Supply Chain Management: Volume 8 Issue 5

Reorganization of distribution in globalization of markets: the dynamic context of supply chain management

Lars‐Gunnar Mattsson

Globalization of markets is a phenomenon that has received much attention and been extensively debated both at general societal/institutional/cultural levels and at market and…

Modelling vegetable marketing systems in South East Asia: phenomenological insights from Vietnam

Jean‐Joseph Cadilhon, Andrew P. Fearne, Paule Moustier, Nigel D. Poole

This article presents a conceptual framework for the analysis of vegetable supply chains in a South East Asian context and the role wholesale markets play in these chains…

Examining the performance of the supply chain for potatoes in the Red River Delta using a pluralistic approach

Peter J. Batt

Using an analysis of marketing margins and the key dimensions of long‐term buyer‐seller relationships, it is possible to demonstrate that the supply chain for potatoes cultivated…

Exploration of customer horizons to measure understanding of netchains

Christine E. Storer, Elsebeth Holmen, Ann‐Charlott Pedersen

The importance of a market orientation as the basis for meeting customer expectations is well known in marketing. In applying this concept to networks or netchains, the concept…

Quality perceptions in international distribution: an empirical investigation in a complete distribution chain

Tor Korneliussen, Kjell Grønhaug

Three theory‐based hypotheses related to distribution chains and quality perceptions are advanced and examined empirically. The reported findings show that upstream channel…

Perceptual differences in offer quality between Western Australian rock lobster exporters and Japanese rock lobster importers

Peter J. Batt, Ryuta Morooka

An empirical examination of the perceived differences in offer quality between Western Australian rock lobster exporters and their respective Japanese importers reveals that…