Purpose – Cooperation in logistics and supply chain management has most often been studied as a characteristic of a focal firm, rather than as a relationship property, and inter‐organisational aspects need to be better understood. The purpose of this paper is to draw on insights from...

Purpose – The service‐dominant logic (SDL) concept is reshaping the view of business‐to‐business research and practice. Thus, understanding the role of knowledge‐based operant resources, a key component of the SDL paradigm, in the ability of supply chains to shape competitive advantage...

Co‐makership is the process by which two or more participants in an enterprise cooperate to produce a good or a service. Co‐makership relationships have become increasingly advanced at the production end of the supply chain. They are now extending downstream, to the physical distribution...

In this exploration of formal international purchasing alliances, a broad overview of why firms become involved in international purchasing alliances is developed. Then, using a data base developed based on formalized international alliance activity reported in The Wall Street Journal ,...

The increased utilization and popularity of logistics partnerships dictates the necessity of a robust and soundly constructed theoretical foundation for examining these alliances. Towards achieving this goal, this paper proposes and develops the symbiotic logistics concept. Symbiotic logistics...

While the concept of partnerships has received much attention in the literature, the focus has primarily been on the manufacturing firm. This paper explores the similarities and differences in partnerships from the perspectives of manufacturing and non‐manufacturing firms. Findings indicate...

Purpose – Supply chains are embedded in a larger network of enterprises where firms exchange offerings, often compete for the same customers, and constantly innovate to improve their performance. In these dynamic environments, firms are increasingly dependent on the knowledge and expertise in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how personal relationships influence behavior within a supply-chain context. Design/methodology/approach – This research employs a qualitative methodology that allows for a rich assessment of how buyers and suppliers of logistics services...

Purpose Drawing on the customer value-based theory and the resource dependency theory, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how Chinese third-party logistics (3PL) providers leverage their customer orientation to improve operational performance directly in a stable environment or through...