, with contractors taking a greater role in physical distribution. While food retailers state in the professional press that …Since the end of the 1980s, logistics in French mass distribution has undergone a progressive vertical disintegration … based relationships, the reality appears to be to think in terms of price competition with short‐term contracts renewable at …

Purpose – Integrating information technologies in supply chains is becoming increasingly more important and challenging …. The purpose is to develop a framework for understanding antecedents to internalizing technologies in supply chains. Design … information technologies are internalized in organizations and supply chains. Research limitations/implications – Empirically …

Purpose – The ability of a manufacturing system to respond to customer demand in a timely fashion is widely accepted as … a source of competitive advantage. While quick response concepts at system level have been widely discussed in a range … parts industry. Design/methodology/approach – The study analyses the responsiveness of first‐tier automotive suppliers in …

responding companies expect the vulnerability of their supply chains to increase in the next five years. However, the concept of … SCRM is still in its infancy. Originality/value – The paper contributes to our knowledge on SCRM by presenting the business …

to the geographic/commercial context. The application of this framework is presented in a case study of a global … throughput, demand variability/service factor and PVD as the key drivers in the segmentation process.  …

define a self‐organized logistical network. In such a network, each supplier can evaluate its own performance by using a … he can self evaluate his performance in order to be able to take part to negotiations within a self organized logistical …

corporates who purchase programmes. A triangulated research approach was employed in order to capture the views of each of these … career development. The subtle yet significant differences that exist among the three constituencies in the various areas and … the future. Originality/value – The research provides a multi‐stakeholder insight, set in the context of the key business …

's classification scheme. The paper is conceptual in nature. Findings – Four properties of supply driven chains are advanced. They show …

mentioned a “blurring of lines” between organizations contrasted to an “us vs them” approach. This was expressed in a number of …