This paper examines the factors that give rise to intermediaries in exporting and explores the implications for trade volumes. Export intermediaries such as wholesalers serve different markets and export different products than manufacturing exporters. In particular, high market-specific fixed...

Supply chain flexibility is widely seen as one major response to increasing uncertainty and competition in the marketplace. Researches and practioners acknowledge the competitive advantage of supply chain flexibility. However, flexibility is costly. Thus, a match between flexibility and...

In this paper we provide some preliminary insights regarding the relationship between the operational policies of manufacturing postponement, centralized distribution and value chain flexibility. Their impact on performance is examined. We considered asset productivity, delivery competence and...

This study investigates the most effective leadership style of supply chain (SC) management leaders in pursuit of resilient supply chain through the comparison of transformational and transactional leadership styles. Flexibility and agile supply chain are considered as a mechanism which can...