... corporate strategy (CS) making and supply chain management (SCM). Design/methodology/approach The paper explored the theory and literature related to strategic management and SCM. Four generic levels of strategy were linked to SCM, and synthesized into an explanatory SCS‐framework. Propositions...

... that specific functionality is not set until the customer or end‐user receives it (Brown et al., 2000). Under this concept of postponement, customers themselves provide the final customization of the product. Supply chain management Uncertainty management Corporate strategy Supply chain...

... and thus requires a different decision framework towards adopting a diversification strategy. Freight forwarding Distribution management Corporate strategy Diversification International trade With international trade barriers breaking down, firms across industry sectors are recognising...

... toward a better understanding of supply chain commitment and governance. Supply chain management Corporate strategy Organizational structures Stanley E. Fawcett can be contacted at: stan_fawcett@byu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 In the mid‐1990s, many industry...

... both a source of delay and a source of distortion (Wikner et al., 1991). Supply chain management Risk assessment Corporate strategy What evidence to support this conjecture of better material flow is already available? Here is a representative sample of salient published results...

... vulnerability in the upstream and downstream supply chains. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Corporate strategy Risk management Supply chain management Contingency planning Supply chains in many industries suffer from high levels of dependencies between companies' business...

... industry is outlined. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Suppliers Vendors Selection Sourcing Channel relations Corporate strategy The competitive marketplace in many industries has forced companies to improve current business activities and existing resource allocations...

...Daniel Knudsen This paper presents a framework for assessing alignment between corporate strategy, procurement strategy and purchasing tools. The framework is built on generation of rents as its common denominator for assessing alignment between the levels. Three types of rents are identified...

... the products and markets there is a better possibility of combining logistical equipment for transportation, handling and storage of products; therefore, an aggregation of logistical tasks is favoured. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Corporate strategy Logistics Strategic planning A task...

...Willem W. Cilliers; Pieter J.A. Nagel Corporate strategy in South Africa traditionally focused on turnover management because of a tough economy. However, the focus has shifted to the cost side. Because of this emphasis on higher cost efficiency,logistics became a vital part of corporate strategy...

... and their attitudes and considers their policies and results. Shows supply chain management and cycle time compression to be complementing logistics strategies for progressive US firms. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Corporate strategy Channel management Logistics Marketing planning Physical distribution...

... Organisation, Doubleday, New York, 1990. Norman H. Chorn is Director, Gattorna Chorn Business Strategists Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia. Corporate strategy Organizational change Organizational learning TQM © MCB UP Limited 1991 ...