... rights only This paper aims to focus on supply chain quality (SCQ) in the hospitality industry in China, and to stress the importance of the synergy of quality management (QM) and supply chain management (SCM). The authors have investigated the relationship among QM practices, SCM practices, SCQ...

... to food supply chain management. Eastham (2001 , p. 80) in her study of food supply chain management, found that the potential advantages of partnering relationships with suppliers include: easier management due to a reduced number of suppliers; less time spent searching for new suppliers...

...‐commerce are the ways of the future. The paper discusses the successes and failures of the industry. Its results reveal slow progress in accomplishing the goals of leaner supply chains and easier distribution. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Food industry Supply chain management...