Supply Chain Management: Volume 11 Issue 4

Efficiency versus effectiveness in construction supply chains: the dangers of “lean” thinking in isolation

Andrew Fearne, Nicholas Fowler

To illustrate the potential danger of applying “lean thinking” discretely and indiscriminantly in a project environment with high levels of complexity and uncertainty.

A game theory approach for solving the transshipment problem: a supply chain management strategy teaching tool

Pedro M. Reyes

To describe how the well‐known Shapley Value concept from cooperative game theory can be used as an approach to solve the transshipment problem.

A fuzzy TOPSIS methodology to support outsourcing of logistics services

Eleonora Bottani, Antonio Rizzi

To present a multi‐attribute approach for the selection and ranking of the most suitable 3PL service provider.

Performance implications of information technology implementation in an apparel supply chain

Byoungho Jin

Many firms operate in the belief that IT investments will increase their profit. However, can every firm benefit from IT investments? Will IT investments enhance all aspects of…

The sustainability of the supply chain for fresh potatoes in Britain

K. Vasileiou, J. Morris

In the context of increased interest in the sustainability of food supply chains, this paper aims to assess perceptions of the relative importance of economic, social and…

New paradigm of steel mills in the supply chain of automotive sheets

Kyung‐Hee Jung, Sang‐Kyu Lee

To provide new roles of steel mills with desirable business strategies in the supply chain of automotive steel sheets.

A proposed integrated framework for analysing supply chains

Kevin Burgess, Prakash J. Singh

Organisations need to have a profound level of understanding of their supply chains if they are to successfully find sources of competitive advantage within them. Current…

Supply chain management: some sectoral dissimilarities in the Indian manufacturing industry

Sanjay Jharkharia, Ravi Shankar

To explore the dissimilarities, if any, in supply chain practices among different sectors of Indian manufacturing industry through development and testing of some hypotheses.

E‐business strategy development: an FMCG sector case study

M. Webster, R. Beach, I. Fouweather

This paper sets out to discuss the development of an e‐business strategy by a UK soft drinks company. It is based within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector (also known…

A voluntary logistics security program and international supply chain partnership

Chwen Sheu, Lilly Lee, Brian Niehoff

To investigate the practices and value of a voluntary logistics security program, C‐TPAT certification, and its impact on international supply chain collaboration.