"This book focuses on issues related to relationships among members of global supply chains, addressesing three important aspects of global supply chain relationships: supply chain integration and collaboration; outsourcing and offshoring of production; and recent growth in supplier...

"This book investigates the role of innovation in the management of supply chains of today, focusing on supply chain integration from both strategic and operational perspectives and the impact of information technology-related innovation in supply chain and logistics service...

"This book focuses on the development of innovative techniques and tools that answer urgent questions in the global trend of sustainable economic development, providing researchers and business managers with a valuable resource for the development of green business and application of low carbon...

"This book is concentrated on the key players of the outsourcing paradigm; the organizations that provide logistics services, the Third Party Logistics (3PL's), as well as their clients, presenting and promoting the lessons learned by their cooperation"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides comprehensive coverage of automated supply chain management offering research, methodologies, and frameworks for researchers, graduate students, and management professionals interested in the incorporation of information systems to better support supply chain...

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Globalization has pushed the use of technology in business with advanced information and communication technology becoming a key factor in the future development of the retailing industry. Technology applications have significantly contributed to the exponential growth and profits of retailing...

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"This book focuses on various trust issues that emerge from deployment of various e-commerce technologies in inter-organizational relationships, including security, privacy, authentication, non-repudiation, quality of web interface, system performance and infrastructure, environmental...