Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing

A conceptual framework for a new service model: digital servitization with an Industrial 4.0 perspective

Tilbe Adsiz, Yucel Ozturkoglu

Recently, increasing costs and competitive pressure have accelerated the search for different business models in both the production and service sectors. The rapid development of…

Measuring performance of farmer producer organisations using data envelopment analysis

Krishna Muniyoor, Rajan Pandey

Farmers producer organisations (FPOs) play the most crucial role in the agriculture supply chain system, aiming to redress the balance between farming and marketing activities of…

Logistics outsourcing to provide supply chain agility in crisis time: an action research

Manal Benatiya Andaloussi

The aim of this research is to underscore the pivotal role of warehouse management in the current turbulent global landscape exacerbated by the confluence of a health crisis and…

Artificial intelligence-based supply chain resilience for improving firm performance in emerging markets

Subhodeep Mukherjee, Manish Mohan Baral, Ramji Nagariya, Venkataiah Chittipaka, Surya Kant Pal

This paper aims to investigate the firm performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by using artificial intelligence-based supply chain resilience strategies. A…

A multinomial modeling approach to assess supplier delivery performance for buyer-supplier alignment

Kuntal Bhattacharyya, Alfred L. Guiffrida, Milton Rene Soto-Ferrari, Paul Schikora

Untimely delivery of goods and services, especially in a post-COVID landscape, is a critical harbinger of end-to-end fulfillment. Existing literature in supplier delivery modeling…

Evaluation of operational transformations for smart manufacturing systems

Shreyanshu Parhi, Shashank Kumar, Kanchan Joshi, Milind Akarte, Rakesh D. Raut, Balkrishna Eknath Narkhede

The advent of Internet of Things, cloud computing and advanced computing has endowed smart manufacturing environments with resilience, reconfigurability and intelligence…

Investigating the effects of corporate social responsibility on sustainable consumer purchase behavior

Bharti Ramtiyal, Paras Garg, Shubha Johari, Ajay Pal Singh Rathore, Abhilash Thakrey

Sustainable manufacturing practices are excessively being practised in the industry today. The impact on sustainability is ever more visible to the stakeholders because of faster…

Boomerang recruitment: an intelligent model for rehiring using a grey-based multicriteria decision-making methodology

Mohidul Alam Mallick, Susmita Mukhopadhyay

Staffing is one of the most influential human resource (HR) activities and is the primary method of hiring and retaining human resources. Among staffing’s several activities…

The conductor matters: the impact of purchasing orchestration on organizational performance

Ulrich Schmelzle, Daniel A. Pellathy, Wendy L. Tate, Junhong Min

Organizations increasingly manage innovation projects jointly with suppliers to use external resources to fill internal competencies. However, little is known about the practices…

Modelling the factors affecting organizational flexibility in MSMEs

Jude Jegan Joseph Jerome, Vandana Sonwaney, Arunkumar O.N.

In the era of multiple global disruptions, firms are finding it to continue their business. MSMEs are impacted more as they have constrained resources. Organizational flexibility…

The impact of marketing mix on the adoption of clothes rental and swapping in collaborative consumption

Bharti Ramtiyal, Shubha Johari, Lokesh Vijayvargy, Surya Prakash

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the shift towards a circular economy and marketing strategies on the collaborative purchasing behaviour of consumers in…

Exploitation, exploration and ambidextrous strategies of SMES in accelerating organisational effectiveness

Sanmugam Annamalah, Pradeep Paraman, Selim Ahmed, Thillai Raja Pertheban, Anbalagan Marimuthu, Kumara Rajah Venkatachalam, Ramayah T.

This study aims to analyse the resilience strategy utilized by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), enabling these businesses to effectively adapt their operations in…

Uncovering the hidden roots: the tapestry of working capital efficiency in Indian MSMEs

Deepak Kumar Tripathi, Saurabh Chadha, Ankita Tripathi

Working capital efficiency (WCE) is crucial for the sustainability of both large and small firms. This study aims to use the sample of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises…

Organizational resilience and enterprise profitability in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic: an approach using the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis

Glory Dee Antero Romo, Jon Marx Paredes Sarmiento, Francis Levi Abdala Durano, Imee Marie Añabesa Acopiado, Thaddeus Retuerto Acuña, Adonis Maquinto Traje, Geraliza Degamo Wahing

This paper aims to determine pathways leading to enterprise profitability during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.

Analyzing the impact of Russia-Ukraine crisis on the Indian economy using input-output modeling

Bishal Dey Sarkar, Laxmi Gupta

The conflict in Russian Ukraine is a problem for the world economy because it hinders growth and drives up inflation when it is already high. The trade route between India and…

Cause – effect relationship of trust of buyer – suppliers' integration on procurement performance in large manufacturing firms in Tanzania

Honest F. Kimario, Alex R. Kira

The purpose of this study was to establish the cause-effect relationship between determinants of trust in the buyer–supplier integration and the procurement performance of large…

Artificial intelligence an enabler for sustainable engineering decision-making in uncertain environment: a review and future propositions

Vishal Ashok Wankhede, Rohit Agrawal, Anil Kumar, Sunil Luthra, Dragan Pamucar, Željko Stević

Sustainable development goals (SDGs) are gaining significant importance in the current environment. Many businesses are keen to adopt SDGs to get a competitive edge. There are…

Improving startup’s attractiveness as industrial customers by organizing theirpurchasing activities

Juliano Afonso Tessaro, Rainer Harms, Holger Schiele

This study aims to analyze how startups organize their purchasing activities to improve operative excellence and become attractive customers.

