Supply Chain Management: Volume 6 Issue 1

The age of agile manufacturing

Brian Maskell

Examines the development of agile manufacturing and explores the key success factors: customer prosperity, people and information, co‐operation within and between firms, and…

Myths and realities of e‐commerce in the perishable foods industries: unleashing the power of reputation and relationship assets

Michael O’Keeffe

Argues that the Internet does not signal the end of relationships nor level the playing field for powerful buyers and traditionally weak sellers in the perishable foods…

Insights from a logistics partnership

Robert G. House, Theodore P. Stank

Highlights insights gained from five years of operating experience in a logistics partnership between a large US retailer and a provider of international logistical service. The…

E‐supply chains – virtually non‐existing

Remko van Hoek

There is rapidly growing interest in e‐businesses. Its impact on supply chains is currently covered in about 150 papers and articles and the number is growing at the speed of…

Supplier relations and flexibility in the Spanish automotive industry

Manuela P. Pérez, Angel M. Sánchez

Analyses buyer‐supplier relationships in the Spanish automotive industry. Nearly half of the companies interviewed co‐operate with customers, suppliers, and technological centres…

Co‐operation or coercion? Supplier networks and relationships in the UK food industry

Ian Robson, Vikkey Rawnsley

As a result of several high profile food scares in recent years, the practices of key players in the UK food industry have been called into question on ethical grounds. These…

Quick Response – Managing the Supply Chain to Meet Consumer Demand

Anand Nair

Alliance Advantage, The Art of Creating Value through Partnering

Remko van Hoek