Purpose: This study aims to improve understanding of how coastal maritime transport system of Vancouver Island would be disrupted in disaster events, and the strategies could be used to address such risks. Any transport disruption at the maritime leg of the supply chain can affect the needs of...

Purpose: The issue of empty truck trips is largely ignored in the current literature. In order to cover this important research gap, the purpose of this paper is to explore, describe, categorize and rank the potential truck-sharing constraints for container trucks traveling empty around the...

Purpose: Supply chain agility (SCA) has recently received considerable attention in the literature and in practice. Despite its popularity, the concept of SCA seems to be vaguely defined and loosely structured. More specifically, definitional ambiguity and conceptual fragmentation have...

Purpose: A seaport is an essential part of a supply chain, but many ports experience truck shortages, creating pressure for port authorities from shippers who need more trucks that move cargo. This study explores and ranks the motives for adopting a truck-sharing concept (where shippers share...

Purpose: The paper aims to evaluate how progressive stakeholders view the adoption of contemporary techniques such as virtual technology in driving sustainable quality in an emerging economy context. Design/methodology/approach: The authors adopted a systematic literature review to develop the...

As the distribution strategy, the bundle and add-on strategy has been widely applied to sell the base goods and add-on goods in retail markets. Meanwhile, the rapid growth of e-commerce has also forced more platforms to participate in the above strategies. Motivated by these, we consider three...

This paper aims at investigating Supply Chain Management Practices (SCMPs) adopted by companies in developing economics and identifies the best practices commonly implemented. It analyzes the relationship among these practices, the local business environment and the firm performance.A survey...