Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiii

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction and Overview

      • Kulwant S. Pawar, Helen Rogers, Andrew Potter, Mohamed Naim

      Pages 3-10

3. Supply Chain Design and Configurations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Framework for Designing Robust Supply Chains

      • Jelena V. Vlajic, Jack G. A. J. van der Vorst, Rene Haijema

      Pages 13-26

   3. Collaborative Supply Chain Configurations: The Implications for Supplier Performance in Production and Inventory Control

      • Jan Holmstrőm, Johanna Småros, Stephen M. Disney, Denis R. Towill

      Pages 27-37

   4. A Critical Review of Surveys in Supply Chain Integration Research

      • Dirk Pieter van Donk, Taco van der Vaart

      Pages 38-51

   5. The Reverse Amplification Effect in Supply Chains

      • Matthias Holweg, John Bicheno

      Pages 52-58

4. Agility, Flexibility and Risk

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59

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   2. Creating the Agile Supply Chain: Issues and Challenges

      • Martin Christopher, Alan Harrison, Remko van Hoek

      Pages 61-68

   3. Process Control in Agile Supply Chain Networks

      • Michael Pearson, Ron Masson, Anthony Swain

      Pages 69-79

   4. The Power of Flexibility for Mitigating Supply Chain Risks

      • Christopher Tang, Brian Tomlin

      Pages 80-89

   5. Managing Risk in International Inbound Supply Chains

      • Claudia Colicchia, Fabrizio Dallari, Marco Melacini

      Pages 90-100

5. Supplier Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. A Computerised Vendor Rating System

      • Abby Ghobadian, Alan Stainer, J. Liu, Tibor Kiss

      Pages 103-112

   3. Toyota Supplier System in Japan and the UK

      • Peter Hines

      Pages 113-124

   4. Readiness for Supply Chain Collaboration and Supplier Integration—Findings from the Chinese Automotive Industry

      • Joachim Schadel, Martin Lockström, Roger Moser, Norma Harrison

      Pages 125-137

   5. Business Process Management and Supply Chain Collaboration: Critical Comparison of Four Thai Case Studies

      • Jiraporn Pradabwong, Christos Braziotis, Kulwant S. Pawar

      Pages 138-150

6. Retail Logistics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Customer Segmentation Based on Buying and Returning Behaviour: Supporting Differentiated Service Delivery in Fashion E-Commerce

      • Klas Hjort, Björn Lantz, Dag Ericsson, John Gattorna

      Pages 153-169

Containing the most influential papers from the International Symposium on Logistics, Developments in Logistics and Supply Chain Management demonstrates the evolution in logistics and supply chain management since the 1990s.

• Supply Chain
• Reverse Amplification Effect
• Supplier Integration
• Composite Production
• Sustainable Performance
• development
• distribution
• inventory
• Japan
• logistics
• management
• process management
• production
• supply chain
• supply chain management
• supply chain network
• supply chain risk
• Supply Chains
• traceability
• transport

• Nottingham University Business School, UK

  Kulwant S. Pawar

• Nuremberg Institute of Technology, Germany

  Helen Rogers

• Cardiff University, UK

  Andrew Potter, Mohamed Naim

Kulwant S. Pawar is Professor of Operations Management. He was Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Logistics: Research & Applications and is Founder and Chairman of the International Symposium on Logistics. His research interests include managing new product design and development, comparative analysis of supply chains in different contexts.

Helen Rogers is Professor of International Management at Nuremberg Institute of Technology, Germany. Her current research interests include managing supply chains in emerging markets, negotiating international procurement contracts and the cultural challenges of global sourcing. Helen is Associate Editor of Team Performance Management journal and co-organiser of the International Symposium on Logistics.

Andrew Potter is a Reader in transport and logistics at Cardiff University, UK. Much of his research has particularly focused on how freight transport can become more integrated within supply chains to improve economic and environmental performance. Andrew is also a Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK).

Mohamed Naim is the Deputy Dean at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK. His current research interests may be summarised as the development of novel business systems engineering approaches to establish resilient supply chains. This encompasses sustainable supply chains and the role of flexibility in lean, agile and leagile systems.

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