International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management: Volume 31 Issue 4

An integrated model for the design of agile supply chains

Martin Christopher, Denis Towill

The latter part of the twentieth century saw the lean production paradigm positively impact many market sectors ranging from automotive through to construction. In particular…

Critical success factors in agile supply chain management ‐ An empirical study

Damien J. Power, Amrik S. Sohal, Shams‐Ur Rahman

This paper analyses results from a survey of 962 Australian manufacturing companies in order to identify some of the factors critical for successful agile organizations in…

Exploring the experiences of collaborative planning initiatives

Mark Barratt, Alexander Oliveira

Supply chain integration (or synchronisation) is to a large extent still only a promise, despite many considerable efforts by organisations and their customers and suppliers. Lack…

Epilogue ‐ Moving forward with agility

Remko I. van Hoek

This epilogue offers a status quo report on progress that firms have made in moving closer towards achieving agility in their supply chains. Data was collected through a large…