Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the development and competitive influence of a supply chain (SC) information‐sharing capability over time. Design/methodology/approach – Survey data were collected in 1999/2000 and 2005/2006. Case study interviews conducted in the same time...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a product variety multi‐market study in the auto industry and to conduct a benchmarking analysis of the practical findings against the theoretical ones obtained in a European Community Research Project (Intelligent Logistics for Innovative...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the differences between Finnish and Russian, namely Karelian, food industry supply chains. The main objective is to find out the reasons for low productivity in Russian food industry from supply chain management (SCM) point of view....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how the cash‐to‐cash (C2C) metric may be used to benchmark supply chain performance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes C2C variables as a means to benchmark company performance. Findings – Three case studies are offered...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how logistics performance is affected by the use of different identification technologies and practices for utilising the tracking data. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the survey method. The survey instrument is developed in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine what senior supply chain executives measure and how they perceive performance measurement from a balanced scorecard (BSC) perspective. Design/methodology/approach – A survey designed from the four perspectives of the BSC framework...

Purpose – Drawing on the concepts of benchmarking and of fit as profile deviation, the purpose of this paper is to identify the critical dimensions of usage of internet based interorganizational systems (IOISs) of the best performing firms. Design/methodology/approach – Empirical evidence is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated supply chain performance measurement framework for the case of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) using set of qualitative and quantitative insights gained during the case study research. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the state of logistics performance measurement in corporations based in the USA. Design/methodology/approach – A triangulation approach is used, including, a Delphi study involving more than 100 practitioners, academics, and consultants...