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...

The concepts of a supply chain and supply chain management are receiving increased attention as means of becoming or remaining competitive in a globally challenging environment. What distinguishes supply chain management from other channel relationships? This paper presents a framework for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the fragile link between a medium sized New Zealand wine business and a major overseas supermarket chain, and how a smaller business can survive market disappointments such as reduced supply contracts. Design/methodology/approach – This case...

The popularity of supply chain partnerships has exploded over the past few years with an increasing interest in the role of trust in facilitating the relationship. There has been a noticeable increase in the last quarter of the twentieth century of the importance of trust in partnerships and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impacts of supply chain management (SCM) benefits on the interactive performance between supply chain members. Design/methodology/approach – The contingency theory and socio‐technical theory were applied in the construction of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate which firm‐level antecedent – resource‐based capability or inter‐organizational coordination – contributes to a firm's supply chain management (SCM) focus. Design/methodology/approach – A conceptual framework of antecedents of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advance thought and practice on supply chain relationship building, in the context of humanitarian logistics, drawing on lessons from leading practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – The presentations were treated like data, enabling grounded...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated conceptual trust building model for supply chain partners’ relationships. It is based on the literature on trust building models from various disciplines. Design/methodology/approach – Various trust building concepts and...

Purpose – This research, based on the idea of contingency fit, attempts to construct a strategic selection system to select the best fit competency of channel strategic selection by using neuro‐fuzzy technique. Design/methodology/approach – Neuro‐fuzzy technique is used. Findings – In...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address how companies mitigate existing forces to achieve the collaboration enabled supply chain (SC). Design/methodology/approach – Seven key theories were used to provide insight into the theoretical framework for the creation of the...