The author discusses his financial affairs sphere, looking at this issue under a double aspect: analysis of the financial relations sphere and analyzing the financial activity sphere. Analysis of the financial relations sphere is made on the basis of fou

Purpose – Reveals that Wolseley UK has taken on 25 apprentices in its Plumb Center business. Design/methodology/approach – Explains the reasons for the move and the outcomes the company expects. Findings – Recounts how investment in apprentices will boost the company's ranks and provide a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a real‐time food receiving operations management system (RFRS), focusing on demonstrating the use of a case‐based reasoning (CBR) and radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in managing the complex food receiving activities in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore areas where business corruption in Russia affects distributors of foreign goods (both local and foreign owned) and whether its effects vary depending on whether the distributor is small or large. Design/methodology/approach – The paper...

Purpose – The paper's aim is to replicate and compare Huo et al. 's study to better understand performance drivers of third‐party logistics (3PL) in mainland China and to disseminate Hong Kong 3PL providers' experience to mainland China's peers. Design/methodology/approach – A structural...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the critical success factors of total quality management (TQM) in pharmaceutical wholesale distribution companies in Pakistan. The paper also seeks to contribute to reduce the existing lack of TQM studies in developing countries....

Purpose – To examine union elections conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in warehouse and storage facilities in the USA. Design/methodology/approach – Data on all 167 elections (October 1999 and February 2002) held in warehouse and storage facilities in the USA was...