... optimization objectives, thereby strengthening decision-making robustness and reinforcing the framework's practical relevance. Originality/value The study provides theoretical guidance and analytical decision-support tools for joint decision-making in supply chain management. The framework is broadly...

...Hao Ding; Huangying Gu Purpose While the supply chain shared auditor is emerging as a novel governance mechanism for enhancing transparency, its role in facilitating the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) remains underexplored. This study investigates how the presence of a supply chain...

...Eleonora Acciai; Silvia Pérez-Bou Purpose This study explores blockchain and digital product passport (DPP) adoption in Italian fashion SMEs, analyzing supply chain challenges and sustainability benefits to support the circular economy transition. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative semi...

...Jianhu Cai; Zhengang Cao; Mengyi Zhu; Lishuang Jia; Ningwen Tu Purpose In the supply chain (SC), the retailer may have private sales cost information and the ability to encroach by introducing a store brand. This study aims to explore how store brand encroachment and information asymmetry affect...

... to analyze and find direct support for the authors’ hypotheses based on cross-sectional data from a sample of 134 Taiwanese manufacturers. Findings The empirical results of this study indicate that local suppliers with greater supply chain integration and better supply chain agility directly increase...

...Tian Wang; Yangyang Liang; Zhong Zheng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate manufacturer encroachment and distributor encroachment in a three-echelon supply chain consisting of an upside manufacturer, an intermediate distributor and a downside retailer. Design/methodology...

.... National Natural Science Foundation of China 10.13039/100014717 71772163 71673240 71572041 Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 10.13039/501100004731 LY17G020024 LY16G020009 Shanghai Pujiang Program In the era of globalization, efficient supply chain...