... “(it is assumed that) the system has objectives (key performance objectives) but agents do not”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Research paradigm Critical realism Distribution management Retroduction Supply chain management Supply chain and logistics management research has been...

... and logistics community. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Complexity theory Basic assumptions Paradigm Logistics Supply chain management Systems approach Distribution management Supply chain management (SCM) and logistics are receiving increased attention in companies...

... research Guide for reviewers Distribution management Supply chain management Research Periodicals Literature Grounded theory (GT) has become increasingly accepted by logistics and supply chain management researchers as a valid research methodology (Davis‐Sramek and Fugate, 2007). Although...

... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Qualitative research Social constructionism Documentary method Interview analysis Distribution management Research methods Information management Acceptance of qualitative methods in logistics research has increased in recent years despite...

... different trucks and carriers and pass through different warehouses (Figure 1). Third party logistics Logistics service providers Fourth party logistics Legal analysis Contract Financial risk Property law Distribution management It seems as though logistics practice is sometimes...

... practices (GSCP) Third party logistics (3PLs) Performance Supply chain management Distribution management Italy Green supply chain management (GSCM) has been gaining in interest amongst researchers and practitioners of supply chain management, operations and logistics, especially over the past...

...). For effective customer‐relationships the whole value‐creation configuration of both views must be understood and dealt with (Vargo, 2009). Distribution management Logistics management Service factory Lernstatt Contract logistics Business model Logistics service providers Drawing the picture more...

... of the just presented dimensions of partnering behavior, the current paper also uses these selected dimensions to analyze customer partnering behavior. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Outsourcing Distribution management Logistics management Logistics outsourcing interfaces Customer...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Case study based research Quality criteria Logistics Distribution management Supply chain management Content analysis Research Although the need for case study‐based research in logistics and supply chain management (SCM) has been discussed...

... and potential logistical applications of the technique. The paper concludes with a discussion of how practicing managers can benefit from ACM. Zachary Williams can be contacted at: Zac.williams@cmich.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Supply chain management Distribution...

... the availability of outsourced CC services. Supply chain management Containers Distribution management Container selection Cold chain management Data envelopment analysis Dual‐role factor Increasing international cooperation, vertical disintegration, along with a focus on core activities have...

... Browne can be contacted at: m.browne@westminster.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 United Kingdom Logistics management Supply chain management Distribution management Freight forwarding Urban distribution Delivery restrictions CO₂ emissions Costs...

... Distribution management Parcel delivery services Demand management With the proliferation of the internet usage, online shopping has been growing consistently in terms of its proportion in the entire retail sales as well as its absolute sales volume. For instance, percentage of the annual online...

... process. Other special issues result from calls for papers focused on a specific topic approved by the co‐editors. Michael R. Crum can be contacted at: mcrum@iastate.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Serials Distribution management Research The International...

... articles have reviewed HL research before, but gaps between practice, research, and education have not yet been addressed. Gyöngyi Kovács can be contacted at: kovacs@hanken.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Distribution management Education Gap analysis Humanitarian...

... Group Publishing Limited 2011 Strategic alliances Distribution management Partnership Supply chain management In 1990, Bowersox published a paper in the Harvard Business Review on the strategic benefits of logistics alliances. He noted that cross‐company agreements were...

... at which a vehicle travels is a function of the route taken, whereas vehicle weight depends on the consolidated load resulting from the particular shipment release policy. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Supply chain management Freight forwarding Distribution management...

... Group Publishing Limited 2010 Distribution management Competitive advantage China Logistics service providers (LSPs) provide multiple logistics services for customers comprising inter alia transportation, warehousing, cross‐docking, inventory management, packaging and freight...

... for concern. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Distribution management Aid agencies Disasters Emergency measures Since around the turn of the millennium, the field of humanitarian logistics has been the focus of an increasingly broad range of research aimed at improving...

... context (Yin, 1994). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Aid agencies Distribution management Supply chain management On the other hand, the academic research on horizontal cooperation in logistics is limited. Exceptions of industries in which horizontal cooperation has been...