Modern supply chains face escalating vulnerabilities, especially in the maritime industry. Traditional lean supply chain management lacks flexibility and risk mitigation measures, encouraging the proposal of agile-focused SCM. The success of companies is intricately tied to supplier performance,...

Nowadays, many companies still conceive their logistic operations as a simple materialreplenishment of production plants and don't invest money to structure their supply chain and make processes more efficient. In addition, the high complexity and the emerging uncertainties that are...

Procurement plays a crucial role in every business organisation, yet many local enterprises in Nigeria face significant challenges in implementing efficient procurement strategies. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of strategic procurement on the performance of Lafarge Cement...

Resource and supplier relationship management continues to play a critical role in the efficiency of the supply chain and its competitive positioning. The current study sought to establish how the paint manufacturing industry's performance is influenced by resource allocation (finance, human,...

This study explores the impact of cybersecurity practices on supply chain performance in the Jordanian banking sector. A survey was used to obtain data from managers and customers. Data from 40 managers' and 250 digital banking customers' surveys were collected, of which 220 were valid to be...

This study examines the efects of individual dimensions of business relationship quality (BRQ), namely trust, respect, and reciprocity, on business customer value (BCV) and customer loyalty (CL) in the microfnance industry. In addition, the study investigates the mediation efects of BCV on the...

Amidst escalating global supply system risks and interruptions, the imperative for fortified supply networks is evident. Organizations striving for competitiveness and resilience must adeptly recognize, comprehend, and address disruptions. This study presents a three-phase digital supply chain...

Supplier selection is a complex Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) problem where decision-maker (DM) preferences heavily influence decision criteria and outcomes. Suitable suppliers capable of meeting performance criteria are central to successful Blockchain Technology (BT) implementation....

This study examines the relationship between foreign affiliates and labour productivity in the supply chains of construction and manufacturing sectors. Labour productivity is calculated using EUKLEMS & INTANProd database of the Luiss Lab of European Economics, while foreign affiliates abroad...

This paper considers a delegation game between one multi-input firm and one single-input firm engaging in Cournot competition in the downstream market. Both firms purchase a standard input from a core input supplier, and the multi-input firm also needs a supplementary input provided by an...

We build a simple formal model of governance. Investments and control rights over assets and labor are fully contractible, but final production decisions are ex ante uncontractible, and ex post negotiations are inefficient. If sunk costs are low, suppliers own assets and trade takes the form of...

Purpose - I aimed to develop a conceptual model of power dynamics focused on an anticipated power consequences in business relationships in a context of high environmental turbulence. I also intended to discuss the theoretical significance of my findings and indicate future research directions....

Supplier encroachment in technology-intensive supply chains is an emerging and important research topic in communication technology. In order to assess the impact of patent licensing on supplier encroachment and firms' performance, we model a technology-intensive supply chain comprising a...

Purpose - This study investigates the effect of asset specificity, inter-firm ecosystem and firm adaptability on supply chain integration. The study also investigates the mediation effect of firm adaptability on the relationship between asset specificity and supply chain integration and...

The increasing moral challenges facing organizations flag the significance of ethical leadership. Despite the significance of promoting moral behavior, the existing literature has scarcely looked at ethical leadership in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and studied its outcomes beyond the...