This work investigates how bargaining power affects negotiations between manufacturers and reverse logistics providers in reverse supply chains under government intervention using a novel three-stage reverse supply chain model for two scenarios, a reverse logistics provider alliance and no...

This paper investigates the twin effects of supply chain visibility (SCV) and supply chain risk (SCR) on supply chain performance. Operationally, SCV has been linked to the capability of sharing timely and accurate information on exogenous demand, quantity and location of inventory, transport...

As the outsourcing of key supplies and business processes becomes increasingly popular, the effective management of the outsourced business functions is of critical importance in supply chain management. Instead of managing all supply chain activities by themselves, many firms have chosen to...