The International Journal of Logistics Management: Volume 31 Issue 4

Editorial

Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Kamonchanok Suthiwartnarueput, Kevin X Li, Ying-En Ge

Assessing the market niche of Eurasian rail freight in the belt and road era

Xu Zhang, Hans-Joachim Schramm

This paper presents an overview of the recent development of Eurasian rail freight in the Belt and Road era and further evaluates its service quality in terms of transit times and…

Determinants of cargo and eco-efficiencies of global container shipping companies

Kuo-Cheng Kuo, Wen-Min Lu, Qian Long Kweh, Minh-Hieu Le

This study aims to evaluate cargo and eco-efficiency of global container shipping companies (CSCs) and explore the determinants of the CSCs' efficiencies. While the former is…

Belt and road initiative (BRI) supply chain risks: propositions and model development

Jiwat Ram, Zeyang Zhang

Belt and road initiative (BRI) is a transcontinental endeavor strategically connecting supply chains (SCs) and economic infrastructures to ignite business activities and achieve…

Trust-based cooperation in Silk Road Economic Belt countries: strategical ordering in the assembly supply chain

Xujin Pu, Zhenxing Yue, Qiuyan Chen, Hongfeng Wang, Guanghua Han

This paper's purpose is to suggest that manufacturers strategically place soft orders for assembly materials with suppliers in Silk Road Economic Belt countries who probably doubt…

The impact of institutional voids on risk and performance in base-of-the-pyramid supply chains

Attique ur Rehman, Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja, Raja Usman Khalid, Stefan Seuring

Base-of-the-pyramid (BoP) markets are frequently characterized by institutional voids. However, it remains unclear how institutional voids impact corporate and supply chain risk…

Supply chain structures for distributing surplus food

Caroline Sundgren

New actors have emerged in the food supply chain in response to the increased awareness of food waste and the need to distribute surplus food. The purpose of this study is to…

Management of supply chains with attribute-sensitive products: a comprehensive literature review and future research agenda

Mehdi Amini, Carol C. Bienstock, Mihalis Golias

Mismanagement of supply chain operations may lead to waste of products and incur substantial monetary losses. This is particularly true for products with attributes that hasten…

Collaborative process competence as an enabler of supply chain collaboration in competitive environments and the impact on customer account management

Peter M. Ralston, Scott B. Keller, Scott J. Grawe

The purpose of the current research seeks to understand what role supply chain (SC) collaboration plays in effectively managing customers of a firm. The research also investigates…