International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 45 Issue 8

The effect of high-involvement human resource management practices on supply chain integration

Baofeng Huo, Zhaojun Han, Haozhe Chen, Xiande Zhao

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the purpose of this paper is to combine concepts from human resource management (HRM) and supply chain management (SCM) fields and explore…

Contingency between S & OP design and planning environment

Linea Kjellsdotter Ivert, Iskra Dukovska-Popovska, Anna Fredriksson, Heidi C. Dreyer, Riikka Kaipia

– The purpose of this paper is to understand how companies design sales and operations planning (S & OP) contingent on the planning environment (PE).

Consensus on supplier selection objectives in cross-functional sourcing teams: Antecedents and outcomes

Gavin Meschnig, Lutz Kaufmann

A key driver of procurement effectiveness is the alignment of the procurement function with interlinked functions, such as R & D, engineering, production, and marketing. In…

The impact of relationship history on negotiation strategy expectations: A theoretical framework

Stephanie P Thomas, Karl B. Manrodt, Jacqueline K. Eastman

– The purpose of this paper is to explore how the history of a supply chain relationship impacts expectations concerning negotiation strategy use.

Masking the bullwhip effect in retail: the influence of data aggregation

Yao 'Henry' Jin, Brent D. Williams, Matthew A. Waller, Adriana Rossiter Hofer

The accurate measurement of demand variability amplification across different nodes in the supply chain, or “bullwhip effect,” is critical for firms to achieve more efficient…

Editorial: why read the papers in this issue?

Alex Ellinger