International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 35 Issue 3

Supply chain logistics initiatives: Research implications

Joseph L. Cavinato

Intends to provide insights from observaions of field practices and initiatives from researchers in supply chain logistics seeking contexts and inspiration for future research.

Modeling the influence of multiple expiration dates on revenue generation in the supply chain

Faizul Huq, Sanjay Asnani, Vernon Jones, Ken Cutright

Inventory control models for perishable products have primarily used a FIFO issuing policy with the objective of minimizing the number of outdated units. This paper aims to…

Internal service quality: Determinants of distribution center performance

M. Douglas Voss, Roger J. Calantone, Scott B. Keller

This work seeks to examine how front‐line employee performance and interdepartmental customer orientation affect the service, supply chain, and financial performance of US…

Purchasing social responsibility and firm performance: The key mediating roles of organizational learning and supplier performance

Craig R. Carter

This paper aims to examine how socially responsible supply management activities, a term labeled purchasing social responsibility (PSR) in the extant literature, affect a firm's…

Improving supply chain disaster preparedness: A decision process for secure site location

Trevor Hale, Christopher R. Moberg

Terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and regional power outages from the past several years have all highlighted the low levels of disaster preparedness that exist at many firms…