The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 30 Issue 2

Rediscovering relevance

Douglas M. Lambert

The purpose of this paper is to document the growing concerns about the lack of relevance of business school research, and offer suggestions for journal editors and faculty…

Interpretive research: A complementary approach to seeking knowledge in supply chain management

Jessica L. Darby, Brian S. Fugate, Jeff B. Murray

Scholars have called for diversity in methods and multi-method research to enhance relevance to practice. However, many of the calls have only gone so far as to suggest the use of…

The emerging role of coopetition within inter-firm relationships

Zach Zacharia, Michael Plasch, Usha Mohan, Markus Gerschberger

Increasing environmental uncertainty, more demanding customers, rapid technological growth and rising capital costs have all forced firms to evolve from collaborating with buyers…

Strategic partner evaluation criteria for logistics service provider networks

Hella Abidi, Wout Dullaert, Sander De Leeuw, Darek Lysko, Matthias Klumpp

The purpose of this paper is to establish criteria for evaluating strategic partners in a network of logistics service providers (LSPs) to show how analytical network process…

Distinguishing between the concepts of supply chain agility and resilience: A multidisciplinary literature review

David Gligor, Nichole Gligor, Mary Holcomb, Siddik Bozkurt

The purpose of this paper is to add clarity to the multidimensional concepts of agility and resilience. In addition, this paper seeks to clarify the differences and similarities…

Predicting supply chain effectiveness through supply chain finance: Evidence from small and medium enterprises

Zulqurnain Ali, Bi Gongbing, Aqsa Mehreen

Due to globalization, textile small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operations have become complex which raised the needs of risk-free financing solutions to support the SMEs’ daily…

Supply chain information governance: toward a conceptual framework

Joonhwan In, Randy Bradley, Bogdan C. Bichescu, Chad W. Autry

The purpose of this paper is to propose a scalable conceptual framework for governance of supply chain (SC) information flows by re-contextualizing the organizational concept of…

Supply chain integration in omni-channel retailing: a logistics perspective

Guang Song, Shaohua Song, Luoyi Sun

The purpose of this paper is to apply resource-based theory to identify the relationships between logistics integration capability, supply chain integration (SCI), and performance…

The impact of logistics platforms and location on logistics resource integration and operational performance

Gaoyan Lyu, Lihua Chen, Baofeng Huo

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between logistics park platforms, logistics location and operational performance. Relationship analysis helps managers…

Logistics IS resources, organizational factors, and operational performance: An investigation into domestic logistics firms in China

Xiaodan Pan, Martin Dresner, Yurong Xie

Drawing on the resource-based view and resource complementarity theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate two research questions: To what extent are logistics…

Examination of service triads in humanitarian logistics

Graham Heaslip, Gyöngyi Kovács

The purpose of this paper is to explore service triads in humanitarian logistics (HL). The study uses agency theory to understand the dynamics between principal(s) and agent(s…

Organising logistics and transport activities in construction

Anna Dubois, Kajsa Hulthén, Viktoria Sundquist

The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyse how different ways of organising transport and logistics activities in construction impact on efficiency. The paper…

Minimization of empty container truck trips: insights into truck-sharing constraints

Samsul Islam, Yangyan Shi, Jashim Uddin Ahmed, Mohammad Jasim Uddin

The issue of empty truck trips is largely ignored in the current literature. In order to cover this important research gap, the purpose of this paper is to explore, describe…

An inherent differentiation and system level assessment approach to inventory management: A safety stock method comparison

Patrik Jonsson, Stig-Arne Mattsson

The purpose of this paper is to explain the effects of inherent differentiation and system level performance assessment in inventory management. This is done by comparing the…