Logistics providers are developing competitive advantage by coordinating different customers logistics solutions. We are presenting some of the basic factors taken into consideration for a TPL firm when coordinating its customers. The possibilities to coordinate are dependent not only on...

Purpose – The paper seeks to understand and analyse how integration changes in one supply chain are influenced by the overlap between chains Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the concepts of supply chain, firm network, overlap and integration. It takes a dynamic perspective...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the needs of the supply-chain (SC) network when coping with permanent and temporary demands, this paper analyzes the Swedish emergency preparedness SC network. This network comprises planning procedures and resources, as well as numerous...