.... Design/methodology/approach – Using annual US trade statistics and manufacturing industry data for the years 2002-2009 between the USA and its top 12 Asian trading partners, this study applies various regression methods to examine key factors associated with the transport modal decision. Findings...

... and practitioners should pay attention to interdependence among different relationship management practices. Moreover, this study also empirically supports the argument that SCI improves firms' financial performance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 China Manufacturing industries Supply chain...

... chain risk management Continuous improvement Structural equations model Partial least squares Survey data Manufacturing industries Germany The literature on risk management shows that a common risk management process is generally organized into three steps: risk identification, risk...

... Manufacturing industries In recent years, enhanced manufacturing technologies and information systems have made it possible for companies to rapidly develop and manufacture products to meet customers' specific needs. The new production paradigm of mass customization has emerged as a result and it has...

... sales growth, cost increases and increases in the number of current assets (Hendricks and Singhal, 2005b). United Kingdom Supply chain management Financial performance Manufacturing industries LaLonde (2000, p. 11) argued that the supply chain management community needed to address...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Supply chain management Organizational culture Strategic alliances Manufacturing industries Culture as an important factor in the study of strategic alliances is well accepted (Beugelsdijk et al., 2006 ; Chakravarthy and Lorange, 1991...

...Gyongyi Kovacs; Karen Spens; Henrik Pålsson; Ola Johansson Purpose This paper aims to examine the use of unique identities (through radio frequency identification technology, bar codes and “human‐readable” labels) on packages and load carriers in Swedish manufacturing industries. The purpose...

... the cost to US manufacturing industries of additional inventories attributed to global operations. Findings Imports and exports have a positive, significant impact on raw materials inventory and finished goods inventory, respectively, in terms of days of supply. Based on estimations using 2005 data...

...., 1996 ; Lieb et al., 1993). In the next section, we present our analysis of the responses. Outsourcing Manufacturing industries Singapore Malaysia levels of commitment to the usage of third party logistics (3PL) (ranging from extensive to very limited); budget...

... depends on a particular set of strategic variables that the organization designs. Originality/value Extends the study of manufacturing logistics beyond its boundary through a broader strategic perspective. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Manufacturing industries Distribution...

... Organic organizations Virtual organizations Value chain Lean production Manufacturing industries This paper explores the current status and development of techniques, approaches and paradigms, each of which has been loosely identified as “technology” and propagated as perhaps a cure for all...