... --> Supply chain management Performance management Performance measurement Inventory management There probably is no more contentious issue than how to manage supply chain performance. The leading academic journals routinely run articles on the subject, yet misunderstanding and ineffectual practices...

... of the company’s Asia‐Pacific offices was inconsistent and lacked standardization. Recommendations were subsequently made to overcome some of the inefficiencies in managing the reverse supply chain. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Reverse logistics Performance measurement Improvement Computer industry...

... of intangible issues of “good” and “quality” in paper, journal and portfolio so they can be proactively measured and managed. We will discuss each of these briefly in turn, and present some preliminary conclusions. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Supply chain Intangibility Performance measurement...

..., as well as for individual retailers. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Supply‐chain management Customer service Relationship marketing Performance measurement Drinks industry Effective supply chain management (SCM) has become a formidable weapon in the marketing strategy arsenal. Having...

... of an underlying supply chain and a potential integrator, is introduced and suggested as the focus of future research initiatives within supply chain measurements. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Supply chain Measurement Systems integration Performance measurement The interest in managing supply...

... of the information to come from the participants themselves; i.e. they decide what level of disclosure they are all comfortable with. Benchmarking Logistics Performance measurement Imports Benchmarking, an increasingly prevalent phenomenon in countries such as the US (Schmidt, 1992), is based...

...). This literature leads to a second proposition: © MCB UP Limited 1999 EDI Logistics Outsourcing Performance measurement Supply‐chain management A variety of performance improvement initiatives are being implemented, with increasing frequency, in physical distribution and logistics...

... 1995 Distributors Globalization Manufacturing industry Performance measurement USA Global competition and distribution are facts of today′s business environment. As firms expand internationally, their choice of distributors takes on an increased importance. An exporter can use...

... Performance measurement Quality Changes in customers′ operating systems, in the forces shaping competition, and in customer and supplier demands, all increase the necessity for companies to work more closely with their customers[ 1 , 2 ]. Cognizant of the changing environment, leading edge firms have...

... logistics strategy and performance. Discusses low logistics performance has been and could be conceptualized, operationally defined, measured and utilized. The limitations of alternative research designs and performance measures are revealed. Recommendations are made to improve the quality of future...

...Nick Oliver This article reviews some of the key debates in the area of just‐in‐time operation and implementation, and identifies 13 research issues. These issues include: information systems for JIT; organisational structures; performance measurement; the management of the supply‐manufacturer...

... revealed many operational defects. New systems of performance measurement had to be developed to allow this analysis. As a result operational improvements were made and continued performance analysis should demonstrate that improved service is being provided. In addition,it was recognised that the real...