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Supplier Base Management: Experiences from the UK and Germany

Lemke, Fred; Goffin, Keith; Szwejczewski, Marek; … - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 11 (2000) 2, pp. 45-58

investigates how German companies are managing contacts with their suppliers. The research was conducted in two stages. First, a …

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Retail Grocery Logistics in the UK

Fernie, John; Pfab, Frances; Marchant, Clive - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 11 (2000) 2, pp. 83-90

There has been a logistics transformation in British grocery retailing during the last 30 years. Initially, the transformation was revolutionary as retailers gained control over the supply chain, but more recently change was evolutionary as efficiency improvements were enacted. Another step...

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Effective Lean Logistics Strategy for the Auto Industry

Jim Wu, Yen‐Chun - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 13 (2002) 2, pp. 19-38

comparing the practices used by automotive suppliers in the United States to serve Japanese companies vs. those used to serve U ….S. companies. This study, taking the supplier's perspective, investigates the strategies that today's automotive parts suppliers …

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Positioning the Role of Collaborative Planning in Grocery Supply Chains

Barratt, Mark - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 14 (2003) 2, pp. 53-66

their customers and suppliers. Lack of visibility across the supply chain together with adversarial relationships between …

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Evaluating suppliers within a self‐organized logistical network

Ounnar, Fouzia; Pujo, Patrick - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 16 (2005) 1, pp. 159-172

various suppliers with the long‐term objective of establishing a fair system among the suppliers on the network. Our approach …

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Sourcing from low‐cost countries

Ruamsook, Kusumal; Russell, Dawn M.; Thomchick, Evelyn A. - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 20 (2009) 1, pp. 79-96

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the issues pertinent to sourcing internationally from low‐cost countries (LCCs) and to understand which issues are associated most strongly with a firm's logistics performance. Design/methodology/approach – Comparative examination of...

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The impact of buyer firm information connectivity enablers on supplier firm performance

Sanders, Nada R.; Autry, Chad W.; Gligor, David M. - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 22 (2011) 2, pp. 179-201

supplier‐side competitiveness provides an incentive for suppliers to assist buyers in their investments in buyer …, therefore reassuring suppliers that their contribution to the dyad will pay off. Originality/value – While information … connectivity between buyers and suppliers has long been considered a critical enabler of buyer‐supplier integration, research had …

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Integrated Materials Management: The Value Chain Redefined

Hines, Peter - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 4 (1993) 1, pp. 13-22

The paper presents a new explanatory methodology designed to capture the role of Integrated Materials Management in the world's leading manufacturing companies. This methodology is explained via the Integrated Materials Value Pipeline drawing on the earlier Porter Value Chain/System. This new...

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Internationalization and Localization of the Kyoryoku Kai: The Spread of Best Practice Supplier Development

Hines, Peter - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 5 (1994) 1, pp. 67-72

The article reviews how lean production can be taken into supplier bases in both Japan and the West. The exemplar supplier network as demonstrated by Toyota and Hitachi in Japan are seen to be the result of a lengthy process whereby all members of the supplier network, both direct and indirect...

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Supply Chain Reengineering: A Supplier's Perspective

Coleman, Julian L.; Bhattacharya, Arindam K.; Brace, Gordon - In: The International Journal of Logistics Management 6 (1995) 1, pp. 85-92

large sections of their products in an attempt to focus their effort. In turn suppliers take on more of the design and … assembly of the end product and may also choose to delegate some of their own activities to second line suppliers. These … the partners in the chain. Competition between suppliers is fierce, particularly in view of the fact that the changing …

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