Purpose–The advent of recession at the beginning of twenty-first century forced many
organizations worldwide to reduce cost and to be more responsive to customer demands …

Purpose This study aims to improve productivity and customer satisfaction through lean
manufacturing for metals and engineering industries. Its aims also to understand the concept …

As corporations attempt to move toward environmental sustainability, management must
extend their efforts to improve environmental practices across their supply chain. The …

This study investigates the relationships between US buying firms' supplier development
efforts, commitment, social capital accumulation with key suppliers, and buying firm …

In order to reduce cycle times between supply chain entities, managers must work to create
new relational forms that rely on trust to a greater extent. We present a model suggesting …

Effective supply chain practice and information sharing enhances the current supply chain
management environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the integration of …

Increasingly manufacturers implement lean practices to improve operational performance. In
addition, manufacturers operate in ever more complex and volatile environments. This …

Purpose–To explore the relationship between the dimensions of supply chain flexibility and
firm performance in a sample of automotive suppliers. Design/methodology/approach …

Collaboration in the supply chain has been widely discussed, and a wealth of concepts is at
hand. Large-scale projects like the Efficient Consumer Response (ECR) in the fast moving …

Purpose–To investigate the relationship between a supplier and firm's level of
environmental management activity and the structure of the customer‐supplier …