...Diana Fischer-Preßler; Kathrin Eismann; Rafael Pietrowski; Kai Fischbach; Detlef Schoder Purpose This paper reviews and classifies research connecting supply chain risk management (SCRM) and information technology (IT) and derives a structured proposal for fruitful research directions. Design...

.... Benjamin T. Hazen can be contacted at: benjamin.hazen@live.com 08 11 2017 04 12 2017 05 12 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Sustainability Information technology Visibility SCOR model Organizational...

...). Communication technologies Information technology Freight forwarding Cost benefit analysis Information and communication technology Model Freight transportation Inter‐modal transportation Inter‐modal transportation is a specific type of multi‐modal transportation in which goods movement is performed...

...Benjamin T. Hazen; Terry Anthony Byrd Purpose Successfully implementing and exploiting the right information technologies is critical to maintaining competitiveness in today's supply chain. However, simply adopting off‐the‐shelf technologies may not necessarily induce this competitiveness unless...

... issues created by information technology implementation. The paper suggests that structuration theory, a research approach derived from sociology that has become well established in the study of information systems, can contribute to that understanding. This paper introduces logistics researchers...

...David J. Closs; Kefeng Xu Logistics information technology (IT) can be a significant source of competitive advantages. Examines logistics IT practices for different industries and global regions and identifies any IT gaps between world class logistics firms and their more average (baseline...

... in the maturing outsourcing marketplace. Information technology Outsourcing Mergers and acquisitions Joint ventures Suppliers The supply‐side of IT outsourcing has received little attention in the academic research community since the focus has been largely on client strategies. This has tended...

...M. Kia; E. Shayan; F. Ghotb Information technology has become an essential part of the rapid and accurate transfer and processing of enormous volumes of data processed in international transport firms and port organisations. The proper management of systems, which process this information...

...Joseph Sarkis; R.P. Sundarraj In the last decade, we have witnessed companies investing in financially and laboriously expensive enterprise information technologies (EITs) that unify the internal and external supply chains for the purpose of gaining strategic advantages. As performance metrics data...

... chain. This process demands the efficient use of information technologies/information systems (IT/IS) at strategic, tactical, and operational levels of SCM. There are currently several software vendors that support planning and execution at each of the aforementioned levels, which provide the decision...

... Limited 1998 Braun Electric China Distribution Electronic publishing Information Technology Internet Japan Logistics Retailing Supply chain Tektronix Finally, attention turns in Section 4 to more general applications of the Internet in the logistics field. This section includes...

...David J. Closs; Thomas J. Goldsby; Steven R. Clinton Information technology has been among the foremost topics within the logistics literature of recent years. However, there has been little empirical evidence relating logistics information system (LIS) capabilities to logistics competence. Seeks...

...John L. Kent Presents a conceptual framework and a set of research hypotheses that are intended to help explain the interfunctional co‐ordination between the logistics and information technology functions. Much has been written over the past decade regarding the strategic potential of the logistics...

...Huan Neng Chiu Presents a framework for distribution companies to establish and improve their logistics systems continuously. Recently, much attention has been given to automation in services, the use of new information technology and the integration of the supply chain. Discusses these areas...

..., changes in organizational structure, joint charter operations, express logistics centres, all logistics innovations being driven by IT. Sees express distribution as the core business of the future. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Air transport Competitiveness Customer service Information technology...

...Hokey Min With increasingly complex logistics information technology and dynamic logistics operations in a global setting, today′s logistics managers confront an overwhelming number of decision alternatives. Perhaps the most effective way of evaluating such a large number of alternatives...

..., and the impact of information technology on retail logistics today and in the future. Information technologies discussed include electronic data interchange, point of sale and barcoding. The article concludes that based on the importance that retailers attach to customer service, supply chain management...

... managers take a broader strategic view of their role, these opportunities will be lost and their companies will fall behind in the face of increasingly intense global competition. Logistics managers who seek innovative ways to apply both existing and new technology, especially information technology...