...Vanessa Yanes-Estévez; Ana María García-Pérez; Juan Ramón Oreja-Rodríguez Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the information shared by SMEs with their main customers and suppliers and its implications on their performance. Design/methodology/approach The paper puts forward...

... the performance indicators used to evaluate the SC. The systematic review is performed for the collaborative techniques in the following categories: information sharing (IS); vendor managed inventory; and collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment. The papers are then comprehensively analyzed...

... on the relationship between information sharing and SC integration) and validating the framework empirically to establish the proposed relationships. Design/methodology/approach The conceptual framework is proposed based on gaps in extant literature. Data from 60 automobile component manufacturing organizations...

... the supply chain network robust in terms of various performances, the information sharing plays a very important role. On the one hand, the outsourcing option has provided immense flexibility at the procurement end of the supply chain. On the other hand, flexibility through the sharing of information has...