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Centralised supply chain planning at IKEA
Jonsson, Patrik; Rudberg, Martin; Holmberg, Stefan - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 18 (2013) 3, pp. 337-350
approach. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a longitudinal case study of IKEA's implementation of global … before and after the implementation. Finally, the authors reflected upon the learning from IKEA and refined the framework … integration , a dominating organization possessing the power and competence to enforce the implementation, and the use of one …
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Postponement and the reconfiguration challenge for food supply chains
van Hoek, Remko I. - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 4 (1999) 1, pp. 18-34
chains. The implementation of postponement may require extensive (spatial) reconfiguration of the supply chain. Presents …
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The implementation of supply chain management theory in practice: an empirical investigation
Sweeney, Edward; Grant, David B.; Mangan, D John - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 20 (2015) 1, pp. 56-70
effective implementation of supply chain strategies. A number of critical success factors and/or barriers to implementation of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015009139
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Implementation of a sustainable business cycle: the case of a Swedish dairy producer
Svensson, Göran; Wagner, Beverly - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17 (2012) 1, pp. 93-97
Purpose – The objective of this paper is to describe a corporate implementation and application of a “sustainable …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015008686
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What drives perishable inventory management performance? Lessons learnt from the UK blood supply chain
Stanger, Sebastian H.W.; Wilding, Richard; Yates, Nicky; … - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17 (2012) 2, pp. 107-123
Purpose – Managing perishable inventories is a trade‐off of shortages and lost sales against wastage. This paper aims to identify what drives good management of perishables within the supply chain using the example of blood inventory management in hospitals. Design/methodology/approach –...
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A boundaries and flows perspective of green supply chain management
Sarkis, Joseph - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17 (2012) 2, pp. 202-216
barriers to study and implementation of the interdisciplinary green supply chain management topic based on recent published …
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Outcomes of inter‐organizational trust in supply chain relationships: a systematic literature review and a meta‐analysis of the empirical evidence
Delbufalo, Emanuela - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17 (2012) 4, pp. 377-402
Purpose – This study's purpose is to improve the understanding of inter‐organizational trust outcomes in supply chain relationships. It focuses on synthesizing the empirical research published from 1990 to May 2010 in order to establish both what we know and do not know about this topic,...
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Towards a theory of supply chain alignment enablers: a systematic literature review
Wong, Chee; Skipworth, Heather; Godsell, Janet; … - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17 (2012) 4, pp. 419-437
Purpose – The importance of supply chain alignment has been discussed since the birth of supply chain management (SCM). Yet it remains a major challenge for supply chains. This paper aims to systematically review the cross disciplinary literature on supply chain alignment in order to identify,...
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Sustainable purchasing and supply management: a structured literature review of definitions and measures at the dyad, chain and network levels
Miemczyk, Joe; Johnsen, Thomas E.; Macquet, Monica - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17 (2012) 5, pp. 478-496
Purpose – This paper provides a structured literature review of sustainability in purchasing and supply management, moving beyond the traditional environmental and social sustainability. The paper reviews the concept of sustainability at three levels of inter‐organizational analysis – i.e....
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Opposites attract: organisational culture and supply chain performance
Cadden, Trevor; Marshall, Donna; Cao, Guangming - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 18 (2013) 1, pp. 86-103
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to expand the knowledge of buyer‐supplier relationships by investigating the extent to which organisational cultural fit between a buyer and supply chain participants influences performance. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted in a FMCG...
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