... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Information systems Australia Supply chain integration Cloud technology SCM performance Figure 1 Conceptual model of cloud adoption and performance relationship The definition...

... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Australia Supply chain management Governance Complex adaptive systems Case studies Network organization Regional supply network Mining regions Although a variety of CAS frameworks were offered to explain...

... identifies critical success factors for alliances and partnerships aimed at accelerating learning in an emerging body of knowledge such as SCM. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Australia Supply chain management Learning...

... partners (Lado et al., 2008). Such a situation is considered by many researchers to provide a fertile ground for agency-related problems to prosper and proliferate. Romona Byrne can be contacted at: romona.byrne@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Australia Supply...

...Remko van Hoek; Beverly Wagner; Amrik S. Sohal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe collaboration between businesses, universities and industry associations in Australia with the aim of developing an appropriate set of competencies for supply chain professionals. Design/methodology...

..., and customer relationships). In addition, it aims to examine the relationship between the three key SC activities and operational performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 321 middle and senior managers of ISO 9001 certified firms in Australia who were responsible for managing...

... in the supply chains (manufacturers, wholesalers/distributors and hospitals) were collected and analysed. Vikram Bhakoo can be contacted at: vbhakoo@unimelb.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Supply chain management Health care Distribution and inventory management Australia...

... commerce Pharmaceutical products Health care Australia Information technologies have been deployed in various areas of the health‐care sector, including: improving the quality of health‐care services; streamlining multi‐disciplinary care management; improving clinical...

...Andrew Potter; Paul Childerhouse; Anthony Beresford; Stephen Pettit; Yukuan Liu Purpose This paper aims to analyse available multimodal transport route variations for iron ore shipments from northwest Australia to northeast China, focusing on a major iron and steel manufacturer. Design...

... strategy, a survey‐based questionnaire method was used. A total of 2,000 copies of the questionnaires were distributed to managers within organisations representative of a broad range of manufacturing industries in Australia. This list was randomly drawn from a commercial industry database [1] . To answer...

... support for this collaboration model, with both collaboration‐based constructs influencing performance. Originality/value The results provide an insight into how firms can develop a level of collaboration capability. Supply chain management Manufacturing systems Structural design Australia...

... management Corporate social responsibility Banking Australia Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is viewed as an organisational philosophy that directs firms to consider and minimise the social impact of their profit making activities. While such an orientation may be said to detract from...

... are not driven by overall business success factors, as was previously believed. Shams‐ur Rahman can be contacted at: shamsr@uow.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Australia Distribution management Quality Surveys Today's global business environment is characterized...

... Australia Japan Product quality Orders and ordering Logistics Distribution Australia is the world's largest producer and exporter of rock lobster. Seven Panulirus and Jasus rock lobster species are found in Australian waters, of which four species, the Western Rock Lobster (P...

... Limited 2003 To complement previous ECR adoption studies in other regions, this paper aims at exploring the key issues and challenges in ECR adoption, based on the experiences of the Australian grocery industry in ECR adoption. Australia has a very different market structure to other countries...

... MCB UP Limited 2003 Buyer‐seller relationships Fruit Vegetables Agents Australia In Perth, Western Australia, the traditional ways of conducting business in the fresh produce industry are rapidly changing. With supermarkets now accounting for approximately 70 per cent of retail...

... of this study lead to a new direction in understanding the barriers to adoption of ECR and IOS in general. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Consumer behaviour Response rate Grocery Case studies Australia The analysis of this case study shows that the ideal state envisioned by ECR cannot be reached...

... practices of the US supply chain are also prevalent within the Australian grocery industry and that some Australian companies had already begun to engage in business activities related to ECR as early as 1996. Alliances Australia Channel relationships Grocery industry Process efficiency Supply‐chain...

...Michael O’Keeffe Many agribusiness firms in Australia are buying into the concept of SCM but are not sure how to apply it. Provides some guidance for firms who are considering following the SCM track. Presents a checklist for auditing potential supply chain partners which has proved useful...

...) for payment processing activity. The level of computer use for different purchase activities is given in Table II . © MCB UP Limited 1997 Australia EDI Industrial purchasing Supply chain As world markets become more competitive and costs mount, logistics costs are now a major...