...Chad W. Autry; Judith M. Whipple; David E. Cantor; Paula C. Morrow; James C. McElroy; Frank Montabon Purpose This study seeks to explore the roles of organizational support and environmental manager commitment on organizational environmental management practices. Design/methodology/approach...

...Herbert Kopfer; Herbert Kotzab; Rudolf O. Large Purpose Management approaches, such as supply chain management addressing cooperation among firms emphasize communication among people from different companies. The objective of this research was to investigate the impact of individual and contextual...

...George A. Zsidisin; Jeffrey A. Ogden; Thomas E. Hendrick; Mark A. Clark It is increasingly accepted that the chief purchasing officer (CPO), as the highest ranking member of the purchasing and supply management (PSM) function, is a resource that can add strategic value to the firm. Delineating...

... attitudes to distribution management have been changing. Although transport costs account for a large percentage of total distribution costs, little is known of the effect of these changed attitudes on this function and on the nature of the relationships between buyers and suppliers. Using the Interaction...

...Brian S. Gazeley The changes required in the policies of organisations to cope with the challenges of the 1990s are discussed – managers not only as managers per se but also as entrepreneurs, the increasing competitive muscle of the Japanese, the re‐evaluation of strategies, the increase...

...Don Scott Marketing and logistics management are strongly interrelated, since many of the factors that marketing may wish to use to achieve competitive advantage are logistical areas of responsibility. There are,however, some areas of logistical management concern, such as inventory cash flows...

...Andrew Kerr Advances in computer and telecommunications technology are providing logistics managers with a wide range of strategic opportunities. However, there is a widening gap between opportunities available through technology and effective utilisation of the technology. Unless logistics...