Supply Chain Management: Volume 1 Issue 3

Effective purchasing strategy: the untapped source of competitiveness

Matthew Thompson

Details the results of a new study of European businesses by PIMS Associates and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, which highlights the value of a good purchasing…

Building effective alliances in the meat supply chain: lessons from the UK

C.M. Palmer

Focuses on the meat and livestock sector and initiatives aimed at encouraging farmers to develop links with other marketing sectors so that they are able to assess and supply the…

An evaluation of supply chain performance in the Canadian pork sector

K.K. Klein, A.M. Walburger, Faminow, B. Larue, R. Romain, K. Foster

Examines the hog marketing system in Canada and the development of single‐desk hog marketing agencies, acting as central selling agencies, which have made an important…

Integrated logistics: achieving logistics performance improvements

Patricia J. Daugherty, Alexander E. Ellinger, Craig M. Gustin

Presents the results of a recent survey of logistics executives concerning their perceptions regarding integrated logistics. Focuses discussion on an assessment of the current…

Purchasing strategies and decision‐making processes in the food service industry: a case study of UK restaurant chains

Elizabeth Mawson, Andrew Fearne

Notes the decline in household expenditure on food, an increase in meals consumed outside the home and the consequent increasing importance of restaurant chains. Using a case…