... supply chain Sustainability Relations Communication Case study Agency theory Sweden Communications Transport operations Logistic service industry Goal congruence Research on sustainability has expanded in focus from individual companies to supply chains, in which firms depend...

... in relation to improving efficiencies in transport operations as discussed in this paper. However, it takes the investment of time and resources and risks of losing that investment if withdrawing from the relationship or suffering opportunist behaviour of supply chain partners (Bergqvist, 2007 ; Gligor...

... the required IT infrastructure is ignored. Applications of these decision models are, therefore, not widespread in practice. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Information technology Supply chain management Horizontal collaboration Transport operations The value of collaboration...

... Logistics Transport operations Supply chain management Sustainability Research Sustainable development Based on an initial literature review, concepts such as “environmentally sustainable” logistics, “environmentally friendly/sound/ preferable” logistics, and “green” logistics were found...

... regarding each decision area are provided below. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Supply chain Transport operations Logistics Logistics and transportation managers face a very different environment today than merely a few years ago. Continued economic deregulation, increased safety and social...