In the domain of supply chain management or logistics, there exists a large gap between the needs of companies and the wealth of available best practices. To remedy this situation, we have built a causal model. This causal model relates the use of best practices to the resulting performances, grouped under four main objectives: flexibility, reaction time, quality and cost. Furthermore, based on…
The purpose of this paper is to construct a realistic best practice benchmark and develop a methodology for comparison of individual suppliers of marine bunker fuel. As is well-known in this trade, unfair business behaviors in the bunker fuel market are not uncommon, resulting in financial losses for the buyers
This study aims to examine the relationship between top-performing US furniture manufacturers and industry’s best manufacturing practices.