Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss the responses and strategies firms use in relation to their supply base when dealing with current trends in the business landscape, and the different options that they have. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on case...

Purpose – This paper aims to further the understanding of planning and carrying out logistics operations in disaster relief. Design/methodology/approach – Topical literature review of academic and practitioner journals. Findings – Creates a framework distinguishing between actors, phases,...

Purpose – The objective of this study is to revise and enhance existing inventory control models in a way that allows them to be used more efficiently in environments with short lead times. Design/methodology/approach – A simulation approach has been chosen to assess the efficiency of the...