This study examines the relationship between bundles of lean practices and cumulative performance, as described by the sand cone model. Based on the literature, hypotheses relating lean bundles to cumulative performance are proposed. They are tested using a sample of 317 plants in three...

This paper investigates a pivotal problem in supply chain management: how to configure supply networks and business processes to achieve time performance. The study focuses on the time-sensitive casual wear industry. Initially, Zara's and Benetton's supply networks are cross-compared to...

This study reveals that in supply networks both external and internal integration practices have a significant and positive impact on responsiveness. The use of an international supplier network acts as a contingency factor on the relationship between external integration practices and...

This paper tells the story of Geox, an Italian footwear manufacturer that, in less than a decade, has become one of the world's largest shoe manufacturers. Applying the related notions of complementarity and performance landscape to study strategic positioning in the footwear industry, we show...

Though Open Book Accounting (OBA) is a well-known practice in supply chain management, the lack of guidelines to support managers to implement it effectively has been highlighted in the literature. This paper discusses a methodology to support the selection of suppliers with whom to successfully...

Many theoretical contributions and lots of empirical evidence suggest that there are benefits to be gained from integrating purchasing, manufacturing and logistics. Though organizational and operations management scholars recognize that communication is a key antecedent of internal integration,...

This paper investigates how formalized methodologies can effectively support the implementation of knowledge transfer practices in the multi-project setting. We propose a knowledge collection and transfer model grounded on the Value Analysis technique, empirically developed and validated through...