Supply Chain Management: Volume 24 Issue 6

Technology uncertainty in supply chains and supplier involvement: the role of resource dependence

Chengyong Xiao, Boyana Petkova, Eric Molleman, Taco van der Vaart

Technology uncertainty poses significant challenges to manufacturers, as rapid changes in product and/or process standards and specifications can disrupt the smooth flow of…

An empirical investigation of how information sharing affects cash flow performance through competitive capability

Hakim Lyngstadaas

This paper aims to examine how information sharing affects cash flow performance through the competitive capabilities of low cost or product quality.

Multidimensional value creation through different reverse supply chain relationships in used clothing sector

Rudrajeet Pal, Erik Sandberg, Manoj Kumar Paras

This paper aims to purport deeper understanding of, and instigate theoretical elaboration to, multidimensional value created through different reverse supply chain (RSC…

Demand planning as a tamer and trigger of operational risk disruptions: evidence from the European supply chains

Artur Swierczek, Natalia Szozda

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of demand planning practices on the disruptions induced by operational risk. The study reveals whether the negative…

Assessing the role of dynamic capabilities in local food distribution: a theory-elaboration study

Tim Gruchmann, Stefan Seuring, Kristina Petljak

The food industry and its distribution solutions often lie at the center of sustainability-related arguments. However, little is known about the dynamic role of business…

Circular economy: benefits, impacts and overlapping

Simone Sehnem, Diego Vazquez-Brust, Susana Carla Farias Pereira, Lucila M.S. Campos

This paper aims to investigate overlaps, complementarities and divergences between the literature on circular economy (CE) models and related literature in non-linear production…

The role of absorptive capacity within supply chain quality integration

Ziad Alkalha, Iain Reid, Benjamin Dehe

There is a consensus suggesting that the theoretical underpinning associated with supply chain quality management practices remain evolutionary to current thinking. Therefore…

SCM research leadership: the ranked agents and their networks

Sunil Babbar, Xenophon Koufteros, Ravi S. Behara, Christina W.Y. Wong

This study aims to examine publications of supply chain management (SCM) researchers from across the world and maps the leadership role of authors and institutions based on how…

Impact of supply chain quality management practices on operational performance: empirical evidence from manufacturing companies in Vietnam

Anh Chi Phan, Hao Anh Nguyen, Phuong Dinh Trieu, Ha Thu Nguyen, Yoshiki Matsui

This study aims to investigate the effect of supply chain quality management on operational performance in Vietnamese manufacturing companies.

Strategies for complex supply networks: findings from the offshore wind power industry

Thomas E. Johnsen, Ole Stegmann Mikkelsen, Chee Yew Wong

The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges facing companies that operate within complex supply networks and the strategies they use to manage such complex supply…