Influence of the relationship between logistics outsourcing partners on logistics performance: focusing on logistics management in crisis situations

Changjoon Lee, Young-Kyou Ha

This study aims to empirically analyze how the quality of alternatives influences the commitment level in the relationships between companies in supply chains. It also studies how…

Modelling the operational maturity challenges faced by online food ordering and delivery enterprises during Covid-19 lockdown in Oman: a fuzzy interpretive structural modelling approach

Haidar Abbas, Paikar Fatima, Abdul-Aziz Mustahil Ahmed Ali Akaak, Guilherme F. Frederico, Vikas Kumar

This research aims to ascertain the various operational maturity challenges faced by the online food ordering and delivery enterprises (OFODE), their nature and their interactive…

Planning of a distribution network utilizing a heterogeneous fixed fleet with a balanced workload

Punsara Hettiarachchi, Subodha Dharmapriya, Asela Kumudu Kulatunga

This study aims to minimize the transportation-related cost in distribution while utilizing a heterogeneous fixed fleet to deliver distinct demand at different geographical…

Analysis of performance of Covid-19 vaccine supply chain in India

Chandrasekaran Nagarajan, Indira A., Ramasubramaniam M.

This study aims to analyse the structure of the Indian vaccine supply chain (SC) during the Covid-19 crisis and explore the underlying challenges at each stage in the network. It…

Intertwining green SCM- and agile SCM-based decision-making framework for sustainability using GIVTFNs

Atul Kumar Sahu, Sri Yogi Kottala, Harendra Kumar Narang, Mridul Singh Rajput

Supply chain management (SCM)-embedded valuable resources, such as capital, raw-materials, products, partners, customers and finished inventories, where the evaluation of…

Can circular healthcare economy be achieved through implementation of sustainable healthcare supply chain practices? Empirical evidence from Indian healthcare sector

Amit Vishwakarma, G.S. Dangayach, M.L. Meena, Sumit Gupta, Deepika Joshi, Sandeep Jagtap

Idea of circular economy defies the classical “make-use-dispose” approach of linear economic model. In the context of health-care industry, it relies heavily on the supply chain…

Sustainable competitiveness practices of SMEs: a strategic framework using integrated DEMATEL-NK model

Nikhil Suryakant Ghag, Padmanav Acharya, Vivekanand Khanapuri

It is critical for small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to review and monitor sustainability performance indicators across three dimensions: economic, environmental and…

Improving the waste to energy supply chain through increased overall equipment effectiveness

Prashan Bandara Wijesinghe, Prasanna Illankoon

The purpose of this study was to improve the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) of the production process of the shredder operation of ABC company, an industrial waste…

Identifying the key influencing factors for the growth of air cargo demand

Amani Natheesha Karunathilake, Anuja Fernando

Air transport accounts for nearly 40% worth of the global trade cargo volume, where more than 50% of the air cargo is carried on passenger flights. Therefore, this paper aims to…

The effect of supplier sustainability risk management strategies on supply chain performance

C.W. Chathurani Silva, Dilini Dineshika Rathnayaka, M.A.C.S. Sampath Fernando

This study aims to evaluate the adoption of four types of supplier sustainability risk management (SSRM) strategies, namely, risk avoidance (RA), risk acceptance (RAC)…

Capturing cross-border logistics for analysis and improvement

Namal Bandaranayake, Senevi Kiridena, Asela K. Kulatunga

Achieving swift and even flow of cargo through the border, the ultimate objective of cross-border logistics (CBL) requires the close coordination and collaboration of a multitude…

Modelling the drivers of responsiveness of automotive supply chain using an integrated fuzzy DEMATEL-ISM approach

Rinu Sathyan, Parthiban Palanisamy, Suresh G., Navin M.

The automotive industry appears to overcome much of its obstacles, despite the constant struggle facing COVID-19. The pandemic has resulted in significant improvements in the…

Application of AHP and G-TOPSIS for prioritizing capabilities and related practices for a mature and resilient supply chain during disruption

Khadija Echefaj, Abdelkabir Charkaoui, Anass Cherrafi, Anil Kumar, Sunil Luthra

The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize capabilities and practices to ensure a resilient supply chain during an unexpected disruption. In addition, this study…

CEOs’ understanding of blockchain technology and its adoption in export-oriented companies in West Sweden: a survey

Viktor Elliot, Jonas Floden, Conny Overland, Zeeshan Raza, Miroslaw Staron, Johan Woxenius, Abhinayan Basu, Trisha Rajput, Gerardo Schneider, Gunnar Stefansson

The purpose of this paper is to study current practices in adopting blockchain technology amongst export companies in West Sweden and to capture their CEOs’ knowledge of and…