Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how high‐performing companies in the fashion industry align their supply chain strategy with their competitive priorities. Design/methodology/approach – In order to answer the research question, case study research on four fashion companies...

Strong and productive partnerships between buyers and suppliers are important for effective outsourcing. Such partnerships should be based on mutual understanding, which can be hampered by a perception gap between the supply chain partners with respect to what are the critical factors for a...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how cultural forces and historical events interact to form a country's organizing principles. Design/methodology/approach – Culture influences management in significant ways. In order to understand true influences of culture on a country's economy and...

Firms face a great deal of uncertainty in developing new technology. This uncertainty poses much more serious problems when development projects are new to firms and there are few historical data applicable to the development process in point. Examines operations‐improvement processes in two...