Industry 4.0 and resilience in the supply chain: a driver of capability enhancement or capability loss?

P Ralston, J Blackhurst - International Journal of Production …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this research is to develop a better understanding of smart systems and
autonomous processes of the Industry 4.0 era. Does the implementation of Industry 4.0 …

The building blocks of a supply chain management theory: Using factor market rivalry for supply chain theorizing

PM Ralston, M Schwieterman, JE Bell… - Journal of Business …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the supply chain discipline matures, opportunities emerge to develop or define theories
that are specific to supply chain phenomenon. The current research specifies characteristics …

Labor markets: preventing rivalry and myopia through HRM

R Opengart, P M. Ralston, S LeMay - Journal of Organizational …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to extend the concept of myopia and introduce the
concept of labor market myopia (LMM), as well as the role that human resources …

Understanding the relationship between general and middle-range theorizing

D Swanson, L Goel, K Francisco… - The International Journal of …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose General theories have been criticized for their inability to explore the mechanics of
more specific domain knowledge and understand how, when and where general theory …

The effect of truckload driver turnover on truckload freight pricing

JW Miller, WA Muir, Y Bolumole… - Journal of Business …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High rates of truck driver turnover have long plagued the full truckload (TL) sector. While
greater driver turnover raises TL carriers' costs, no research has examined how changes in …

The moderating effect of COVID-19 on the relationship between spot market prices and capital investment in the motor-carrier sector

JW Miller, JL Darby, A Scott - Transportation …, 2022 - scholarlypublishingcollective.org
Capital investment by motor carriers in new trucks and trailers is essential for the effective
and efficient operation of supply chains. Strong evidence exists that motor carriers' capital …

Factor market rivalry: a general theory of supply chain management

PM Ralston, MA Schwieterman… - Handbook of Theories for …, 2022 - elgaronline.com
Supply chain competition has become more intense as organizational boundaries blur
between firms and companies choose to focus on core competencies while allowing …

State-Level Trucking Employment and the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US: Understanding Heterogenous Declines and Rebounds

J Phares, JW Miller, SV Burks - 2023 - econstor.eu
Some of the US states saw sharper declines in truck transportation payrolls at the onset of
the COVID-19 shutdown, and others displayed differing trajectories in the rebound of truck …

Shedding light on truck driver supply and demand: Heterogeneous state‐level recovery of trucking employment following the COVID‐19 employment shock

J Phares, JW Miller, SV Burks - Transportation Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Is there a long‐term systemic shortage of truck drivers? We throw light on the underlying
context—the demand for and supply of truck drivers—by investigating why states within the …

Multimarket contact and capacity: Evidence from the US airline industry

H Su, ME Dresner - Transportation Journal, 2021 - scholarlypublishingcollective.org
This study examines the relationship between multimarket contact (MMC) and competitive
supply decisions by firms. Using US air-carrier traffic data, we find that a carrier's MMC is …