quickly as they arise in a supply chain helps to manage them efficiently and effectively. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the…

An information sharing theory perspective on willingness to share information in supply chains

The quality of information sharing is of the utmost importance for supply chains (SCs). The purpose of this paper is to improve understanding of the human attitude: willingness to…

The influence of supply chain integration on operational performance: A comparison between product and service supply chains

An implicit assumption of current supply chain integration (SCI) research is that the results obtained from product supply chains can be directly extrapolated to service supply…

Improving supply chain flexibility and agility through variety management

A trade-off exists between product variety and supply chain (SC) performance. To help mitigate the impact on SC of increased product variety, the purpose of this paper is to…

Twin-objective supply chain collaboration to cope with rare but high impact disruptions whilst improving performance

Rare but high impact (R-HI) disruptions, which are caused by legal changes, socio-technical accidents, or natural disasters, are becoming more frequent and have strong short-term…

The past and future of supply chain collaboration: a literature synthesis and call for research

The purpose of this paper is to provide scholarly and practical benefits by detailing the past and suggesting a future research agenda for supply chain (SC) collaboration. A…

The influence of strategy and concurrent engineering on design for procurement

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of strategy and concurrent engineering (CE) in driving design for procurement (DFP) actions and results via the role of…

Do corporate sustainable management activities improve customer satisfaction, word of mouth intention and repurchase intention? Empirical evidence from the shipping industry

As the concept of corporate sustainable management activities (CSMA) has become an increasingly important element of corporate management, much attention has been paid to its…

Collaborative process design: A dynamic capabilities view of mitigating the barriers to working together

Over the past two decades, technological advances have spurred companies to design collaborative processes. Yet most such efforts are difficult to implement, with only a few…

Under entrepreneurial orientation, how does logistics performance activate customer value co-creation behavior?

For its sustainable growth, an organization should drive customers from the role of consumers of products or services to value co-creators. Logistics performance, which produces…

A product centric examination of PD/SC alignment decisions at the nexus of product development and supply chains

This study applies a product centric view to examine three product development (PD) decisions that relate to a new product and its supply chain (SC): product design, sourcing…

Modeling disruption in a fresh produce supply chain

The purpose of this paper is to quantify elements that make fresh produce supply chains (FPSCs) vulnerable to disruptions and to quantify the benefits of different…

Assessment of logistics service quality using the Kano model in a logistics-triadic relationship

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate logistics service quality using the Kano’s service quality model in the logistics-triadic context.

Antecedents and consequences of electronic supply chain management diffusion: The moderating effect of knowledge sharing

Grounded in the resource-based view and social exchange theory, the purpose of this paper is to develop a research model that offers a comprehensive understanding of the…