Purpose–A growing body of literature has begun to recognise that in the era of supply chain
management it is important to look beyond the flexible factory to the flexible supply chain …

Purpose–To examine the state of logistics and supply chain management (SCM) research in
the last five years from the standpoint of existing methodologies. The state of research is …

Construction is one of the least-digitized industries in the economy. To rein in the rising costs
of building activities, digital transformation is one of the pillars that industry leaders rely on. A …

The healthcare supply chain lags far behind supply chains in other industries in terms of
performance and the deployment of best practices. Managers could bridge this gap and …

Although visibility has become a popular buzzword in the supply chain literature it remains
an ill-defined and poorly understood concept. It is assumed that if companies across supply …

Abstract In Abgrenzung zur Verkehrstechnik beschränkt sich die Fördertechnik im
Wesentlichen auf den innerbetrieblichen Transport sowie den Warenumschlag in Häfen, auf …

The paper compares the expected performance of a vendor managed inventory (VMI)
supply chain with a traditional “serially linked” supply chain. The emphasis of this …

This paper investigates the capacity investment decision of a supplier who solicits private
forecast information from a manufacturer. To ensure abundant supply, the manufacturer has …

Purpose The purpose in this paper is to develop a systematic literature review aiming to
reveal innovation opportunities associated with the thematic collaboration and trust in the …

Compares the bullwhip properties of a vendor managed inventory (VMI) supply chain with
those of a traditional “serially‐linked” supply chain. The emphasis of this investigation is the …