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Postponement strategy from a supply chain perspective: cases from China

Hoi Yan Yeung, Jeff; Selen, Willem; Deming, Zhou; Min, Zhang - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 37 (2007) 4, pp. 331-356

Purpose – This research widens the scope of the use of postponement by addressing how the generic supply chain structure and information sharing/relationship among supply chain actors affects the postponement decision, based on empirical data of Chinese manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta....

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Evaluating the comparative efficiency of Chinese third‐party logistics providers using data envelopment analysis

Zhou, Gengui; Min, Hokey; Xu, Chao; Cao, Zhenyu - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 38 (2008) 4, pp. 262-279

/methodology/approach – This paper proposes data envelopment analysis (DEA) to measure the operational efficiency of ten leading 3PLs in China …

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Assessing consequences of low‐cost sourcing in China

Fredriksson, Anna; Jonsson, Patrik - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 39 (2009) 3, pp. 227-249

consequences of low‐cost sourcing in China for a European manufacturer. Design/methodology/approach – The low‐cost sourcing …

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The relationship between strategic orientation, service innovation, and performance

Grawe, Scott J.; Chen, Haozhe; Daugherty, Patricia J. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 39 (2009) 4, pp. 282-300

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine how a firm's strategic orientation affects service innovation capability and the resulting impact on market performance. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was administered to supply chain executives. Structural equation modeling was...

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Third‐party logistics provider customer orientation and customer firm logistics improvement in China

Tian, Yu; Ellinger, Alexander E.; Chen, Haozhe - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 40 (2010) 5, pp. 356-376

‐based approach is utilized to collect data from managers at 124 manufacturing customer firms in the People's Republic of China …

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An empirical examination of the contribution of capabilities to the competitiveness of logistics service providers

Liu, Xiaohong; Grant, David B.; McKinnon, Alan C.; … - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 40 (2010) 10, pp. 847-866

capabilities contribute to LSP competitiveness in the context of China. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws on work from …

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The impacts of product design changes on supply chain risk: a case study

Lin, Yong; Zhou, Li - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 41 (2011) 2, pp. 162-186

Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to address the impact of product design changes on supply chain risk, and to identify the supply chain risk dimensions in the Chinese special‐purpose vehicle (SPV) industry in the context of product design change. Design/methodology/approach –...

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Comparing port performance: Western European versus Eastern Asian ports

Feng, Mengying; Mangan, John; Lalwani, Chandra - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 42 (2012) 5, pp. 490-512

regions in China and the UK and data used in this research were mainly generated from questionnaire surveys, responses to …

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An Assessment of Supplier Selection: Chinese Purchasing Managers′ Criteria and Their Implications for Western Marketers

Chao, Chiang‐nan; Scheuing, Eberhard E.; Dubas, Khalid M. - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 23 (1993) 8, pp. 31-37

China′s foreign trade and investment policies have appeared more attractive to Western marketers in recent years. China … supplier is not a high priority as opposed to purchasing managers in Western industrialized countries. As China moves rapidly … positions in China. …

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Transportation in China in the 1990s

Speece, Mark W.; Kawahara, Yukiko - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 25 (1995) 8, pp. 53-71

market for the realities they will inevitably confront there. The transportation sector has not kept up with China′s rapid … economic growth. Transportation has become a major bottleneck to further development of foreign business operations in China … seriously, but it will likely be decades before transport operations in China run smoothly. …

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