Introduction Border-crossing activities of many firms have increased substantially during the past three decades, either by international trade or by establishing manufacturing and/or distribution facilities abroad. Many observers consider these “globalization” processes to be one of the major business challenges for the 1990s and beyond[1,2]. The design and control of emerging internation…
An increasing number of companies claim to pursue international supply chain management (ISCM), but the empirical evidence of successful implementation programs is still scarce. This paper aims to contribute to theory-building in this area by presenting an exploratory causal model of goals, barriers, and enablers on the road towards effective ISCM. The model was established in a workshop with a…