The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 29 Issue 4

Papers from the 22nd International Symposium on Logistics (ISL)

Mohamed M. Naim, Daniel R. Eyers, Andrej Lisec

Hidden potentials in open-loop supply chains for remanufacturing

Matthias Kalverkamp

The circular economy grows in popularity in sustainability-oriented environments. Remanufacturing contributes to circularity though it faces challenges regarding reverse supply…

Competitive manufacturing for reshoring textile and clothing supply chains to high-cost environment: A Delphi study

Rudrajeet Pal, Sara Harper, Ann Vellesalu

The purpose of this paper is to identify and prioritise the success factors and challenges related to competitive manufacturing (CM) capabilities in a high-cost environment, and…

National freight demand modelling: a tool for macrologistics management

Jan Hendrik Havenga, Zane Paul Simpson

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of South Africa’s national freight demand model and related logistics cost models, and to illustrate the application of the…

Collaboration in urban distribution of online grocery orders

Dimitris Zissis, Emel Aktas, Michael Bourlakis

Population growth, urbanisation and the increased use of online shopping are some of the key challenges affecting the traditional logistics model. The purpose of this paper is to…

Buyer–supplier relationships in IT outsourcing: consultants’ perspective

Ana Lucia Martins, Henrique Duarte, Daniela Costa

Supply chain relationships have often been analysed from the macro-perspective of the companies involved, but there is less evidence of how relationships relate to the…

Multi-principal collaboration and supplier’s compliance with codes-of-conduct

Emanuela Delbufalo, Marko Bastl

The purpose of this paper is to articulate propositions on how collaborating multi-national corporations (MNCs) can manage their supplier base in order to reduce the risk of…

Explaining logistics social responsibility from a dynamic capabilities perspective

Tim Gruchmann, Stefan Seuring

So far, most of the literature on logistics social responsibility (LSR) has prioritized the examination, classification of and adaption toward positive LSR practices instead of…

Integrated post-disaster medical assistance team scheduling and relief supply distribution

Shengbin Wang, Feng Liu, Lian Lian, Yuan Hong, Haozhe Chen

The purpose of this paper is to solve a post-disaster humanitarian logistics problem in which medical assistance teams are dispatched and the relief supplies are distributed among…

Achieving integration: A dual pathway model of supply chain orientation and organizational identification

Jessica L. Robinson, Karl Manrodt, Monique Lynn Murfield, Christopher A. Boone, Paige Rutner

The purpose of this paper is to propose and test a dual pathway model whereby addressing the question, “What are the effects of supply chain orientation and organizational…

A review and analysis of service level agreements and chargebacks in the retail industry

Chun-Miin (Jimmy) Chen

The purpose of this paper is to examine service level agreements (SLAs) in the retail industry and uses empirical data to draw conclusions on the relationships between SLA…

Proximity manufacturing for enhancing clothing supply chain sustainability

Petchprakai Sirilertsuwan, Daniel Ekwall, Daniel Hjelmgren

The purpose of this paper is to reveal benefits and factors (elements) of proximity manufacturing that enhance triple bottom line (TBL) sustainability in the clothing industry and…

The inverted U-shaped relationship between the network profile and the competitive advantage of supply chains: Chasing the perfect network setting

Artur Swierczek

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the author aims to explore if there is a curvilinear relationship between the network rent, generated as a combination of the…

Eliciting and representing the supply chain strategy of a business unit

Roberto Joaquin Perez-Franco, Shardul Phadnis

The purpose of this paper is to propose a practical method to elicit – in a manner grounded in fact – the “as is” supply chain strategy that a business unit currently has in…

Field trips for sustainable transport education: Impact on knowledge, attitude and behavioral intention

Lisa-Maria Putz, Horst Treiblmaier, Sarah Pfoser

Field trips can change students’ attitudes and improve their learning performance, but they have rarely been investigated in logistics education research. The purpose of this…

Supply chain resilience: a dynamic and multidimensional approach

Henry Adobor, Ronald S. McMullen

The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework on resilience types in supply chain networks.