Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide a structured overview of so‐called business
process improvement (BPI) approaches and their contribution to the actual act of improving …

It has been reported that integrated internal and external information systems among supply
chain partners can strengthen their relationship and improve their operational performance …

Supply chain integration (SCI) among internal functions within a company, and external
trading partners within a supply chain, has received increasing attention from academicians …

Process improvement is the most value-adding activity in the business process management
(BPM) lifecycle. Despite mature knowledge, many approaches have been criticized to lack …

Firms are increasingly dependent on external resources and are establishing portfolios of
interorganizational relationships (IRs) to leverage external resources for competitive …

Changing customer and technological requirements force manufacturers to develop agile
supply chain capabilities in order to be competitive. Therefore, several companies are …

Many traditional organizations have undertaken major initiatives to leverage the Internet to
transform how they coordinate value activities with customers, suppliers, and other business …

Recently, environmental management offers firms a source of competitive advantage in the
marketplace. The development of environmental innovations is critical to the success of …

Combining Lean practices with Six Sigma has gained immense popularity in recent years.
Whether a combined Lean-Six Sigma approach is the latest management fad, or leads to …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to extend understanding of supplier development
theory by investigating the relationships among communication methods, information …