Firms have strategically used cooperative linkages to establish competitiveness. In this study, we incorporated the resource dependency theory view to assess how trust, satisfaction, and commitment affect firms' decisions on logistics integration. Also, we examined the link between logistics...

Background: The new demands of the current market including for space should be satisfied by designing modern material flow systems. Designing warehouses using effective material handling equipment significantly supports cost reduction and efficient space utilization. Sequencing of items is an...

Aim: Research on supply chain disruptions is most commonly conducted on the inter-organizational level of analysis. Although personal relationships in business-to-business relationships are generally considered important, the role of personal relationships during supply chain disruptions has...

This paper analyses procurement from two, risk-averse, suppliers who are responsible for the timely delivery of some inputs. Their production is subject to inherent disruptions. We characterize the optimal contracts when suppliers can invest to lower the risk of delays that are costly to the...

This paper investigates the effects of demand disruptions on production control and supplier selection in a three-echelon supply chain system. The customer demand is modeled as a jump-diffusion process in a continuous-time setting. A two-number production-inventory policy is implemented in the...

Supplier selection is a multi-criteria problem which involves both qualitative and quantitative factors. It is a complex, multi-person and group decision-making process that can be improved by systematic and logical approaches to assess priorities based on the inputs of several people from...