Guest editorial

Acknowledgements

The authors want to thank all contributors to this special issue, particularly the reviewers, who have spent a significant amount of time to provide the authors with their very useful comments and evaluations. The authors are grateful to the editors of International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, the past editor Professor Alexander Ellinger, and the current editor in chief Professor Chee-Yew Wong for providing the authors' the opportunity to create this special issue. Finally, the authors appreciate the excellent support of the journal's editorial office for their valuable support throughout the review process.