The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 35 Issue 1

Pressures, power relationships and governance mechanisms: a multi-tier supply chain approach

Giovanni Beccari Gemente, Andrea Lago da Silva, Eliciane Maria da Silva, Flavio Henrique Costa

To do this, the authors carried out a systematic literature review to answer three questions: (RQ1) Which external pressures affect an FC and its suppliers in an MSC? (RQ2) What…

The effects of power imbalance on supply chain sustainability adoption: evidence from the artisanal fishing industry

Sylvia Rivera-Valle, Minelle E. Silva

Grounded on resource dependence theory, the authors explored how power and dependence affect sustainability adoption in an artisanal fishing supply chain (AFSC) in Mexico.

Defensive pessimism and its effect on supply chain performance

Uchenna Peter Ekezie, Seock-Jin Hong

This paper addresses a gap in task performance research, with a focus on supply chain operations, by exploring the role that defensive pessimism (DP)—a phenomenon sparsely studied…

Supply chain resource orchestration in emerging markets: an empirical examination of product launch performance

Matthew Jenkins, Timothy Munyon, Marc Scott

Endeavoring to expand their global market presence, firms often launch products into emerging markets where managers face the daunting task of deploying products by managing…

Why supply chain complexity prevails: mapping the complexity capability development process

Markus Gerschberger, Stanley E. Fawcet, Amydee M. Fawcett, Melanie Gerschberger

Complexity has been called the 21st-century supply chain (SC) challenge. Most SC managers view it as a necessary evil, ever-present, costly and tough to manage, and few prioritize…

Multi-demand supply chain triads and the role of Third-Party Logistics Providers

Ilias Vlachos, Vasiliki Polichronidou

Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) have significantly evolved during the last decades, yet their role within a supply chain triad has been overlooked; this study examines…

The sustainable development of rural-to-urban food supply chains in developing nations

Trang Hoang, John Bell, Pham Hung Hiep, Chad W. Autry

This paper explores how firms develop and mature sustainable supply chains (SSCs) in developing nations (DNs). The primitive resources, infrastructures and understanding of SSCs…

Sustainability supply chain practices: proposal for a framework

Elisabete Correia, Susana Garrido, Helena Carvalho

This paper proposes a framework for the implementation of sustainability practices by individual companies and corresponding supply chains (SCs), considering the various SC tiers…

Keeping goods moving in the wake of a disaster: a qualitative study of intermodal transport

Cecile L'Hermitte, Liam Wotherspoon, Richard Mowll

This paper examines what facilitates the swift reconfiguration of freight movements across transport modes in the wake of a major disaster.

Impacts of cognitive and social distances on supply chain capability: the moderating effect of information technology utilization

Qinfang Hu, Haowei Yu, Huirong Wu, Jing Chen

This study aims to examine how implicit distance (cognitive and social) impacts supply chain capabilities, and the roles of information technology (IT) utilization and supply…

Linking decentralization in decision-making to resilience outcomes: a supply chain orientation perspective

Saban Adana, Ila Manuj, Michael Herburger, Sedat Cevikparmak, Hasan Celik, Hasan Uvet

Global supply chains are increasingly becoming more prone to high-impact disruptions, which has been fairly evident with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The…

Supply chain agility as the antecedent to firm sustainability in the post COVID-19

Michael Wang, Bin (Bill) Wang

COVID-19 has caused critical supply chain problems, especially in sustainable supply chain management, but very few empirical studies have been explored how to improve the firm…