... undesirable outputs. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Data envelopment analysis Transportation CO₂ emissions Transportation fatalities Sustainability Supply chain management Commercial road vehicles United States of America As concern for the natural environment...

...‐supplier relationships. The detailed construct conceptualization and justification is provided next along with the theoretical development of the proposed hypotheses. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 RFID Emerging technology Acceptance Supply chain management United States...

... in production (de Groote, 1994). Both higher variability in demand and the need for more changeovers (equalling less productive time) will necessitate more inventory. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 United States of America Automotive industry Inventory Distribution Stocking policy...

... Publishing Limited 2010 Outsourcing Customer loyalty Supply chain management Germany Targets United States of America The study of customer loyalty remains among the most substantial and debated areas of business research in recent decades. Driven by the belief that maintaining existing...

... global terrorism (Czinkota et al., 2005). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Supply chain management Organizational analysis Man‐made disasters United States of America In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11 hereafter), the way...

... support for bidder pricing preparation. Additionally, humanitarian logistics is an emerging, under‐researched field, and this paper is the first to address sourcing and distribution of Title II food aid. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Procurement Aid agencies Food United States...

... to the survey. Details of the methodology follow. Food industry Business continuity Disasters Supply chain management United States of America On December 3, 2004 as he was stepping down from the post of Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy G. Thompson expressed grave concern about...

... commerce Internet Marketing Sales United States of America As the reach of the internet has expanded at a substantial pace over the past few years, so too have the potential business opportunities that the internet supports. Fore‐most among these opportunities is the sale and distribution...

... Packaging Economic sustainability Supply chain management Hospital management United States of America The US healthcare industry, often considered to be cutting‐edge; has fallen behind in the development of an efficient supply chain design, ignoring better packaging and supply chain design...

... “off‐road” vehicles compared to the same manufacturer that does business with another auto dealership that sells the manufacturer's entire line of autos and trucks. The latter relationship is an example of an alliance. Customer relations Trust Taiwan United States of America Globalization...

... Inventory costs United States of America In this paper, we focus on how the globalization of production impacts inventory levels. These global factors have generally not been incorporated into existing inventory models, and to the extent that global factors are ignored, the prediction of inventory...

... in the storage area; and the product is actually available in the storage area. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Packaging Cereals Retailing Market share United States of America Although most stock‐keeping units (SKU) in retail stores are replenished in case pack quantities...

... chain management Risk assessment Supplier relations Risk management Automotive industry United States of America Supply chain disruptions are “unplanned events that may occur in the supply chain which might affect the normal or expected flow of materials and components” (Svensson, 2000...

... denominator. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Supply chain management Cross‐cultural studies Scandinavia United States of America According to the world trade organization, world exports and imports exceeded US$24 trillion in 2006, nearly double the 2001 number (www.wto.org...

... changes Monday through Thursday. The changes we propose here will only affect dispatching on Friday through Sunday. Also, in addition to the drayed freight that will be picked up on weekends, the carrier will continue to pick up the freight that becomes available during the weekends. United States...

... context. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Supply chain management Automotive industry United States of America Technology led strategy Trusting a technology, within an organizational setting, may place users at risk if the technology fails to meet operational expectations...

... of current 3PL market conditions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 United States of America Surveys Distribution management As the third party logistics (3PL) industry has continued to evolve, it has clearly become more global in nature. In responding to the needs of a customer...

... in the supplier selection process. The adequacy of these models lies in the possibility of performing sensitivity analyses for “what‐if” scenarios. Supply chain management Function evaluation Textile industry United States of America With the current competitive textile/apparel market, the US...

... to develop an implementation strategy for an inland port, and to identify potential customers for specific port features and services. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Inland waterway transport International business Ships Development United States of America The Transportation...

... technology then P(x) consists of the line segment {0K} since all firms are assumed to employ the same inputs. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Data analysis Traffic Death Transport industry United States of America Let y∈R...