Despite anecdotal evidence of the performance implications of just‐in‐time (JIT) implementation, little empirical research has been conducted. Examines total system JIT’s empirical relationships with a variety of performance outcomes. Total system JIT encompasses JIT purchasing, JIT...

This epilogue presents the experiences of UPS Worldwide Logistics, a company known to be leading in the development and implementation of a fourth‐party logistics business model. This model applies information integration initially in logistics and transport operations. But UPS WWL has...

The purpose of this research paper is to help managers improve their understanding of logistics costs and the accounting for those costs in order to optimize use of the total cost approach to managing logistics processes. This paper will discuss the history and evolution of logistics management...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the aspects of internal and external transformation that take place in each company along the supply chain when a “sustainable packaging logistics” approach is implemented. Before this can be achieved, it is necessary to identify and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to aim at proposing a research agenda in the intersection of strategic supply chain management and logistics (SCML) of global organizations from the perspective of international human resource management (IHRM). Design/methodology/approach – To disclose...

Purpose – Direct digital manufacturing (DDM) is conceived of as either disrupting the entire manufacturing economy or merely enabling novel production. The purpose of this paper is to introduce an alternative where DDM coexists with and complements traditional mass production. When multiple...

Purpose – Understanding the significance of supply chain, demands need of multiple criteria for its performance evaluation. The aim of this paper is to propose an approach to evaluate the performance of supply chain using multiple criteria. Design/methodology/approach – A multi‐criteria...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose performance measures for supply chain knowledge management (SCKM) performance. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual study. State of performance measurement has been analyzed on the basis of a comprehensive review of literature...