...Giovanni Beccari Gemente; Andrea Lago da Silva; Eliciane Maria da Silva; Flavio Henrique Costa Purpose To do this, the authors carried out a systematic literature review to answer three questions: (RQ1) Which external pressures affect an FC and its suppliers in an MSC? (RQ2) What influences power...

... buying firms, four distribution centres and four supplying firms based in four countries (Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China and India). Findings Results reveal that manufacturers are refining production schedules to meet the production challenges. Distributors are working with secondary suppliers to meet...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only While forward logistics handles and manages the flow of goods downstream in the supply chain from suppliers to customers, reverse logistics (RL) manages the flow of returned goods upstream. A firm can combine RL with forward logistics, keep...

... details the methodology of applying the system dynamic approach. It recommends a new structure of the purchasing function as well as new and upgraded indicators of purchasing performance and suppliers’ management. Research limitations/implications – A single-case study research. Even though...

... is extended by developing a model based on the knowledge of service innovation, social exchange theory and industry characteristics and by empirically testing this model. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Innovation Survey Service Customer satisfaction Suppliers Customer relations...

... 2014 The KBV of the firm suggests knowledge is a critical resource for the firm (Conner, 1991 ; Grant, 1996 ; Spender, 1996). Customers and suppliers are recognized as sources of external knowledge that can complement an organization's own internal knowledge (Dyer and Singh, 1998). Knowledge...

...Nada R. Sanders; Chad W. Autry; David M. Gligor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of buyer investment in interorganizational, information‐related connectivity enablers on supplier firm performance within the context of buyer‐seller matched dyads. Design/methodology...

... of relationships within and between a set of sourcing issue variables and a set of the logistics performance variables investigated. Findings Results indicate that the issues that should be priorities for improvement are: supplier production capability; business culture and practices; and communication...

...Fouzia Ounnar; Patrick Pujo Purpose This research paper proposes that the conduct of supplier relationships can be improved through a “self‐organized logistical network”. Design/methodology/approach An analysis has been conducted on logistical supply chain which ensures to define a self...

...Mark Barratt Supply chain integration is to a large extent still only a promise, despite considerable efforts by organizations and their customers and suppliers. Lack of visibility across the supply chain together with adversarial relationships between members are significant barriers to supply...

... suppliers in the United States to serve Japanese companies vs. those used to serve U.S. companies. This study, taking the supplier's perspective, investigates the strategies that today's automotive parts suppliers take to improve their logistics operations by associating their internal manufacturing...

...Fred Lemke; Keith Goffin; Marek Szwejczewski; Rolf Pfeiffer; Bertram Lohmüller Streamlining the supplier base is a common approach in many US and UK manufacturing companies. However, is this approach being adopted in Germany as fast as it has in the UK? This paper describes research that answers...

... representing grocery retailers, manufacturers and logistics service providers to assess the factors which will impact upon the grocery supply chain within the next few years. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Logistics United Kingdom Suppliers Just in time Groceries ...

... Suppliers Evaluation Modelling Organizational performance Supply‐chain management Channel relationships ...

... realization as well as competitive cost position. By building sourcing process excellence and aligning capabilities with the requirements of the corporate buy, procurement can have a key role in the corporate quest for value growth. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Purchasing Cost reduction Suppliers...

... of large sections of their products in an attempt to focus their effort. In turn suppliers take on more of the design and assembly of the end product and may also choose to delegate some of their own activities to second line suppliers. These changes require that the profile of capabilities necessary...

...Peter Hines The article reviews how lean production can be taken into supplier bases in both Japan and the West. The exemplar supplier network as demonstrated by Toyota and Hitachi in Japan are seen to be the result of a lengthy process whereby all members of the supplier network, both direct...

... is broadened by taking into account the multitude of Materials Pipelines that exist in a typical supplier network. This macro model has been called the Ten Force Partnership Model. This second model is employed to help explain how the best companies can achieve wider supplier network development. In order...