The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 34 Issue 6

Editorial: Papers from the 25th International Symposium on Logistics (ISL)

K.S. Pawar, Andrew Potter, Chandra Lalwani

Enhancing supply chain information sharing with third party logistics service providers

Mbali Cynthia Valashiya, Rose Luke

This study evaluated the enhancement of information sharing practices with third party logistics service providers (3PLs) in a supply chain solutions company that provides…

ICT-enabled approach for humanitarian disaster management: a systems perspective

Abhijeet Ghadge

Each stage in disaster management faces different challenges concerning information gathering, sharing, interpretation and dissemination. However, a comprehensive understanding of…

Alignment of green supply chain strategies and operations from a product perspective

Ying Ye, Kwok Hung Lau, Leon Teo

This study aims to explore how green supply chain management (GSCM) strategies can be effectively implemented for business supply chain operations, relationship management and…

Strategic opportunities for product-agnostic remanufacturing

Robin Hofmeester, Daniel R. Eyers

There is now much emphasis in both research and practice on the principles of circular economies. In this paper remanufacturing is examined as a key enabler of circular practices…

A framework to build a resilient supply chain: a case study of Javanese tea in Indonesia

Megita Ryanjani Tanuputri, Hu Bai

Determining vulnerability and resilience is necessary to develop sustainable agribusiness. The purpose of this study is to clarify and understand the current condition and…

A new taxonomy of fourth-party logistics: a lexicometric-based classification

Nejib Fattam, Tarik Saikouk, Ahmed Hamdi, Alan Win, Ismail Badraoui

This paper aims to elaborate on current research on fourth party logistics “4PL” by offering a taxonomy that provides a deeper understanding of 4PL service offerings, thus drawing…

E-grocery logistics: exploring the gap between research and practice

Arianna Seghezzi, Riccardo Mangiaracina, Angela Tumino

This paper investigates the logistics management in the e-grocery sector. It contrasts the key issues faced by practitioners and the topics addressed in the academic literature…

An optimization model for collaborative logistics among carriers in vehicle routing problems with cross-docking

Vahid Ghomi, David Gligor, Sina Shokoohyar, Reza Alikhani, Farnaz Ghazi Nezami

Collaborative Logistics (CL) and merging operations are crucial strategies for reducing costs and improving service in transportation companies. This study proposes a model for…

Supply chain driven sustainability: ambidexterity, authentic leadership and interorganizational citizenship behavior

Ray Qing Cao, Isaac Elking, Vicky Ching Gu

The purpose of this study is to examine how supply chain strategy affects a firm's sustainability performance and how the strength of that relationship is influenced by managerial…

A multi-tier approach to supply chain collaboration: implications of shopper solutions

Christopher Newman, David Gligor, Yoon-Na Cho

The authors explored the impact of a popular supply chain collaboration initiative – the shopper solution – on both retailers and manufacturers, as well as on the shopper.

Understanding and predicting the determinants of blockchain technology adoption and SMEs' performance

Surajit Bag, Muhammad Sabbir Rahman, Shivam Gupta, Lincoln C. Wood

The success of SMEs' financial and market performance (MAP) depends on the firms' level of blockchain technology adoption (BCA) and identifying the crucial antecedents that…

The contingency effects of dependence relationship on supply chain information sharing and agility

Chunguang Bai, Kannan Govindan, Baofeng Huo

Supply chain agility (SCA) is the primary strategy for reducing impacts and quick recovery when supply chains experience a disruption risk, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This…

The role of an open analytics culture and analytics skills in adopting real-time supply chain analytics for higher performance

Marcos Paulo Valadares de Oliveira, Robert Handfield

The study objective was to understand what components of organizational culture and capability combined with analytic skillsets are needed to allow organizations to exploit…

Exploring relationships between service quality dimensions and customers satisfaction: empirical study in context to Indian logistics service providers

Anchal Gupta, Rajesh Kumar Singh, K. Mathiyazhagan, Pradeep Kumar Suri, Yogesh K. Dwivedi

This study aims to identify service quality dimensions for logistics service providers (LSPs) and to examine their relationships with customer satisfaction and customer loyalty.

Is supply chain finance an antidote to SMEs in the economic crisis? - A qualitative inquiry

Jaspreet Kaur, Satish Kumar, Rohit Joshi

This exploratory study aims to explore the operational and financial constraints faced by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. The paper…