Supply Chain Management: Volume 10 Issue 5

Corporate turnaround through effective supply chain management: the case of a leading jewellery manufacturer in India

Ganesan Kannabiran, Saumen Bhaumik

This paper aims to examine how creative industries can adopt supply chain management (SCM) approaches to achieve business excellence.

Evaluating the impact of the internet on barriers to entry in the music industry

Gerard J. Lewis, Gary Graham, Glenn Hardaker

Music can be copied and distributed almost without cost via the internet, while payment and distribution technologies are reducing the transaction costs of its commercial…

Developing a strategic framework for efficient and effective optimisation of information in the supply chains of the UK clothing manufacture industry

Adebisi Adewole

The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges that small firms in the UK clothing manufacturing sector encounter. It has been suggested that small manufacturers' main…

Supply chain management practices in toy supply chains

Chee Yew Wong, Jan Stentoft Arlbjørn, John Johansen

Innovative products usually experience highly unpredictable and variable demand. This is especially valid for the volatile and seasonal toy industry, which produces high obsolete…

Supply chain integration and performance: US versus East Asian companies

Suhaiza Zailani, Premkumar Rajagopal

Though there is a wide acceptance of the strategic importance of integrating operations with suppliers and customers in the supply chain, many questions remain unanswered about…

Systems thinking ability for supply chain management

Seong‐Am Moon, Dong‐Jin Kim

In this study, an attempt is made to explore how individual systems thinking ability impacts on the supply chain.

The perceived impact of successful outsourcing on customer service management

Kok Wei Khong

The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceived impact of outsourcing on customer service management.