... environments. This flexible model consequently supports the development of a tailored human resource management approach, addressing the increasing demand from employees and prospective employees for hybrid working conditions that promote a balance between their professional and personal lives. Research...

... across transport modes when a natural hazard causes severe transport disruptions. The research is guided by the theoretical concept of modularity and the following question: what are the key factors enabling modular and flexible freight operations across transport modes in the aftermath of a disaster...

...Sara Rogerson; Martin Svanberg; Vendela Santén Purpose There can be many negative effects from a disruption in a central node of companies' supply chains, such as a port conflict that reduces capacity. Strategies for disruption management include flexibility and redundancy. This paper aims...

...Shih-Jung Juan; Eldon Y. Li; Wei-Hsi Hung Purpose This study aims to explore the relationships among the five components of supply chain (SC) resilience (SCRES): visibility, velocity, flexibility, robustness and collaboration and their impacts on the SC performance under disruption (SCPUD...

...Jorieke H.M. Manders; Marjolein C.J. Caniëls; Paul W.Th. Ghijsen Purpose The conceptualization of flexibility in organizations historically emerged from three views which relate to economic, to organizational and to manufacturing perspectives. Despite the growing number of publications about...

... strategies (redundancy and flexibility) with particular risk contexts (severity and probability of risk occurrence). The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual paper. Findings – The proposed framework addresses supply chain managers’ need for a basic rubric...

...Syed Awais Ahmad Tipu; Kamel A. Fantazy Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the supply chain strategy, flexibility, and performance relationships in the context of SMEs in Canada and Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on a quantitative approach using...

...Jingjing Xu; Theo Notteboom; Robert Mason; Rawindaran Nair Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which supply side flexibility tactics are deployed by operators in the container liner shipping sector in 2009/200 to restrict supply in a market which is characterised by over...

...Thomas J. Goldsby; Sebastián J. García‐Dastugue Manufacturing flow management is the supply chain management process that includes all activities necessary to move products through the plants and to obtain, implement, and manage manufacturing flexibility in the supply chain. Manufacturing...

... for greater flexibility, faster reaction and greater reliability in respect of delivery times and quality levels have forced producers to act. And their action in most cases has involved the search for more effective ways to manage material flows. Meanwhile, retailers have become increasingly aware...