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View article: Circular Supply Chain Management Assessment: A Systematic Literature Review
Circular Supply Chain Management Assessment: A Systematic Literature Review Open
In response to escalating global concerns about waste generation throughout the product life cycle, the Circular Economy (CE) has emerged as a central alternative to the dominant linear economic model. The integration of CE principles into…
View article: Conceptualising the Socio-material Context: An Ethical Enquiry into the Contextual Materialisation of Paradoxes in Transport Logistics
Conceptualising the Socio-material Context: An Ethical Enquiry into the Contextual Materialisation of Paradoxes in Transport Logistics Open
We propose a conceptualisation of the socio-material context of paradox theory by empirically investigating multilevel paradoxes arising in the context of professional drivers and advanced driver assistance systems. Truck and bus drivers f…
View article: Responding to the ripple effect from systemic disruptions: empirical evidence from the semiconductor shortage during COVID-19
Responding to the ripple effect from systemic disruptions: empirical evidence from the semiconductor shortage during COVID-19 Open
Purpose The ripple effect (i.e. disruption propagation in networks) belongs to one of the central pillars in supply chain resilience and viability research, constituting a type of systemic disruption. A considerable body of knowledge has b…
View article: Climate mitigation and adaptation strategies in the transport sector: An empirical investigation in Germany
Climate mitigation and adaptation strategies in the transport sector: An empirical investigation in Germany Open
Due to climate change, extreme weather events will increase in intensity, frequency, and duration in the future, negatively impacting logistics and transport systems. The threat of missing climate targets and a lack of climate adaptivity s…
View article: From Engineering Change to Enterprise Change Management: An empirical study on CM2 processes in the automotive industry
From Engineering Change to Enterprise Change Management: An empirical study on CM2 processes in the automotive industry Open
Companies need to respond to changing market requirements with product and process improvements. In order to better meet the needs of consumers, technical changes must be made within the product lifecycle of products. This can, for example…
View article: Blockchain technology in pharmaceutical supply chains: a transaction cost perspective
Blockchain technology in pharmaceutical supply chains: a transaction cost perspective Open
Purpose Adopting new technologies to improve supply chain activities and processes is essential due to increasingly complex and dynamic business environments. Particularly in the pharmaceutical industry, high-quality standards must be met,…
View article: Theorizing the impact of network characteristics on multitier sustainable supply chain governance: a power perspective
Theorizing the impact of network characteristics on multitier sustainable supply chain governance: a power perspective Open
Purpose While the literature on multitier supply chain management traditionally assumes that first-tier suppliers belong to the visible proportion of the supply base, intermediaries might limit focal firms' visible horizon already at this …
View article: Assessing the impact of sustainable logistics service quality on relationship quality: Survey-based evidence in Egypt
Assessing the impact of sustainable logistics service quality on relationship quality: Survey-based evidence in Egypt Open
Logistics services support customer-relationship building in the supply chain and help the buying companies establish and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. To empirically quantify the effect, we introduce the Sustainable Logist…
View article: Developing a Sustainable Logistics Service Quality Scale for Logistics Service Providers in Egypt
Developing a Sustainable Logistics Service Quality Scale for Logistics Service Providers in Egypt Open
The role of sustainability has made it a vital point to measure companies’ financial performances and sustainability practices along the overall supply chain. Logistics service providers (LSPs) are among the supply chain actors that need t…
View article: Blockchain-driven handling of digital freight information: a tensions perspective.
Blockchain-driven handling of digital freight information: a tensions perspective. Open
Blockchain technology is provoking significant transformations in the logistics industry, creating a complex environment that challenges business change. This study endeavors to advance the research regarding blockchain-based logistics man…
View article: Diffusion of labor standards through supplier–subcontractor networks: An agent‐based model
Diffusion of labor standards through supplier–subcontractor networks: An agent‐based model Open
Subcontracting represents a popular business model in supply chains across industries. In the case of hidden subcontracting, subcontractors are beyond the visible horizon of the (focal) buying firm. Hence, buyers must rely on a cascading e…
View article: Motivating Factors for Implementing Apparel Certification Schemes—A Sustainable Supply Chain Management Perspective
Motivating Factors for Implementing Apparel Certification Schemes—A Sustainable Supply Chain Management Perspective Open
The motivations for clothing companies to implement dedicated certification schemes as sustainability practices has received limited attention in sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) research so far. Therefore, it is important to und…
View article: 4PL Digital Business Models in Sea Freight Logistics: The Case of FreightHub
4PL Digital Business Models in Sea Freight Logistics: The Case of FreightHub Open
For years, the freight forwarding industry has been facing high levels of global competition. Accelerating this development, new and digital competitors are entering the market, striving to make freight logistics even faster, cheaper, and …
View article: Sustainable Supply Chain Management—A Conceptual Framework and Future Research Perspectives
Sustainable Supply Chain Management—A Conceptual Framework and Future Research Perspectives Open
Sustainable operations and sustainable supply chain management (SSCM) have become a highly relevant topic for scientific research and management, as well as policy-making practice. Despite surging growth in extant research, the need for th…
View article: Governance for the sustainable economy: Institutional innovation from the bottom up?
Governance for the sustainable economy: Institutional innovation from the bottom up? Open
To achieve sustainable development, it is evident that new approaches to governance are required to govern the transformation of the economy and enable the replacement of unsustainable technologies and practices. Very much like new technol…
View article: Horizontal Bullwhip Effect - Empirical Insights into the System Dynamics of Automotive Supply Networks
Horizontal Bullwhip Effect - Empirical Insights into the System Dynamics of Automotive Supply Networks Open
As a result of a conceptual simulation study proposed by Gruchmann and Rebs (2018), the bullwhip effect in automotive supply chains is not just detectable on a vertical supply chain level under demand uncertainties, but also on a horizonta…
View article: Logistics Business Transformation for Sustainability: Assessing the Role of the Lead Sustainability Service Provider (6PL)
Logistics Business Transformation for Sustainability: Assessing the Role of the Lead Sustainability Service Provider (6PL) Open
Societal, economic and ecological prosperity will be highly affected in the next decades due to socio-demographic developments and climate change. The design of more sustainable logistics business types can address such challenges to build…
View article: Consumer Preferences for Local Food: Testing an Extended Norm Taxonomy
Consumer Preferences for Local Food: Testing an Extended Norm Taxonomy Open
Consumer attitudes toward consuming and buying locally produced food are well studied. By contrast, the topic of consumer preferences for local food, with a special emphasis on the role of norms, still lacks empirical evidence. To study th…
View article: Sustainability assessment and climate change resilience in food production and supply
Sustainability assessment and climate change resilience in food production and supply Open
To improve food security a conceptual integration beyond the scope of production in the agricultural sector due to examination of critical supply chain system compartments and levels of services ("integrated food production and supply syst…