The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 7 Issue 1

Issues in Supply Chain Costing

Bernard J. LaLonde, Terrance L. Pohlen

Integration of the supply chain offers many opportunities to improve customer service and eliminate unnecessary costs. However, many firms lack the capability to determine the…

Network Sourcing In Japan

Peter Hines

The Network Sourcing Model has been designed to capture the leading edge buyer‐supplier relationship as presently exhibited in the Japanese automotive industry. However, several…

Purchasing's Role in Supply Chain Management

Larry C. Giunipero, Richard R. Brand

The concept and importance of supply chain management (SCM) has been introduced and described at length in the literature. Several mostly conceptual definitions of SCM were found…

The Structure Conundrum in Supply Chain Management

Arindam K. Bhattacharya, Julian L. Coleman, Gordon Brace, Paul J. Kelly

Supply Chain Management leading to concepts such as lean enterprise is much in vogue today fuelled by the adoption of strategies and partnership practices used so successfully by…

The Relative Cost Structures of Competing Grocery Supply Chains

Gary Davies, Eliane Brito

Traditionally, research into supply chain management has focused on increasing the availability of products and reducing the cost of doing so by concentrating on coordination…

The New Logistics in Latin America: An Overview of Current Status and Opportunities

Walter Zinn

Latin America is undergoing significant changes in its business environment. As a general rule, trade is liberalized, inflation is significantly reduced, and firms are free to…

Performance Indicators in Distribution

Rien Ploos van Amstel, Guido D'hert

Recently, several developments have led to the necessity for more control of the distribution process in terms of effectiveness and efficiency. Not only has the distribution…

An Investigation of the Impact of Schedule Stability on Supplier Responsiveness

Alan Harrison

The impact of schedule stability on supplier responsiveness is investigated by comparing schedule and calloff quantities for two automotive assemblers who both use the same…

European Logistics Alliances: A Management Model

Prabir K. Bagchi, Helge Virum

European business environment is experiencing major changes. The process of integration in Europe, the GATT agreements, the developments in Eastern Europe, and above all, global…