In this paper, the maritime industry’s commitment to green supply chain has been analyzed. The objective of this study is to show that the reuse of empty containers not only adds value to a firm, but leads to waste reduction in the supply chain. The novelties of this article include (i) empty...

In this paper, the maritime industry’s commitment to green supply chain has been analyzed. The objective of this study is to show that the reuse of empty containers not only adds value to a firm, but leads to waste reduction in the supply chain. The novelties of this article include (i) empty...

Currency stability is a critical component in global commerce. This study examines the informational efficiency of the black and official exchange markets in the North American Free Trade Agreement partners. Using a series of non-parametric as well as time series models, this study finds that...

We study the determinants of the extent of in-house vertical integration and of outsourcing in foreign countries. Potential suppliers must make a relationship-specific investment in order to serve each prospective customer. Such investments are governed by imperfect contracts. A final-good...

The Chinese automotive industry in a global context (by W. Urban and B. Wang, pp. 1-8) Keywords China, automotive industry Countries covered China Topics Foreign Direct Investment; Industry Index of global tolerance a quantitative analysis based on 'World Values Survey' data (by A. Tausch, pp....

To investigate whether diversification within a supply chain can help middlemen firms survive prolonged financial crises, we simulated an extension of the dynamical supply chain network model by Mizgier et al. (2012) under normal and crisis economic conditions. In these simulations, firms in the...