... resilience with the consideration of the roles of internal integration (II) and external integration (EI), risk management culture (RMC) and SC flexibility (SCF). This study investigates how RMC, SCF and intra and interorganizational integration affect the performance of SC resilience. It collects...

... The purpose of this paper is to investigate relationships among dependence, trust, and integration in the Chinese 3PL context. 3PL integration is manifested in two key dimensions: information sharing and process coordination. This study develops a dependence-trust-3PL integration-performance model...

... Integration Global Transparency “Big Data” is industry’s hottest buzzword (see Waller and Fawcett, 2013). Consultants proclaim that Big Data will revolutionize industry and decision making. Current investments suggest Big Data’s importance: International Data Corporation “predicts that the market...

... are treated as equal partners; and Methods, business processes, and technologies are used to support business activities/processes that cross-traditional enterprise boundaries – in particular, to support customer-supplier integration. Dyer (2000) documented the power of collaborative advantage...

...R. Glenn Richey, Jr; Haozhe Chen; Rahul Upreti; Stanley E. Fawcett; Frank G. Adams Purpose Implementation of supply chain management techniques requires thorough integration of processes between supply chain partners in all functional areas, including sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution. Yet...

... drivers for the adoption of unique identification. Characteristics of companies in these clusters are described and compared. The analysis clarifies the essential roles of integration and information sharing to obtain logistical improvements. Research limitations/implications To provide a more robust...

... at: e.barber@adfa.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Supply chain management Performance measures Value chain Balanced scorecard Integration Traditionally firms tracked performance based largely on financial accounting principles. By the 1970s and 1980s a general...

...Susan L. Golicic; Photis M. Panayides; Dong‐Wook Song Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define and empirically develop measures to evaluate the extent of integration of seaport container terminals in supply chains. Design/methodology/approach A literature review identified four key...

... chains contain various levels of interdependence between its sub‐parts or nodes (Weiner, 1956). Due to the interdependent nature of supply chains, coordination of the various entities is imperative. Not surprisingly, (CSCMP, 2005) defines SCM as an integrating function with the primary responsibility...

...Árni Halldórsson; Gunnar Stefánsson; Nathalie Fabbe‐Costes; Marianne Jahre Purpose In the literature authors state that there is a positive relation between supply chain integration (SCI) and performance. They claim that this relation is widely discussed and supported empirically. Other authors...

... between the supplier and the buyer organizations, and the VMI process. The concept of vendor managed inventory (VMI) has gained prominence with the increasing collaboration and integration that is taking place in supply chains. In this collaborative practice, the responsibility for the management...

... the quantitative and qualitative conclusions related to the electronics industry supply network integration and requirements for its success. Design/methodology/approach A series of one‐on‐one expert interviews were conducted to establish the validity of the initial list of drivers and to add to this list...

...Remko I. van Hoek; S.C. Lenny Koh; S. Saad; S. Arunachalam Purpose To investigate the integration of supply chain management (SCM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for competing in the twenty‐first century supply chain. Design/methodology/approach A case study with a paper...

... using an integrated application of Williamson's organisations failure framework. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Williamson did not intend his framework to be a causal model; rather it portrayed an “atmosphere” containing human and environmental factors. Although the authors can...

...Cristina Gimenez Purpose This paper sets out to empirically analyse the integration process that firms follow to implement supply chain management (SCM). This study has been inspired by the integration model proposed by Stevens. Design/methodology/approach Uses the survey method. Findings...

... constitutes a number of variables. These are best seen as operating at four levels: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Performance measures Economics Integration Business process re‐engineering Value chain Outsourcing The common historical response of businesses either to market...

... called globalization offers the best opportunity to achieve major performance gains. One area where many companies can begin to capture the benefits of globalization is global sourcing, which involves the worldwide integration of engineering, operations, and procurement centers within the upstream...

...Maro Vlachopoulou; Vassiliki Manthou Successful virtual working requires organizations to adopt new approaches towards managing and leading in the following key areas: managing infrastructure, people, information and joint activities/processes. Marketing transformation and integration between...

...R. Meenakshi Sundaram; Sameer G. Mehta A comparative study of three different approaches on a hypothetical supply chain model is presented. The three approaches investigated are: independent; semi‐integrated; and integrated. In the independent approach, it is assumed that decisions are made...

...Richard E. White; John N. Pearson Recent literature indicates there has been an absence of top management involvement in the development of customer service policies and integration of these policies into the organizational decision making process. This paper discusses the importance of integrating...