Background: The supply chain refers to the full process of creating and providing a good or service, starting with the raw materials and ending with the final customer. It requires cooperation and coordination between many parties, including the suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers,...

Purpose: The consumption of high levels of natural resources by Hotels, Restaurants and Catering -HORECA- has a significant impact on the environment. This paper examined the evolution of food waste and loss management in HORECA Supply Chain.Design/methodology/approach: A mixed methodology is...

Background: The global supply chain landscape is undergoing a significant transformation with the increasing adoption of digital tools. Despite the potential benefits, many organizations struggle to effectively integrate these technologies due to a lack of systematic understanding and...

Background: Effective decision-making in supply chain contexts requires understanding how criteria interact to shape rational and transparent decision structures. This study investigates how behavioral aspects influence the structuring of decision-making logic and the interdependencies between...

The research project "Cost allocation and incentive mechanisms for environmental, climate protection and resource conservation along global supply chains" (Project number 3722 14 101 0) commissioned by the German Environment Agency, analyses (dis)incentives for and barriers to the implementation...

Introduction: The aerospace industry has been significantly disrupted by recent economic downturns, underscoring the need for robust supply chain management. This is especially important given the complexity of aircraft manufacturing, the globalization of supply chains, and the requirement to...

Background: This study introduces a novel supply chain management (SCM) model tailored for the hospital industry in Thailand. The model emphasises the integration of third-party logistics (3PL) providers to streamline supply-processing-distribution (SPD) functions. By outsourcing non-core...

Digital Twins (DTs) developments are still in the pilot stages of deployment in supply chain management (SCM), and their full integration with real-time synchronization and autonomous decision-making poses many challenges. This paper aims to identify these common challenges and provide a...

Optimizing up- and downstream working capital interfaces (i.e., by shortening receivable terms, extending payable terms, or reducing inventories) has become increasingly important for companies of all sizes. For small companies, this is the case because they have no or merely limited access to...

Background: The electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI) regulation is critical in modernizing freight transport (FT) within the European Union by establishing a framework for the electronic exchange of information. Despite its importance, there is a notable gap in the literature...

Background: Supply chains, characterized by complexity and sensitivity, require continuous mapping to address challenges, particularly disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, Social Network Analysis (SNA) has proven valuable in analyzing how actors in a network connect and...

Background: The objective of this literature review is to systematically explore the supply chain (SC)-related issues of additive manufacturing (AM)-based production processes. For SC sustainability, efficiency, and performance improvements, the adoptation of disruptive technologies like AM...

The agri‐food supply chain has been a popular research topic in recent years. The combination of a demand for products of high quality and safety standards and the increasing number of stakeholders in supply chain networks has required the agri‐food business to transform from vertically...

Background: Supply chain companies have merits and demerits regarding operational and economic transactional policies. The effectiveness of supply chain companies corresponds to a cumulative score on a multi-criteria and perspectives-based evaluation. In this paper, we analyse the performances...

The development of ports for the sake of tourism is one of the key strategies in developing and strengthening a solid foundation in the tourism industry. The integration of a supply chain into port management for the purposes of tourism that is sustainable balanced can be used as a model for...